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Welcome to the Eighty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jill Jacobs looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 86. Today’s daf asks “When is a person ready to receive Torah?” According to the rabbis, one needs to be ready both spiritually and physically. And that leads to some fascinating speculation about sex […]

Welcome to the Eighty Fifth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Jill Jacobs looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 86. Today’s daf asks “When is a person ready to receive Torah?” According to the rabbis, one needs to be ready both spiritually and physically. And that leads to some fascinating speculation about sex and reproduction.


Rabbi Jill Jacobs is the Executive Director of Rabbis for Human Rights-North America. She is the author of There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice through Jewish Law and Tradition and Where Justice Dwells: A Hands-On Guide to Doing Social Justice in Your Jewish Community.


The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.