EPISODE · Jun 29, 2024 · 20 MIN
Bava Batra 4: The Last Hasmonean, Preserved in Honey
from Talking Talmud · host Yardaena Osband & Anne Gordon
How Herod became king, how Bava ben Buta advised him, and how even Herod's evil had an after-the-fact silver lining of Herod's beautiful Temple. Plus, what it means to not give in to evil. In the context of the sanctity of the physical place of a synagogue. Also, a new mishnah! When one neighbor puts up a partition without the neighbor's agreement - is the second party obligated to participate in the costs in any way? It depends on his actions, especially with regard to a fourth wall... (and according to which sage).
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How Herod became king, how Bava ben Buta advised him, and how even Herod's evil had an after-the-fact silver lining of Herod's beautiful Temple. Plus, what it means to not give in to evil. In the context of the sanctity of the physical place of a synagogue. Also, a new mishnah! When one neighbor puts up a partition without the neighbor's agreement - is the second party obligated to participate in the costs in any way? It depends on his actions, especially with regard to a fourth wall... (and according to which sage).
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