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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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8:18

Zevachim 63 and 64 - Flipping the Bird

Take One Daf Yomi ·

2025/11/17

On today’s pages, Zevachim 63 and 64, we encounter the Talmud’s vivid description of how priests prepared bird offerings and the raw, hands-on nature of the ritual. Our producer and resident bird-cooking correspondent, Josh Kross, joins us to reflect on why handling a whole creature changes the way we think about food, skill, and respect. How does facing the physicality of sacrifice help shape a more mindful relationship to what we consume? Listen and find out.

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8:54

Zevachim 61 and 62 - The Slow Build

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2025/11/14

On today’s pages, Zevachim 61 and 62, we encounter a nation moving from place to place, altar to altar, waiting for the right moment to build God’s house. The delay isn’t a flaw but a feature: a reminder that spiritual readiness can’t be forced. What might this teach us about our own impatience to “arrive”? Listen and find out.

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10:17

Zevachim 60 - The Song of Holiness

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2025/11/13

On today’s page, Zevachim 60, holiness meets history. As the rabbis ponder whether the Temple’s sanctity remains after its destruction, we turn to a modern echo of that question: the story of “Jerusalem of Gold.” Written before the city’s reunification, it became a national prayer—and a confession. What does its melody still teach us? Listen and find out.

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6:26

Zevachim 59 - Lies, Damn Lies, and Sacrifices

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2025/11/12

On today’s page, Zevachim 59, the rabbis question how King Solomon’s altar could possibly be “too small” to handle his sacrifices when it was hundreds of times larger than Moses’s. The math just doesn’t add up—and that’s the point. What do we miss when we let statistics tell the whole story? Listen and find out.

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7:08

Zevachim 58 - Cornerstone of Faith

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2025/11/11

On today’s page, Zevachim 58, the rabbis chart out the sacred geography of the Temple, each direction representing a dimension of human life, from the material to the spiritual. Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch saw in this design a living map of the soul. What can an unfinished corner teach us about our own unfinished selves? Listen and find out.

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6:43

Zevachim 56 and 57 - Vineyards and Backrooms

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2025/11/10

On today’s pages, Zevachim 56 and 57, the rabbis recall the “wise men of the vineyards of Yavneh,” who rebuilt the Sanhedrin in secret after Rome’s destruction of the Temple. Our very own Presidentischer Rav, Dr. Tevi Troy, joins to compare that ancient subterfuge with another hub of quiet strategy—the East Wing of the White House. Why does true leadership sometimes have to hide in plain sight? Listen and find out.

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7:07

Zevachim 54 and 55 - The Rival’s Shadow

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2025/11/07

On today’s pages, Zevachim 54–55, the rabbis recall a dark episode—when jealousy between leaders ended in bloodshed. Our very own Presidentischer Rav, Dr. Tevi Troy, joins to show how the same impulse plays out in presidential politics. What can we learn when rivalry crosses the line? Listen and find out.The Rival’s Shadow

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5:54

Zevachim 53 - My Altar's Keeper

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2025/11/06

On today’s page, Zevachim 53, the rabbis tell us that the altar straddled Judah’s and Benjamin’s land. What might sound like a recipe for rivalry is instead a model of brotherhood and repair. A logistical headache—or a reminder of reconciliation and shared purpose? Listen and find out.

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6:52

Zevachim 52 - Equal Opportunity Offering

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2025/11/05

On today’s page, Zevachim 52, the rabbis describe how priests sprinkled blood on all four corners of the altar — north, south, east, and west. What could sound like a technical detail becomes a timeless reminder that holiness belongs to everyone, everywhere. How do we make our rituals truly inclusive? Listen and find out.

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6:58

Zevachim 51 - Altared States

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2025/11/04

On today’s page, Zevachim 51, we learn that the inner altar, unlike the outer one, was built without a base. The rabbis saw this as a symbol of pure connection—an unmediated encounter between us and the Divine. What might it mean to build our faith on something that can’t be seen or touched? Listen and find out.

