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Take One: Megillah 12 and 13
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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Dec 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Megillah 12 and 13, find the rabbis arguing about what makes a king wise. Tevi Troy, the Presidentisher Rav and a historian who himself served under President George W. Bush, joins us to share one account of catastrophic presidential decision making, and how the Talmudic discussion can help deepen our understanding of politics. What happened when Lyndon Johnson invited over a bunch of poets to the White House? Listen and find out.
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Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Josh Kross, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Robert Scaramuccia.
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Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group.
Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Josh Kross, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Robert Scaramuccia.
Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Dec 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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