Menachot 74 - Piped Dreams

On today's page, Menachot 74, the Talmud's discussion of drainpipes beneath the altar opens into a sweeping story about King David, a rising flood, a scheming advisor, and fifteen Psalms sung to pull the world back from the brink. At the center of it all is a king who knew what to do about the flood, but waited anyway, because his rabbi was in the room. The drainpipes, it turns out, are a metaphor — two small holes that channel everything fearsome so the waters never overwhelm us. What are the two things we need to keep the flood at bay? Listen and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices