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Episode Description: Jessica B. Harris may have been born and raised in New York City, but she has Tennessee roots through her father and has spent much of her life split between homes in the Northeast and the South – specifically New Orleans. For more than fifty years, she has been a college professor, a writer, and a lecturer, and her many books have earned her a reputation as an authority on food of the African Diaspora, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the James Beard Foundation. A few years back, Netflix adapted her book, High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America , into a 4 part docuseries. And I’m very proud to say that she’s a longtime contributor to Southern Living with a regular column called The Welcome Table. This episode was recorded in the Southern Living Birmingham studios, and Sid and Jessica talked about her mother’s signature mac and cheese, the cast-iron skillet she’d be sure to save if ever her house were on fire, and her dear friend, the late New Orleans chef Leah Chase. For more info visit: southernliving.com/biscuitsandjam Biscuits & Jam is produced by : Sid Evans - Editor-in-Chief, Southern Living Krissy Tiglias - GM, Southern Living Lottie Leymarie - Executive Producer Michael Onufrak - Audio Engineer/Producer Jeremiah McVay - Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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As Jews around the world engage in a seven-and-a-half year cycle of Daf Yomi, reading the entire Talmud one page per day, Tablet Magazine's new podcast, Take One, will offer a brief and evocative daily read of the daf, in just about 10 minutes. New episodes will be released daily Monday through Friday.

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Shevuot 43 and 44 - God Only Knows 6:41

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In today’s Talmud pages, ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shevuot 43 and 44 , the sages continue their discussion of oaths, focussing on the magic that can occur when people are in agreement with one another. How does this relate to the amazing life and work of a musician we lost just this week? Listen and find out.

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Shevuot 42 - Redemption 6:12

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In today’s Talmud page, ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shevuot 42 , we hear from Rav Avi Weiss, who expounds on the teaching. How does the Rabbis legal discussion of deposits connect with today's Israeli soldiers, Rav Avi's grandson among them, going to war? Listen and find out.

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Shevuot 41 - Trust 5:54

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In today’s Talmud page, ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shevuot 41 , the sages continue their discussion of oaths. All the laws in the Torah concerning the way people interact with one another require one crucial ingredient. What is it? Listen and find out.

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Shevuot 40 - Who Do You Believe? 5:54

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In today’s Talmud page, ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shevuot 40 , the sages continue their discussion of oaths, this time asking how to approach a tricky legal scenario. How do you know when someone is falsely making an oath? Listen and find out.

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Shavuot 38 and 39 - Naming the Divine 7:53

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In today’s Talmud pages, ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shevuot 38 and 39 , the sages continue their discussion of oaths, this time focusing on invoking the name of G-d when taking an oath. What makes invoking G-d's name such a powerful act? Listen and find out.

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Shevuot 36 and 37 - Self-Care 7:53

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In today’s Talmud pages, ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shevuot 36 and 37 , the sages turn to the topic of curses, this time discussing an instance in which a person curses himself. It seems like a harmless practice, but what deeper idea do the rabbis draw from it? Listen and find out.

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Shevuot 35 - Promises, Promises 6:18

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In today’s Talmud page, ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shevuot 35 , the sages continue their discussion and bring up yet another category - promises. How is a promise different from an oath or a vow? Listen and find out.

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Shevuot 31, 32, 33, and 34 - Talmud Storytime 5:56

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In today’s Talmud pages, ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shevuot 31, 32, 33, and 34 , the sages zoom out for a moment, discussing the bigger picture implications of distancing oneself from falsehoods. What are those implications? Listen and find out.

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Shevuot 29 and 30 - Bullsh*t 7:55

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In today’s Talmud pages, ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shevuot 29 and 30 , the sages discuss the difference between and oath and a vow, and between and oath made in vain and a false oath. What, exactly, are the differences, and what are the moral implications of each? Listen and find out.

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Shevuot 28 - By Choice 35:33

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In today’s Talmud page, ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shevuot 28 , the sages discuss one of the most well-known cases of oath taking - the Nazir. What can these laws tell us about people who convert to Judaism ? Listen and find out.

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Shevuot 27 - Hand over Heart 6:13

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In today’s Talmud page, ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shevuot 27 , the sages continue their discussion on oaths. Is promising to fulfill a mitzvah we are already obliged to fulfill is considered taking an oath in vain? Listen and find out.

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Shevuot 26 - Hunger Games 6:48

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In today’s Talmud page, ⁠⁠ ⁠Shevuot 26 , the sages discuss oaths of abstinence when you are really starving. Do you need to atone, or does Pikuach Nefesh cover you? Listen and find out.

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Shevuot 24 and 25 - On My Oath 8:11

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In today’s Talmud pages, ⁠⁠ Shevuot 24 and 25 ⁠, our sages continue their discussion of oaths. What happens when somebody makes a promise too impossible to keep? We look back on an enlightening and vulnerable conversation we had with the singer Matisyahu, which beautifully illustrates this very idea. Listen to find out more.…

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Shevuot 22 and 23 - Why Kosher? 6:22

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Today’s Talmud page, ⁠Shevuot 22 and 23 , our sages continue their discussion of oaths, this time pertaining to the laws of kashrut. What do the laws of oaths have to do with the purpose of Jewish dietary laws? Listen and find out.

