Yom Kippur: Poetic License

Join as we discuss why you might be tempted to compare a Roman executioner with Sandy Koufax. CORRECTION: R. Hananya ben Tradiyon lived in the 2nd century, not the 3rd century. Join the WhatsApp group for our new Selichot...

An episode of the A Thought for the Week podcast, hosted by Torah in Motion, titled "Yom Kippur: Poetic License" was published on September 30, 2025 and runs 14 minutes.

September 30, 2025 ·14m · A Thought for the Week

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Join as we discuss why you might be tempted to compare a Roman executioner with Sandy Koufax. CORRECTION: R. Hananya ben Tradiyon lived in the 2nd century, not the 3rd century. Join the WhatsApp group for our new Selichot podcast: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZkfSrCujZA26owBhxOJvx?mode=ems_wa_cSend any questions, comments, or critiques to [email protected] you would like to partner with us to create more thoughtful and accessible jewish content, visit torahinmotion.org/donate, or email us at [email protected] can find more thoughtful Jewish content at torahinmotion.org

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Join as we discuss why you might be tempted to compare a Roman executioner with Sandy Koufax.

CORRECTION: R. Hananya ben Tradiyon lived in the 2nd century, not the 3rd century.

Join the WhatsApp group for our new Selichot podcast: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZkfSrCujZA26owBhxOJvx?mode=ems_wa_c

Send any questions, comments, or critiques to [email protected]

If you would like to partner with us to create more thoughtful and accessible jewish content, visit torahinmotion.org/donate, or email us at [email protected].

You can find more thoughtful Jewish content at torahinmotion.org

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