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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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10:03

Zevachim 91 and 92 - Keep It Burning

Take One Daf Yomi ·

2025/12/15

On today’s pages, Zevachim 91 and 92, the Talmud debates waiting for coals to naturally become ash rather than snuffing out the fire. Our guest today, Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin, helps us explore how this ancient rule also mirrors the challenge of keeping our inner fire alive. What does it take to protect the spark that makes us feel awake and inspired? Listen and find out.To support Tablet and make a tax-deductible donation, click here.

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10:06

Zevachim 89 and 90 - The Rhythm of Ritual

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2025/12/12

On today’s pages, Zevachim 89 and 90, the rabbis teach that what is frequent takes precedence over what is rare, elevating the daily offering above even the holiest special occasions. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to show how this principle reveals the overlooked spiritual power of consistency—the quiet, steady commitments that shape who we become far more than moments of intensity. What might our spiritual lives look like if we approached them more like Cal Ripken? Listen and find out.

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7:19

Zevachim 88 - Good Enough

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2025/12/11

On today’s page, Zevachim 88, the rabbis debate just how clean the priestly garments must be and whether lightly soiled clothing even needs a full wash. Their insight suggests that not everything requires the same level of cleaning. How do we know when something truly needs refreshing and when good enough is good enough? Listen and find out.To support Tablet and make a tax-deductible donation, click here.

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6:06

Zevachim 87 - Higher Ground

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2025/12/10

On today’s page, Zevachim 87, the rabbis debate whether suspended offerings become sanctified by the altar’s “airspace,” expanding holiness into the invisible vertical realm above it. That same question animates New York City’s obsession with air rights, where the unseen world above a roofline becomes the site of future growth. What happens if we start treating the space above our own lives—our ambitions, potential, imagination—as buildable terrain? Listen and find out.

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7:09

Zevachim 86 - Rising Light

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2025/12/09

On today’s page, Zevachim 86, we revisit the principle that holiness only increases, never diminishes, no matter how humble the vessel. Our guest today, Rabbi Eli Sapo of Chabad of the West Side, helps us connect this idea to the spirit of Hanukkah and the growing light we share. How do we notice the ways sanctity rises in our own lives? Listen and find out.To support Tablet and make a tax-deductible donation, click here. To get tickets for Chanukah on Ice click here.

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9:13

Zevachim 84 and 85 - What’s the Story?

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2025/12/08

On today’s pages, Zevachim 84 and 85, the rabbis teach that even legal debates require stories, because only stories reveal the human stakes beneath the rules. Our guest, producer Josh Kross, reminds us that this is precisely why Jewish storytelling still works: it’s grounded in people, in curiosity, and in the refusal to be boring. If the Talmud resonates across centuries, he suggests, it’s because its tales—strange, raw, hilarious, profound—still sound like us. What can today’s daf teach us about

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7:48

Zevachim 82 and 83 - Once Illuminated

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2025/12/05

On today’s pages, Zevachim 82 and 83, the rabbis teach that an offering placed on the altar cannot be lowered or diminished—it has crossed a threshold from which it can only rise. Our guest, Jessica Kasmer-Jacobs, helps us see how that same idea animates Hanukkah: once the menorah was kindled, its light became part of an unbroken chain that still burns in our homes today. Her new children’s book, The Light That Lasted, available from Doorway Books at doorwaybooks.shop, places each child directly

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6:24

Zevachim 81 - Elevating Holiness

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2025/12/04

On today’s page, Zevachim 81, we dive into the technical rules of blood offerings and discover a larger lesson about making things more holy rather than less. Could pausing before acting, speaking, or posting help us elevate even small moments in life? Listen and find out.To support Tablet and make a tax deductible donation, click here.

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5:51

Zevachim 80 - Sip of Sanctity

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2025/12/03

On today’s page, Zevachim 80, the rabbis debate what happens when regular water mixes into a flask meant for purification and whether the ritual can still be performed. It raises a quiet question about how much change a sacred act can absorb before it becomes something else. How do we decide when a mixture has tipped too far? Listen and find out.

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6:26

Zevachim 79 - Stirring the Soul

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2025/12/02

On today’s page, Zevachim 79, we learn that the status of a mixture can hinges on a variety of disparate factors. These distinctions highlight a larger truth: eating well isn’t just about rules but about cultivating awareness of what goes into our bodies and why. What changes when we slow down long enough to honor the ingredients, flavors, and intentions behind every bite? Listen and find out.

