Chullin 38 and 39 - If You Could Read My Mind
From Take One Daf Yomi by Tablet Magazine
June 8, 2026 · 8 min · Season 41 · Episode 36
About this episode
The episode explores the complexities of understanding another person's intentions through the lens of law and ethics.
On today’s pages, Chullin 38 and 39, the rabbis confront one of the most difficult questions in all of law and ethics: how can we ever know what another person truly intended? Through cases involving idol worship, divorce, and ambiguous actions, the daf explores the complicated relationship between thought and behavior. Sometimes actions reveal intentions; sometimes they obscure them. How much can we really know about what is happening inside another person’s mind? Listen and find out.
Topics covered
- law
- ethics
- intentions
- behavior
- idol worship
- divorce
Keywords
- law
- ethics
- intentions
- behavior
- idol worship
- divorce
- ambiguity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Tablet Magazine
Books & works: Chullin 38, Chullin 39
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