Real Women, Real Torah

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  Misplaced Humility: The flaw that destroyed us and the key to rebuilding 11.06.2026 27min

  The first Beis Hamikdash was destroyed for sins no one could miss: idol worship, forbidden relations, bloodshed. A society that falls that far at least knows what it has done.The second is harder to account for. The generation that lost it was learned and observant. The Gemara points to Sinas Chinam, but it also names something stranger: a failure of leadership it calls too humble.That is a hard accusation to sit with. Humility is among the qualities we prize most in our service of Hashem, the trait the Torah gives to Moshe Rabbeinu himself. How could it be the thing that burned the Sanctuary and sent us from our land?This episode follows that question through the story of Kamtza and bar Kamtza and the commentators who take it apart, asking where humility ends and inaction begins, whether staying silent can be its own kind of choice, and what real leadership asks of us in our own everyday decisions. As we mourn through the Three Weeks, it is also a way to think about the mindset that brings us closer to rebuilding.Follow along in the Learning Booklet, available for download here: https://www.batshevalearningcenter.com/booklets
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  Rus: The Silent Giver 20.05.2026 58min

  Megilas Rus is one of the shortest books in Tanach — a simple story of loss and loyalty set against the backdrop of the barley harvest. And yet it was canonized, read publicly every Shavuos, and studied across generations.Rus herself is one of the quietest figures in all of Tanach. She doesn't perform miracles or deliver speeches. She follows, gleans, and waits — and every act she performs is for someone else, without fanfare, without anyone asking.In this episode, Hadassah and Chana explore that chesed: what it looks like, where it comes from, and why it's bound up with the greatest moment in Jewish history.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 49 - Echoes of Moshiach 20.05.2026 1h 2min

  Daf 49 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 48 - Decline of the Generation 19.05.2026 1h

  Daf 48 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 47 - The left pushes away, the right draws close 18.05.2026 1h 8min

  Daf 47 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 46 - Escorting Guests 17.05.2026 1h 30min

  Daf 46 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 45 - Egla Arufa 15.05.2026 1h

  Daf 45 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 44 - Who's Afraid of War? 15.05.2026 55min

  Daf 44 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 43 - Returnees from the Battlefield 14.05.2026 1h 2min

  Daf 43 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 42 - Preparing for Battle 13.05.2026 58min

  Daf 42 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 41 - Agripas: The Invalid King 12.05.2026 57min

  Daf 41 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 40 - R' Abahu's Humility 11.05.2026 41min

  Daf 40 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 39 - Honor of the Congregation 10.05.2026 30min

  Daf 39 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 38 - The Kohen's Blessing 08.05.2026 46min

  Daf 38 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 37 - Curses and Blessings 08.05.2026 37min

  Daf 37 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 36 - Yosef's Greatest Challenge 07.05.2026 54min

  Daf 36 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 35 - Awe of the Ark 06.05.2026 51min

  Daf 35 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 34 - The Fatal Flaw of the Meraglim 05.05.2026 55min

  Daf 34 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 33 - Do Angels Speak Aramaic? 04.05.2026 42min

  Daf 33 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.
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  Maseches Sotah: Daf 32 - Protecting the Sinner 03.05.2026 48min

  Daf 32 of Maseches Sotah.This series is hosted by Hadassah Shemtov and Devorah Silberstein.