Take One Daf Yomi

Today’s Talmud page, Nedarim 72, raises the very modern problem of being too distracted to remember what it is you've heard and what it was that you were supposed to do. Producer Robert Scaramuccia joins us to talk about his own attention span, and how it was impacted after suffering a serious concussion recently. Did the rabbis have some wisdom that could help an overwhelmed millennial recovering from brain injury? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay, Quinn Waller and Elie Bleier. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Talmud page, Nedarim 71, asks the thorny question of just how final is divorce. Tablet Editor in Chief Alana Newhouse joins us to discuss what saying goodbye really means, and how the Talmud's concept of marriage may be radically different, and more soulful, than our own. What did the Talmud's rabbis teach Mrs. Doubtfire? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay, Quinn Waller and Elie Bleier. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Talmud pages, Nedarim 70 talks about the ways that a daughter is still considered in her father’s house and under his jurisdiction as long as she is a minor. Tablet producer Josh Kross and his daughter Stella sit down to discuss the ways that she does and does not listen to her father, and the ways that she thinks things should be. Can she be independent while still living under his roof? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay, Quinn Waller and Elie Bleier. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Talmud pages, Nedarim 68 and 69, raise a difficult question about what really goes into building intimacy in a marriage. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to shed light on this thorny passage, and share some surprisingly relevant Talmudic marriage advice. How to keep your relationship loving and vibrant? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay, Quinn Waller and Elie Bleier. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

Today’s Talmud pages, Nedarim 66 and 67, gift us a heartbreakingly beautiful story about learning to see the beautiful in everyone. Who was Likhlukhit, the Dirty One, and what can her tale teach us as we prepare to make our new year's resolutions? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay, Quinn Waller and Elie Bleier. 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 Talmud page, Nedarim 65, reassures us that we're never above evolving, growing, and changing our mind. But how to do that? And what good things may come when we do? And how did this lesson lead one determined man from the cusp of prison to true love? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay, Quinn Waller and Elie Bleier. 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 Talmud page, Nedarim 64, warns us against the ravages of anger. What does modern psychology have to say about our brain on rage? And how does the Talmud, in a very famous story, teach us a priceless lesson in anger management? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay, Quinn Waller and Elie Bleier. 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 Talmud page, Nedarim 63, gives us a subtle and charming lesson in how religion and religion, when practiced well, complement each other perfectly. What is the religious way of seeing the world, properly understood? And how does it help enhance, not negate, common sense? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay, Quinn Waller and Elie Bleier. 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 Talmud pages, Nedarim 61 and 62, warn us against doing anything worthwhile just to earn praise and prestige. But how to go on when so much of modern life is predicated on fame, fortune, and favor? And how to stay focused on what truly matters in life? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay, Quinn Waller and Elie Bleier. 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 Talmud pages, Nedarim 59 and 60, urges us to pay very close attention to the passage of time. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to explain why every Jew, metaphorically speaking, wears two watches, one tracking the minutes and hours and the other keeping track of something much more metaphysical. What, exactly? And what do we mean when we speak of "Jewish time"? Listen and find out.Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay, Quinn Waller and Elie Bleier. 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.