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Me and Itai holding Hebrew Translations of the Kuzari after a wonderful discussion
Coming off a first episode launch is very exciting, but as is the nature of episodic things, it is time to look ahead. I do a Podcast about Jewish Authors with my good friend Itai, and in less than a week everyone will be able to hear us talk
“It shall not be seen, and it shall not be found.”Women are often relegated to a supporting role at best in the Talmud. They rarely have a name and are often referred to as “so-and-so’s-wife.” They almost never have a voice or any type of personal agency. One can only surmise from reading between the lines of the text what their lives were like. I have attempted as I make my way through the daily readings to name these women when they appear, however fleetingly, and to give voice to those that do not have names. It is why Yalta who we were introduced to in the first Tractate is so remarkable: she has a name, a voice and respect from her husband. (see https://brokentabletsfrompennycagan.me/berakhot/berakhot-51)
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The Talmud, in its discussion of the Chanukah candles, quotes the famous argument of Beit Hillel and Beit Shamai. Beit Hillel holds we light the candles beginning with one on the first night and continuing until we light eight on the last night and Beit Shammi says we light them in the opposite direction, from eight on the first night to one on the last night. The Talmud explains the argument in the following way: