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The episode explores a mystery in Chullin 126 related to burial practices and ancient stones.

On today’s page, Chullin 126, the rabbis encounter a mystery buried in two words: golel and dofek. Solving it takes us from Rashi and Maimonides to the burial caves of ancient Israel and the great stones once rolled across their entrances. What can the Talmud teach us about the lost burial practices of our ancestors? Listen and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Places: ancient Israel

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