Chullin 7 - Ain't No River Wide Enough
About this episode
The episode discusses the story of Pinchas ben Ya'ir and connects it to modern presidential event logistics with guest Dr. Tevi Troy.
On today's page, Chullin 7, the Talmud tells the story of Pinchas ben Ya'ir, a righteous man on a mission to ransom captives, who asks the River Ginai to split — and it does, not once but three times, each time on the merit of his righteousness alone. Presidential historian Dr. Tevi Troy joins us to draw a surprising line from that miracle straight to the logic he used working as the White House Jewish liaison under President Bush. What does a river splitting in ancient Israel have to do with seating charts at a presidential event? Listen and find out.
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