Take One Daf Yomi
As Jews around the world engage in a seven-and-a-half year cycle of Daf Yomi, reading the entire Talmud one page per day, Tablet Magazine's new podcast, Take One, will offer a brief and evocative daily read of the daf, in just about 10 minutes. New episodes will be released daily Monday through Friday.
1401
Take One: Berakhot 27
To discuss today's page of Talmud, we asked our favorite Hollywood character actor to reflect on life on the cusp of stardom
9 min
1402
Take One: Berakhot 26
Today's page of Talmud asks: Is prayer personal or institutional?
10 min
1403
Take One: Berakhot 25
Today's page of Talmud raises a real stink about bad smells and good intentions
10 min
1404
Take One: Berakhot 23 and 24
Today's pages of Talmud bring us head to head with the problematic prohibition on women singing in mixed company
10 min
1405
Take One: Berakhot 21 and 22
Today’s daily pages of Talmud tell a bawdy tale that starts with an embarrassing incident and ends with transcendence
8 min
1406
Take One: Berakhot 20
Today's daily page of Talmud asks what's the difference between thoughts and prayers
8 min
1407
Take One: Berakhot 19
Today's daily page of Talmud inquires: Does your religious observance override personal dignity, or is it the other way around?
8 min
1408
Take One: Berakhot 18
Today’s daily page of Talmud asks an eerie question: Are the dead present in the world of the living?
8 min
1409
Take One: Berakhot 16 and 17
Today’s daily pages of Talmud inspires us to follow the wise rabbis and write our own prayers
11 min
1410
Take One: Berakhot 14 and 15
Today's daily pages of Talmud teaches us the correct order of doing things, from revering God to handling our daily affairs
11 min
1411
Take One: Berakhot 13
Today’s daily page of Talmud asks a thorny question: Is it enough to do good deeds, or do we have to mean it, too?
12 min
1412
Take One: Berakhot 12
Today's daily page of Talmud begins with a ruling on wine, beer, and blessings, and inspires a a meditation on going green
10 min
1413
Take One: Berakhot 11
Today's daily page of Talmud gives us a sprightly story about beards that's really a manual on how to disagree
7 min
1414
Take One: Berakhot 10
Today's daily page of Talmud introduces one of the Talmud's only prominent women, the wise and witty Beruria.
11 min
1415
Take One: Berakhot 8 and 9
Today’s daily pages of Talmud muse about evil neighbors, the meaning of community, and how to break free
7 min
1416
Take One: Berakhot 6 and 7
Today’s daily pages of Talmud wonder whether God also prays, and offer parenting advice from the Almighty
10 min
1417
Take One: Berakhot 4 and 5
Today's daily pages of Talmud ponder why bad things happen to good people, and give us a lesson of humility from an unexpected dude
11 min
1418
Take One: Berakhot 3
Today's daily page of Talmud warns us that the perfect is the enemy of the good, and gives us tips on how to live in a broken world.
12 min
1419
Take One: Berakhot 2
An introduction to Take One, and an introduction to Daf Yomi
20 min