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Shevuot 21 - The Birth of Hope 8:05

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Today’s Talmud page, Shevuot 21 , our sages continue their discussion of oaths. The gemara discusses the difference between a false oath, and an oath taken in vain. What's the difference, and what can that teach us about maintaining hope during difficult times? Listen and find out.

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Shevuot 20 - Tzom Gedalia Blues 10:20

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Today’s Talmud page, Shevuot 20 , mentions the assassination of Gedalia ben Achikam. Who was he, why was he killed, and why does his death come as an urgent reminder to us quarreling Jews to insist on talking to those with whom we bitterly disagree? Listen and find out.

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Shevuot 19 - Unawares 8:25

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Today’s Talmud page, Shevuot 19 , concerns itself with a real brain-twister, a puzzle about what happens when there are two paths, one pure and one impure, and a man who can't quite remember which road he'd taken. What lesson do the rabbis teach us about how memory and responsibility intersect? Listen and find out.…

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Shevuot 17 and 18 - Prohibited, Period with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin 9:10

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Today’s Talmud pages, Shevuot 17 and 18 , find the rabbis discussing the prohibition on having intercourse with a menstruating woman. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to explain why religion sees fit to regulate matters that should remain personal and intimate, and how it helps us elevate ourselves above the animals. In what ways is the ancient Temple in Jerusalem similar to our modern bedrooms? Listen and find out.…

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Shevuot 15 and 16 - Should We Stop Saying Tehillim for the Sick? with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin 7:33

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Today’s Talmud pages, Shevuot 15 and 16 , raise a difficult challenge, claiming the one must not recite any incantations in an effort to heal the sick. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to explain why this prohibition does not mean we should stop reciting Psalms for the sick. In what way is each of us his or her own walking, living prayer? Listen and find out.…

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Shevuot 14 - The Forbidden Mountain 5:43

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Today’s Talmud page, Shevuot 14 , warns us against climbing atop the Temple Mount, lest we accidentally defile its holiness. But if that's the case, why are we permitted to climb Mount Sinai? And how does Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel help explain this idea of making the world holier with our actions? Listen and find out.…

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Shevuot 13 - A Tale of Two Goats 8:03

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Today’s Talmud page, Shevuot 13 , discusses one of the Torah's strangest rituals, one involving two goats on Yom Kippur. How does sacrificing one and launching one into the wilderness mirror the repentance each of us must make? And what does Satan have to do with it? Listen and find out.

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Shevuot 12 - Scapegoat Blues, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin 6:54

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Today’s Talmud page, Shevuot 12 , discusses the two goats offered up on Yom Kippur, one sacrificed and the other pushed off a cliff into the wilderness. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to discuss why this ceremony is an astonishing example of breaking the Fourth Wall and talking to God directly. Why do we sacrifice our own decision-making power? Listen and find out.…

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Shevuot 10 and 11 - Feeding the Hungry 6:04

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Today’s Talmud pages, Shevuot 10 and 11 , explain what was done with the leftovers animals in the Temple, those fit to be sacrificed but never used. What insights can we learn from the rabbis to help us do better than the $160 billion worth of food we throw away every year while 50 million Americans go hungry? Listen and find out.…

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Shevuot 8 and 9 - Mother's Day 7:20

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Today’s Talmud pages, Shevuot 8 and 9 , raise one of the most difficult questions to ever face the rabbis: Why is a woman giving birth considered a sinner? Is she required to bring a sin offering to repent for that first sin, so long ago, by the first mother, Eve, eating from the Tree of Knowledge? Or is there some deeper lesson here about hope, connection, and gratitude? Listen and find out.…

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Shevuot 7 - Atonement Payment Plan 8:10

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Today’s Talmud page, Shevuot 7 , introduces us to a very special category of sins, those we enter into fully aware of what we're doing yet somehow lose all track of our wrongdoing the more we engage in it. How is that possible? And what brilliant and compassionate atonement payment plan does the Torah prescribe? Listen and find out.…

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Shevuot 6 - "They Keep Dying on Me", with Dr. Tevi Troy 6:13

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Today’s Talmud page, Shevuot 6 , finds the rabbis talking about what happens when you compare two great kings. Dr. Tevi Troy , our very own Presidentischer Rav, returns to explain how the Talmud's dual approaches to power informed Ronald Regan in his struggle with the Soviet Union. How to handle a global adversary and win? Listen and find out.…

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Shevuot 5 - A White Shade of Fail 6:45

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Today’s Talmud page, Shevuot 5 , finds the rabbis talking about Tzara'at, the affliction that was punishment for slanderous gossip. What can this ancient disease teach us moderns about guarding our tongue? Listen and find out.

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Shevuot 2,3, and 4 - Introducing Tractate Shevuot, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin 6:44

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Today’s Talmud page, Shevuot 2 , kicks off a brand new tractate. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to tell us a little bit about what we have in store for the next few weeks. Why must we be careful when taking the name of God? Listen and find out.

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Makkot 24 - Saying Farewell to Tractate Makkot, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin 11:43

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Today’s Talmud page, Makkot 24 , brings our tractate to a close. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to sum up what we've learned, and explain Judaism's wonderful attitude to punishment and reward. Why did Rabbi Akiva laugh when he saw Jerusalem destroyed? Listen and find out.

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Makkot 23 - The Perils of Gossip 5:45

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