Today’s Talmud pages, Sotah 32 and 33, tell the story of a curse directed at the Roman Emperor, Caligula. We are sharing a conversation from thew new podcast YU Ideas between Dr. Stuart Halpern and Dr. Steven Fine about a story of another Roman emperor being killed by God for his evil decrees against the Jews. Why do we delight in stories of divine blessings and curses? Listen and find out?
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