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The episode discusses the metaphor of the koy and personal transformation in relation to Rosh Hashanah.

On today’s page, Chullin 132, the rabbis debate the status of the koy, a creature caught somewhere between wild and domesticated. With Rosh Hashanah just days away, their strange animal becomes a metaphor for the struggle within each of us—and for a holiday whose very name may contain an invitation to transform ourselves. What would it take to tip the scales toward the person we want to become? Listen and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Books & works: Chullin 132

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