Take One Daf Yomi

Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Yevamot 25 and 26, give us a journalism master class on sorting out rumors and telling fake news apart from the real deal. Tablet Magazine's Editor in Chief, Alana Newhouse, joins us to talk about what the ancient rabbis understood about reporting and tell us how to be savvy news consumers in the age of mis- and disinformation. What did Abaye's mother get about Tik Tok? Listen and find out.Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay and Quinn Waller. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Sara Fredman Aeder, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi page, Yevamot 24, kicks things off with a shocking statement: Only those who converted when the Jews were suffering can truly become part of the Jewish people. Quinn Waller, this show's editor who is herself currently in the process of converting to Judaism, joins us to document her own journey, and how she decided to cook her way into better understanding Jewish life and culture. What's the one neat trick to making more delicious chicken soup? Listen and find out. This segment was originally produced for this weeks episode of Unorthodox.Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay and Quinn Waller. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Sara Fredman Aeder, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi page, Yevamot 23, teaches us a master class in labor relations, reminding us that our domestic workers deserve special protection precisely because they are so often seen as just part of our family life. Law professor, employment discrimination attorney, and union representative Tim Oppenheimer joins us to survey the state of the law, and suggest a few ways to make sure we protect the most vulnerable employees. Did the Talmud get labor law right? Listen and find out.Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay and Quinn Waller. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Sara Fredman Aeder, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi page, Yevamot 22, casually informs us that the moment a person converts to Judaism, his or her non-Jewish family should be forgotten. Rebecca Cynamon-Murphy joins us to talk about her own conversion, and about how her observant Christian family came to feel about her journey back home to Judaism. What can be gained by inviting your non-Jewish family to be a part of your Jewish life? Listen and find out.Rebecca Cynamon-Murphy can also be heard in episode 219 of Unorthodox talking more about her conversion experience.Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group. Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Darone Ruskay, Josh Kross, Robert Scaramuccia, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Quinn Waller. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Yevamot 20 and 21, tell us that listening to our sages is a mitzvah, or a commandment. Reverend Sarah Condon, an Episcopal priest at Rice University and a participant in our month-long multi-faith experiment, The Tent, joins us to talk about learning how to hear wisdom when it's buzzing in our ears, why you should absolutely take your kids to church or shul, and why children and the elderly often make the best sages. How is a Google search like a prayer? Listen and find out.You can hear more of Sarah Condon on the Mockingcast, a biweekly podcast from Mockingbird ministries.Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group. Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Darone Ruskay, Josh Kross, Robert Scaramuccia, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Quinn Waller. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Yevamot 18 and 19, bring up a question that hasn't gotten any less complicated since the days of the ancient rabbis, the question of consent. Quinn Waller, this show's editor and a young woman currently converting to Judaism, joins us to talk about love, marriage, the patriarchy, and other pressing matters. What do guys on the dating scene these days think about gender roles? Listen and find out.Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group. Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Darone Ruskay, Josh Kross, Robert Scaramuccia, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Quinn Waller. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi page, Yevamot 17, touches on one of the most hotly debated topics in Jewish life: Intermarriage. Keren McGinity, author and interfaith specialist at the USCJ, joins us to discuss what we're getting wrong--and right--when we talk about interfaith marriage. What is the one thing that most people just don't get about the reality of intermarriage? Listen and find out.Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group. Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Darone Ruskay, Josh Kross, Robert Scaramuccia, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Quinn Waller. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi page, Yevamot 16, tells us a long and charming story about three rabbis setting out to learn why a respected elder reportedly went rogue in his teachings. How do the three famed wise men handle the delicate situation? And what superpower did the great Rabbi Akiva have that we could all use today? Listen and find out.Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group. Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Darone Ruskay, Josh Kross, Robert Scaramuccia, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Quinn Waller. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi page, Yevamot 15, tells a moving little story about empathy. Rabbi Sari Laufer joins us to talk about why being honest about your feelings and other people's intentions is the key to a happier, kinder life. Why did the starving rabbi turn down a delicious offering of olives? Listen and find out.Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group. Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Darone Ruskay, Josh Kross, Robert Scaramuccia, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Quinn Waller. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Yevamot 13 and 14, deliver a powerful reminder that we oughtn't let factionalism get the better of us. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin returns to explain this idea in depth, and tell us why we ought to stay together rather than divide ourselves into disparate tribes. What does partisanship have to do with mourning? Listen and find out.Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group. Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Darone Ruskay, Josh Kross, Robert Scaramuccia, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Quinn Waller. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.