최고 Rabbi David Lapin 팟캐스트 (2025)

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Sanhedrin 27b Unconscious Bias - אוהב ושונא 17:49

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Bias may not distort the facts for someone who is very self-aware. However, even such a person will be unable to escape the influence of bias when forming opinions and judgements. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 25a Repairing Broken Trust - ההוא טבחא 18:13

9d ago18:13

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Words are cheap – but so are actions for a conman who has already broken our trust before. How then can the conman ever regain the trust of his community? Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 24b Retirement – Is it Permitted - משחק בקוביא 19:04

10d ago19:04

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Earning a living without contributing to society is certainly problematic. But how about simply enjoying a leisurely life without working or making a contribution? Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 23a Judges and Advocates - יצא הדין אמת לאמיתו 17:17

11d ago17:17

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Truth exists in two dimensions: There is a Truth in an absolute sense – meaning it is aligned with Hashem’s will and with the Torah. There is also a need for Truth to be experienced as such by the people it affects. How can this occur in a legal decision that results from a dispute? Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 22a Behind Closed Doors - דוד ואבישג השונמית 18:28

12d ago18:28

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What really happened behind closed doors between King David and Avishag Hashunamit? From which we learn the power of self-mastery and its capacity to generate Kedusha. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 21a-b Proximity and Intimacy – יחוד 17:24

13d ago17:24

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The exclusion of others from a private space creates greater intimacy among those who are included. This very intimacy, when experienced between men and women who may not be married to one another, is at the core of the prohibition of Yichud. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 18a Responsibility and Accountability - קשוט עצמך 15:41

15d ago15:41

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Only those who themselves are accountable, have the moral authority to hold others accountable. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 17a Hearing Nuance - ויודעים בשבעים לשון 18:43

17d ago18:43

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To truly understand nuance, the knowledge of language is essential. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 16a How Jews Mitigate Risk - יועצין באחיתופל, ונמלכין בסנהדרין, ושואלין באורים ותומים 19:49

18d ago19:49

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In addition to conventional risk mitigation strategies, Jews factor in the righteousness of their cause, the power of their prayer and the direction of Hashem where it is accessible. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 15a-b When a Torah Law Seems Absurd - שור הנסקל בכ"ג 18:02

20d ago18:02

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The laws of the Torah are much more than behavioral or societal laws. They are cosmic laws to which nature aligns. Their behavioral impact on us as Law is a consequence of these cosmic laws. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 14a Leadership is Responsible for Bad Culture - אפילו נמצא בעליל לעיר 16:19

20d ago16:19

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Individuals are accountable for their choices and actions. However, leaders are accountable for cultures that spawn bad actions. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 11a Interconnectedness - אני הוא שעליתי בלא רשות: ערבות 19:09

24d ago19:09

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We influence one another not only by our actions but also by our moods, thoughts and inner stature. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 9b-10a Family First - אדם קרוב אצל עצמו 18:21

24d ago18:21

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In criminal matters the Torah doesn’t allow people to snitch on their relatives, doing so undermines the primacy of family Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 9a Contamination, Infection and Inspiration – אוי לרשע אוי לשכנו 18:56

25d ago18:56

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Just as we can be contaminated by the negative energy of those we associate with, so can we be inspired and uplifted by their positive energy. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 8b Memory is Different from Knowledge - חבר אין צריך התראה 18:41

26d ago18:41

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There is a qualitative different between knowing something from memory and knowing it in the present either through experience or through conversation (which is also experience). Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 6b Truth and Harmony - כל הבוצע הרי זה חוטא 17:51

27d ago17:51

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Diplomacy need not come at the expense of truth. Rather diplomacy should be the coating of truth to help make it palatable, but never to dilute it. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 4a Words with Many Meanings - יש אם למסורת 18:44

1M ago18:44

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Words, especially in the Torah, can have multiple meanings – sometimes even contradictory. How do we manage them? Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 3a Enable Commerce and Deter Malice - לנעול דלת בפני עושי עולה 21:46

1M ago21:46

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What is the role of the legal system now that we do not have semicha? Is it just to settle disputes or is it also to deter malice? Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Sanhedrin 2 Not Just a Legal System - פתיחה למסכת סנהדרין 19:16

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We would have created a legal system even without the Torah’s instructions. The system in the Torah is much more than a bureaucratic legal system. It is a channel of Hashem’s presence into our communities. It judges rather than punishes. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 168 - 176 Critical Thinking in Halacha – אע"פ שקילס ר' ישמעאל את בן ננס 20:54

1M ago20:54

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There are two different disciplines in the study of Talmud: Critical thinking and halachik decision-making. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 167 & 168 Feminine Sanctity 17:24

1M ago17:24

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Can you look at women? Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 160b Power Without Character is Toxic - גט מקושר עבדי רבנן תקנתא 15:27

2M ago15:27

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Anger one of the worst character traits we are advised to avoid entirely, it has no place in our lives. Yet in our Gemara we find chazal legislating to protect people from their own impulsiveness in moments of anger. Why would we accommodate people’s weakness of character with legislation? Source Sheet…

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Bava Batra 155 - 156a Innocence – חנוך לנער על פי דרכו 19:57

2M ago19:57

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Intellectual sophistication can contaminate innocence. There is a small window of opportunity to implant innocence into the intellectual process. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 155a Financial Maturity – קטן מאימתי מוכר בניכסי אביו 17:08

2M ago17:08

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A degree of financial maturity that comes from work, is needed to value long term investment over short term cash-flow. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 146b Words and Context - אזלינן בתר אומדנא 18:32