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11:05

Zevachim 49 and 50 - Thanks a Lot

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2025/11/03

On today’s pages, Zevachim 49 and 50, gratitude itself becomes a kind of offering. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin traces how the Temple’s korban todah—the thanksgiving sacrifice—became today’s birkat hagomel, a blessing said after danger, illness, or release. What does this prayer teach us about recognizing that life could have turned out otherwise? Listen and find out.

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12:07

Zevachim 47 and 48 - Where We Stand

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2025/10/31

On today’s pages, Zevachim 47 and 48, we learn about Makom HaZevachim, the precise location where each Temple sacrifice was performed. But as Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin explains, this chapter became part of our daily prayers not for its geography, but its spirit: prayer itself is how we find our place in a chaotic world. What does it mean to build an ark out of words? Listen and find out.

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6:06

Zevachi 46 - For the Sake of Mindfulness

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2025/10/30

On today’s page, Zevachim 46, a Mishnah lists six intentions required when bringing a sacrifice—from naming the offering to aiming it toward God’s will. Read as a life practice, it’s a blueprint for mindfulness. What happens when we bring this level of purpose to everything we do? Listen and find out.

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6:45

Zevachim 45 - Faith in Preparation

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2025/10/29

On today’s page, Zevachim 45, the rabbis wonder aloud why they’re debating laws for a Temple that doesn’t exist. The answer? Study isn’t just about what is — it’s about what could be. Why does learning something seemingly irrelevant keep faith alive? Listen and find out.

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7:16

Zevachim 44 - Public Servants of the Sacred

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2025/10/28

On today’s page, Zevachim 44, the priests are granted a curious right: they may keep restitution from a thief who wronged a convert with no heirs. The lesson? The kohanim aren’t above us—they’re for us, spiritual family for the unrooted. What happens when power comes with empathy, not entitlement? Listen and find out.

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10:46

Zevachin 42 and 43 - The Thought Counts

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2025/10/27

On today’s pages, Zevachim 42 and 43, the rabbis introduce the strange concept of pigul—a sacrifice made invalid not by an action, but by a stray thought. To explain this rare prohibition, Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to explore why, in the Temple, even the mind was subject to divine law. What can this idealized world of kodshim teach us about aligning our inner thoughts with our outer lives? Listen and find out.

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9:02

Zevachim 40 and 41 - Less Is More

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2025/10/24

On today’s pages, Zevachim 40 and 41, the rabbis discuss the high priest’s two sets of garments—one dazzling and jeweled, the other plain white for Yom Kippur. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to explain why Judaism teaches that true importance isn’t shown by adding layers, but by stripping them away. What does holiness look like when we return to the essence? Listen and find out.

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5:00

Zevachim 39 - The Spectrum of Sanctity

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2025/10/23

On today’s page, Zevachim 39, the rabbis compare the Temple’s two altars—one outer and forgiving, one inner and exacting—and uncover a deeper lesson. Holiness, they suggest, isn’t binary but a spectrum. What happens when we stop chasing perfection and instead take one more small, sincere step toward the sacred? Listen and find out.

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Zevachim 38 - Daf and On

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2025/10/22

On today’s page, Zevachim 38, we pause to reflect on the monumental project that makes daily study possible: the Steinsaltz Talmud. We’re joined by Rabbi Meni Even-Israel, son of the late Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz, to talk about translating the untranslatable, carrying a legacy forward, and what comes after the Daf Yomi cycle ends. How do you keep learning when the pages run out? Listen and find out.Find out more about the Steinsaltz Center’s work here.

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6:48

Zevachim 37 - Neural Notes

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2025/10/21

On today’s page, Zevachim 37, the rabbis teach that Torah can be shaped by both how it’s written and how it’s heard. Modern brain science agrees, showing that reading silently still lights up the mind’s acoustic pathways. What happens when ancient wisdom and modern neuroscience harmonize? Listen and find out.

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