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Take One Daf Yomi

Tablet Magazine

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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7:26

Zevachim 35 and 36 - Broth and Soul

Take One Daf Yomi ·

2025/10/20

On today’s pages, Zevachim 35 and 36, the Talmud says bones don’t count as food—but modern wisdom might disagree. Between the altar and the kitchen, we find a shared idea: nothing sacred—or edible—should go to waste. How can mindful eating become its own act of devotion? Listen and find out.

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9:47

Zevachim 33 and 34 - Offering Slow Jams

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2025/10/17

On today’s pages, Zevachim 33 and 34, the rabbis test the edges of sacrifice law: non-kosher limbs, wild game, and the line between an ideal instruction and a binding limit. The result is a masterclass in Talmudic logic that turns hypotheticals into clarity. How does precision in language shape what we can—and can’t—offer? Listen and find out.

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7:01

Zevachim 30, 31, and 31 - Touching Me, Touching You

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2025/10/16

On today’s pages, Zevachim 30, 31, and 32, the rabbis ask whether simply reaching a hand into the Temple counts as entering it—reminding us that even the smallest touch has power. From sacred law to modern science, touch shapes how we connect, heal, and feel alive. What does the Talmud teach us about rediscovering the holiness in human contact? Listen and find out.

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7:05

Zevachim 28 and 29 - Intent in Action

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2025/10/13

On today’s pages, Zevachim 28 and 29, the rabbis return to a central theme: the power of kavanah—intentionality in action. A sacrifice counts only when it’s offered with total focus of heart and mind. To bring this teaching to life, we revisit a stirring speech from farmer and Tablet Magazine Sinai Award winner Joel Salatin, who speaks about devotion, purpose, and caring for God’s creation. How can the discipline of intent turn ordinary work into sacred service? Listen and find out.

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7:21

Zevachim 26 and 27 - How to Train Your Brain

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2025/10/10

On today’s pages, Zevachim 26 and 27, a father challenges his son with puzzles worthy of a Talmudic logic olympiad. Behind the levitating livestock lies a deeper goal: to raise a child who can reason through chaos. How can the Talmud’s model of education help us teach not memorization but mindfulness and moral clarity? Listen and find out.

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6:54

Zevachim 23, 24, and 25 - Stand and Deliver

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2025/10/09

On today’s pages, Zevachim 23, 24, and 25, the Talmud insists that priests must stand while serving, echoing Deuteronomy’s command to “stand to minister.” After a long stretch of holidays filled with more standing than sitting, this teaching hits home. What does standing up—literally—teach us about focus, presence, and prayer? Listen and find out.

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8:28

Zevachim 21 and 22 - Sound Off

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2025/10/06

On today’s pages, Zevachim 21 and 22, we learn that the priests in the ancient Temple invented a noisy contraption for no other reason than letting their colleagues know it was time to begin getting ready for work. In doing so, it turns out, they figured out a massively important part of modern product design, namely making sure that our gadgets make the right sounds and prepare us for the task ahead. Why do vacuum cleaner makers make their vacuum cleaners much louder on purpose? And why is your car

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13:11

Zevachim 19 and 20 - Friends in High Places

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2025/10/03

On today’s pages, Zevachim 19 and 20, we glimpse a rare moment of honor from a Persian king. To reflect on what such moments mean, we welcome Yael Leibowitz, author of Ezra-Nehemiah: Retrograde Revolution. Can ancient lessons about dignity, partnership, and resilience guide us in thinking about international relationships today? Listen and find out.

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10:58

Zevachim 17 and 18 - Amazin’ Faith

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2025/10/01

On today’s pages, Zevachim 17 and 18, the Talmud examines failures in the Temple—when even the priests can’t get it right. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to connect those failures to the enduring agony of Mets fans. Can learning to endure collapse without losing faith bring us closer to understanding Yom Kippur—and even the Messiah? Listen and find out.

