Today’s page of Talmud, Yevamot 60 and 61, expounds on the Bible's first, and arguably most important, mitzvah, the commandment to be fruitful and multiply. New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz joins us to talk about America's precipitous decline in childbirth, explain why no one is having babies, and suggest a few points of light in an otherwise grim demographic picture. Who are the only people in America still procreating? Listen and find out.
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