2M ago18:32

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We interpret a person’s intentions from the words he chooses not from what he tells us he meant. (Similar to the way we interpret a work of art or literature.) However, context is a valid way to interpret words. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 144b Inputs of Economic Prosperity - ברכת הבית ברובה 20:34

2M ago20:34

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We tend to value only tangible economic inputs such as capital, labor, efficiency and synergy which create economies of scale. However, birckat Hashem (Hashem’s blessing), which although not always tangible or measurable, is a visible input of prosperity. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 143a Mine the Words for Meaning - מחצה לאהרון מחצה לבניו 18:45

2M ago18:45

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Determining intention is an unreliable art. Interpreting words however, is the science of peshat and diyuk (accurate understanding and detailed analysis) Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 142b Opinions Matter - בטעמא תליא מילתא 20:27

2M ago20:27

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Opinions, even minority opinions not adopted by halacha, remain powerful inputs to the ongoing evolution of halachik thought. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 141a Daughters are the Best - בת תחילה סימן יפה לבנים 17:25

2M ago17:25

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In discussing gender differences it is important to understand the male and female not merely as two persona of opposite genders, but as two energies in the world – the masculine and the feminine, the outer and the inner. Gender relations deal with the relationship between these two energies. Source Sheet…

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Bava Batra 140b So How Many Genders Are There? - טומטום בריה הוא 17:02

2M ago17:02

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In the gender conversation we need to distinguish between the physiological construct and the social one. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 137b An Etrog is not a Citron - מתנה על מנת להחזיר 17:49

2M ago17:49

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Some objects are mere commodities – they represent value and are replaceable. Others have unique purposes and are worth more than their value as a commodity. An etrog during Sukkot is an example. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 135b-136a The Gift - מהיום ולאחר מיתה 19:19

2M ago19:19

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Bequeathing is different from gifting. Gifting is a unique capacity of human life. Bequeathing can be done by the dead as well. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 135a Actions and Consequences - נקל באשת איש? 17:46

2M ago17:46

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Traditionally we evaluate the severity of an action by the severity of its consequence. Legally this may be valid, but morally action and consequence should be delinked. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 134a Mastery of All Knowledge - להנחיל אוהבי יש 18:41

3M ago18:41

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Why consult with a Talmid Chacham on matters of life, health, business etc.? Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 133b Decision-making - בעתה אחישנה 18:55

3M ago18:55

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When individuals are responsible for others, they receive the wisdom they need when they need it in the ways they need it. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 128a Recognition – טביעת עין 19:09

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The power of intuitive recognition can be greater than empirical evidence. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 127b Establishing Paternity – יכיר – יכירנו לאחרים 17:01

3M ago17:01

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The Torah trusts the inner knowledge of a father about his paternity even in the absence of proof. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 126b Denying Reality - מתנה על מה שכתוב בתורה 18:21

3M ago18:21

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The laws of the Torah are more than imperatives that need to be obeyed; they are natural laws revealed to us as a kindness. They teach us how the universe is wired and how we should engage with it. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 123b Journey of Discovery - מרגלית טובה היתה בידי 15:44

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The Talmud teaches us the method of critical thinking and the importance of the journey of discovery that ultimately leads to clarity and understanding. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 121a A Moment Between Past and Future – ששון ושמחה 25:46

3M ago25:46

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On Hoshana Rabba we celebrate what has been and what is yet to come. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 120a Elitism, Honor, and Equality - הלך אחר חכמה וזקנה 18:41

3M ago18:41

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Elitism occurs when certain sectors demand special treatment. Honor is when others give them special treatment without it being demanded of them. Who we honor defines what we honor and what we value. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 119b Teaching Seriousness –צלפחד לשם שמים נתכוין 19:31

3M ago19:31

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Teaching the law is a simple matter of imparting facts. But Halacha is so much more than law. Halacha is the expression of yir’at shamayim. How do you teach that? Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 116a Living Life - קשה עניות יותר מחמשים מכות 19:26

3M ago19:26

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Some people are merely consumers of energy and resources, others generate energy and resources adding net value wherever they are. Being alive is about generating and adding value. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 114a Observe, Don’t Judge - אין עד נעשה דיין 15:57

3M ago15:57

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A judge, unlike a witness, needs to consider the nuances of intention and circumstance. His role depends not only on knowledge and wisdom but also on Divinely inspired intuition. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 113b Non-verbal Communication - לא תהא שמיעה גדולה מראיה 18:42

3M ago18:42

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Only 7% of communication of feelings and emotions is verbal. Does evidence in a Beit Din need to be only verbal, or can evidence ever be presented non-verbally? Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 111b - 112a Husband and Wife – הבעל יורש את אשתו 19:16

3M ago19:16

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A husband ad wife are not just soulmates, they become “bodymates” even though they are not blood relations. There is a oneness of being in the marital relationship that exceeds the oneness of any other relationship. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 110a Financial Independence - ישכיר עצמו לעבודה זרה 18:08

3M ago18:08

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Financial independence is a higher value in Torah than material comfort. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 108a Father to Son - קרוב קרוב קודם:פתיחה לפרק יש נוחלין 14:43

3M ago14:43

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The law of inheritance that applies to a father and son is different from all other inheritance laws, and exemplifies this unique relationship. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 107a Tradition and Logic - רב אסי מספקא ליה 13:41

3M ago13:41

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We explore how the tradition of Talmudic interpretation evolves from the Geonic period taught by Rabeinu Gershom to the Rishonim period taught by Rashi and the Tosfot approach introduced by his grandson, the Rashbam. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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Bava Batra 106b Gambling and Hashgacha - כיון שעלה גורל קנו 15:54

3M ago15:54

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There are times when Hashem’s will manifests through drawing a lot. Source Sheet저자 Rabbi David Lapin

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