Today’s Talmud pages, Sotah 37 and 38, share the story of God telling Moses not to delay in responding as his people were drowning in the sea, while Moses was deep in prayer. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to discuss the importance of balancing both the need to pray and the need to act. Do you need to bring an umbrella if you are going to pray for rain? Listen and find out?
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