Episode

#175 | Devarim ch.21 - Murder, Atonement, and Responsibility

Podcast: The Tanakh Podcast
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Duration seconds: 634
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Summary

Chapter 21 depicts an expiation ceremony after a homicide. The Talmud asks: Why are the leaders, the elders, responsible for a murder they did not commit? That is the question we shall discuss.