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7:29

Zevachim 16 - Good Grief

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2025/09/30

On today’s page, Zevachim 16, the rabbis insist that no one grappling with acute grief, with the exception of the High Priest, be asked to partake in offering sacrifices, because mourners must be allowed to focus on their loss and their pain. What can we learn from the Talmud when it comes to thrusting the families of victims into the limelight? Listen and find out.

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8:49

Zevachim 14 and 15 - Essential Vessels

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2025/09/29

On today’s pages, Zevachim 14 and 15, the Mishnah rules that only a proper priest can collect the blood of a sacrifice into a vessel. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin explains why this seemingly passive step is essential: it turns fleeting life force into something that can endure. What does this teach us about the vessels we need to hold our own spirit and purpose? Listen and find out.

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8:22

Zevachim 12 and 13 - Cruel Intentions

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2025/09/26

On today’s pages, Zevachim 12 and 13, the Talmud reminds us again that intention matters a lot when offering sacrifices. But why? After all, in every other aspect of life, when we do something good, few people care if we did the right thing for the wrong reason. How is the world of offering sacrifices to God different than the world of earthly human relations? Listen and find out.

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8:32

Zevachim 10 and 11 - The Day the Rabbi Was Impeached

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2025/09/25

On today’s pages, Zevachim 10 and 11, the Talmud tells the story of one of the most dramatic days in rabbinic history, the day one great rabbi was deposed as president and another young reformer elevated in his stead. Why the drama? And what lessons about politics and leadership can we moderns learn from this very ancient tale? Listen and find out.

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6:24

Zevachim 7, 8, and 9 - Radical Kindness

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2025/09/22

On today’s pages, Zevachim 7, 8, and 9, the rabbis debate the meaning of the mysterious Korban Olah, which was offered to God for no reason at all other than showing our love and gratitude. How can this ancient ritual help us forge better marriages, better friendships, and better lives? Listen and find out.

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20:53

Zevachim 5 and 6

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2025/09/19

On today’s pages, ⁠Zevachim 5 and 6⁠, intent once again takes center stage: even a valid offering is incomplete if the mind isn’t in the right place. To mark the season, we share a special segment from our sister podcast Sivan Says, with Sivan Rahav-Meir guiding us into Rosh Hashanah. Can intentionality transform not just sacrifice but also the way we begin a new year? Listen and find out.

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7:29

Zevachim 4 - Give Peace a Chance

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2025/09/18

On today’s page, Zevachim 4, the rabbis teach us the magic and meaning of korban shelamim, the one kind of sacrifice we could carry out of the Temple and share with folks we love. How did that sacred take out help create community and bring about peace and love? Listen and find out.

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7:10

Zevachim 3- Head Start

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2025/09/17

On today’s page, Zevachim 3, the rabbis wonder what happens when a sacrifice is offered properly, but with the wrong intention. The act stands, yet the obligation remains unfinished—forcing a repeat. Do we, too, risk having to “do it twice” when our head and heart aren’t in it the first time? Listen and find out.

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10:50

Zevachim 2 - Holy Sacrifices

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2025/09/16

On today’s page, Zevachim 2, we open the mysterious world of Kodashim—the Talmud’s deep dive into sacrifices. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin reminds us that these offerings were never about feeding God, but about drawing close through holiness. What does it mean to treat the conceptual as more real than the material? Listen and find out.

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13:22

Horayot 13 and 14 - Becoming Sinai Together

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2025/09/15

On today’s pages, Horayot 13 and 14, the daf points from titles to trust—authority in halakha is earned by the community, not decreed from above. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to explore how consensus, not charisma, sustains Torah leadership. When recognition follows service, communities become the guarantors of their own standards. How should communities recognize and empower their true leaders? Listen and find out.

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21:41

Horayot 11 and 12 - The Doors of Return

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2025/09/12

On today’s pages, Horayot 11 and 12, the Talmud weighs status and standing: when someone leaves the fold, what counts as a step back in—intention, confession, changed behavior? We’re sharing that Unorthodox piece from Robert Scaramuccia on the work of apology when details are fuzzy but responsibility remains. Robert’s story comes from Unorthodox’s 2021 apology episode. How do we translate teshuvah into concrete next steps? Listen and find out.

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