Menachot 58 - Perfectly Middling
from Take One Daf Yomi Hosted by Tablet Magazine
On today's page, Menachot 58, the Talmud unpacks why leaven and honey are both banned from the meal offering, and one medieval explanation stops us cold: God deliberately didn't want anything too powerful, too sweet, or too overwhelming on the altar. From there, a late-night espresso hunt on an Italian highway somehow becomes the perfect illustration of why mediocrity — the consistent, reliable, always-available kind — might actually be the secret to civilization. What does a Starbucks latte have to do with ancient sacrifice? Listen and find out.
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