Legends of the Talmud

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• Tisha B'Av: Special Episode (Part 3) 04.08.2025 22min

  Ein Yakov on the Talmudic section in Gittin (Daf 56-58) that deals with the Destruction of the Temple.
• Tisha B'Av: Special Episode (Part 2) 03.08.2025 22min

  Ein Yakov on the Talmudic section in Gittin (Daf 56-58) that deals with the Destruction of the Temple.
• Tisha B'Av: Special Episode (Part 1) 03.08.2025 26min

  Ein Yakov on the Talmudic section in Gittin (Daf 56-58) that deals with the Destruction of the Temple.
• City of 360 billion souls 28.05.2025 18min

  The story of Har HaMelech, a mountain range that contained 600,000 cities each with 600,000 citizens during the reign of King Yannai.
• The Fall of Tur Malka 14.05.2025 15min

  The tragic story of how the metropolis of Tur Malka fell over the simple matter of a rooster and a hen, with Kabbalistic commentary from the Tzemach Tzedek and the Rebbe's father.
• Onkelos Raises The Dead 07.05.2025 19min

  Onkelos the Convert, in his search for truth, uses necromancy to raise and interview three deceased enemies of the Jewish people: Titus, Bilaam, and Jesus.
• The Downfall of Titus 28.04.2025 17min

  Titus' triumphant return to Rome, and his painful demise.
• Titus Profanes the Sanctuary 28.04.2025 13min

  Curing R. Tzadok; Titus destroys Jerusalem and the Holy Temple
• A Negotiation With Titus 28.04.2025 16min

  R. Yochanan is smuggled out of a beseiged Jerusalem, where he first impresses, and then negotiates with, the wicked Titus
• Marta Bas Baytus 28.04.2025 11min

  The life and demise of one of the richest women in Jerusalem
• The Billionaires of Jerusalem 04.11.2024 18min

  The three wealthiest families in Jerusalem launch a plan to save the city (plus: the crime of wasted talent)
• Kamtza & Bar Kamtza (Part 2) 31.10.2024 12min

  Bar Kamtza betrays the Jewish people, Zecharya Ben Avkulus makes a fatal error, and Nero converts to Judaism
• Kamtza & Bar Kamtza (Part 1) 30.10.2024 13min

  Bar Kamtza is humiliated, the Rabbis do not protest, and he hatches a plan to get revenge.
• R. Meir versus Satan 29.10.2024 10min

  How R. Meir defeated Satan. Plus the mystical significance of peace, Shabbos, and clearing the way for repentance.
• Dreams and Visions 29.10.2024 14min

  R. Meir saw in a dream that property he had saved was meant to be destroyed. Here's how he responded
• Defeating the Cannibals 15.10.2024 14min

  The incredible story of Resh Lakish's confrontation with cannibals (or gladiators), with lessons for our own confrontations with the evil inclination.
• The Gibeonites 14.10.2024 17min

  Gibeon joined the Jewish people under false pretenses in the times of Joshua. Why did they feel the need to lie, and what can we learn from their unique role?
• Witches and Talking Birds 11.10.2024 14min

  The strange story of R. Nachman's daughters, and Chassidus on the verse that motivates the story: "one man in one thousand I have found; one woman I have not found"
• Learning From Our Mistakes 10.10.2024 10min

  "One does not understand the words of Torah until one stumbles in them": making humilitating mistakes in public can solidify our Torah knowledge and make us better.
• The Case Against Kiddush Club 09.10.2024 7min

  A deep dive into the spiritual causes of poverty, featuring a lively discussion about stepping out of Shul to eat during the Rav's speech on Shabbos.