Drisha VeChakira

Three Drisha scholars invite you to join them as they learn in chavruta. In this new podcast series,Tsvi Blanchard, Sam Lebens, and Devora Steinmetz explore Talmudic texts together, offering their own unique perspectives and striving to understand the meaning and implications of these words of Torah.

Episodes

Episode Four: Rebels, Pursuers, and the Cost of Doing the Right Thing — Part 2

October 31, 2023 • 46 mins

A conversation about rebels, pursuers, and the cost of doing the right thing. Whose blood is redder? What’s the mitzvah of the moment? What are the limits of law?

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Episode Three: Rebels, Pursuers, and the Cost of Doing the Right Thing — Part 1

October 31, 2023 • 43 mins

A conversation about rebels, pursuers, and the cost of doing the right thing. Whose blood is redder? What’s the mitzvah of the moment? What are the limits of law?

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Episode Two: R. Akiva’s daughter, a Snake, and the Angel of Death

October 31, 2023 • 38 mins

In which we meet R. Akiva’s daughter, a snake and the angel of death

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Episode One: Elijah, a Gatehouse, and a Chasid

October 31, 2023 • 44 mins

In which we encounter a Talmudic passage about the prophet Elijah, a gatehouse, and a chasid.

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