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9:34

Zevachim 77 and 78 - The Aroma That Lingers

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2025/12/01

On today’s pages, Zevachim 77 and 78, the rabbis teach that even substances normally prohibited on the altar may be burned if they serve only to create a pleasing aroma, raising the deeper question of why scent is the Torah’s chosen language for divine acceptance. Our guest, Rabbi David Bashevkin, helps us explore how fragrance becomes a symbol of memory, lingering presence, and the subtle traces of holiness that remain even when the source is gone. How does this unique sense invite us to notice

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8:29

Zevachim 75 and 76 - Torah at Auction

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2025/11/28

On today’s pages, Zevachim 75 and 76, we learn that when two sanctities are found in separate bodies, one sacred offering may not be diminished in order to preserve another. Our teacher, Rabbi David Bashevkin, joins us to explain how this principle echoed through Jewish history, including debates over whether auctioning off a Torah scroll to fund communal needs dishonors one holy object for the sake of another. What can this tension teach us about honoring the distinct value of the sacred things in

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24:27

Zevachim 74 - Thanks a Thousand

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2025/11/27

On today’s page, Zevachim 74, we honor the daf by letting it quietly sit in the background while we mark Thanksgiving with a different kind of offering: a conversation about gratitude. When he joined us on Unorthodox back in 2018, A.J. Jacobs talked about his quest to thank a thousand people for his daily coffee and what it taught him about Jewish gratitude, interdependence, and noticing the good. What happens to our hearts when we start treating every small comfort as the work of a whole hidden

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8:44

Zevachim 73 - Slop No More

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2025/11/26

On today’s page, Zevachim 73, the rabbis teach that an animal unfit for sacrifice does not become nullified when mixed with permitted animals, because each creature is considered significant on its own terms. This theme echoes the message in Alana Newhouse’s powerful essay on industrial farming, “Ugly In, Ugly Out,” reminding us how easily individuality and dignity get erased when we treat living beings as interchangeable. How does our moral clarity sharpen when we refuse to let the unique value of

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7:00

Zevachim 72 - Homebaked

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2025/11/25

On today’s page, Zevachim 72, the rabbis explore which forbidden items in a mixture can’t be nullified because they’re considered too significant to simply disappear. They use examples like nuts, pomegranates, gourds, and even homemade loaves to show how value changes the calculus. Why do certain things matter more to us than their size or cost might suggest? Listen and find out.

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9:25

Zevachim 70 and 71 - A Pure Pour

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2025/11/24

On today’s pages, Zevachim 70 and 71, a technical debate about mixed sacrificial animals highlights the importance of preserving the integrity of each offering, even when confusion enters the process. This principle nudges us to think about the parts of our lives that become cluttered or overmixed, making it harder to experience clarity and uplift. How does staying true to the essential create more room for the sacred? Listen and find out.Read Liel's martini piece for County Highway here.

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7:28

Zevachim 68 and 69 - Sevenfold Sound

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2025/11/21

On today’s pages, Zevachim 68 and 69, we encounter a striking comparison: a living sheep makes one sound, but in death its horns, bones, skin, and sinews become a symphony. This parable points us toward the power of enduring influence, showing how the traces we leave behind can create beauty and meaning long after we’ve departed. How might we shape a legacy that continues to make music in the world? Listen and find out.

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7:23

Zevachim 67 - Double Devotion

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2025/11/20

On today’s page, Zevachim 67, we learn that a woman who vows to bring a pair of birds if she gives birth to a son must actually bring two pairs—one for her vow and one for her standing obligation. This layered requirement invites us to reflect on how faith is shaped not only by what we hope for but also by what we owe, grounding gratitude in something steadier than circumstance. How might our spiritual lives change when thankfulness is not transactional? Listen and find out.

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34:21

Zevachim 66 - Obvious Morality

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2025/11/19

On today’s page, Zevachim 66, the rabbis remind us that a properly performed bird sin offering is considered fit, even though the details have already been laid out with precision. When he joined us on Unorthodox back in 2020, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks helped us reflect on how stating the obvious can itself be a moral act, especially when the obvious is what we most easily overlook. Why do we need reminders of truths we think we already know? Listen and find out.

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7:44

Zevachim 65 - Hands-On Experience

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2025/11/18

On today’s page, Zevachim 65, we learn that the pinching of a bird’s neck must be done by the priest himself rather than with a tool. This rule challenges us to consider what is lost when we distance ourselves from the actions that sustain us, allowing tools to create emotional or physical separation. What might we reclaim by bringing our bodies back into the process? Listen and find out.

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