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.
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Take One: Berakhot 37 and 38
Today's pages of Talmud remind us why it's dangerous to rely too much on apps
5 min
1427
Take One: Berakhot 35 and 36
Today’s pages of Talmud inspire us to contemplate food, mindfulness, and bacon
8 min
1428
Take One: Berakhot 34
Today’s page of Talmud helps us do some real Teshuvah
8 min
1429
Take One: Berakhot 33
Today’s page of Talmud was the inspiration for the latest Star Wars film. No, really.
7 min
1430
Take One: Berakhot 32
Today’s page of Talmud recounts an incredible story of God thanking Moses for giving life to the Divine
12 min
1431
Take One: Berakhot 30 and 31
Today's daily pages of Talmud wonder: Do we laugh too much?
10 min
1432
Take One: Berakhot 28 and 29
Today's daily pages of Talmud asks an inconvenient question: Are we paying the men and women who work hard to sustain the Jewish community way too little?
11 min
1433
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
1434
Take One: Berakhot 26
Today's page of Talmud asks: Is prayer personal or institutional?
10 min
1435
Take One: Berakhot 25
Today's page of Talmud raises a real stink about bad smells and good intentions
10 min
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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
1437
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
1438
Take One: Berakhot 20
Today's daily page of Talmud asks what's the difference between thoughts and prayers
8 min
1439
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
1440
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
1441
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
1442
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
1443
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
1444
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
1445
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
1446
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
1447
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
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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
1449
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
1450
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