On today’s pages, Zevachim 61 and 62, we encounter a nation moving from place to place, altar to altar, waiting for the right moment to build God’s house. The delay isn’t a flaw but a feature: a reminder that spiritual readiness can’t be forced. What might this teach us about our own impatience to “arrive”? Listen and find out.
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Zevachim 60 - The Song of Holiness
On today’s page, Zevachim 60, holiness meets history. As the rabbis ponder whether the Temple’s sanctity remains after its destruction, we turn to a modern echo of that question: the story of “Jerusalem of Gold.” Written before the city’s reunification, it became a national prayer—and a confession. What does its melody still teach us? Listen and find out.
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Zevachim 59 - Lies, Damn Lies, and Sacrifices
On today’s page, Zevachim 59, the rabbis question how King Solomon’s altar could possibly be “too small” to handle his sacrifices when it was hundreds of times larger than Moses’s. The math just doesn’t add up—and that’s the point. What do we miss when we let statistics tell the whole story? Listen and find out.
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Zevachim 58 - Cornerstone of Faith
On today’s page, Zevachim 58, the rabbis chart out the sacred geography of the Temple, each direction representing a dimension of human life, from the material to the spiritual. Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch saw in this design a living map of the soul. What can an unfinished corner teach us about our own unfinished selves? Listen and find out.
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Zevachim 56 and 57 - Vineyards and Backrooms
On today’s pages, Zevachim 56 and 57, the rabbis recall the “wise men of the vineyards of Yavneh,” who rebuilt the Sanhedrin in secret after Rome’s destruction of the Temple. Our very own Presidentischer Rav, Dr. Tevi Troy, joins to compare that ancient subterfuge with another hub of quiet strategy—the East Wing of the White House. Why does true leadership sometimes have to hide in plain sight? Listen and find out.
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