{"podcast":{"title":"The Oral Talmud","slug":"the-oral-talmud-7378823","podcast_index_feed_id":7378823,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/AEwxcID3","website_url":"https://jewishlive.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/42f2593b-8482-43a3-82e8-ad5146ff29e4/3d718fd0-dbb4-405e-9ffd-094c47782ff1/3000x3000/oral-20talmud-20rss-20square.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Lex Rofeberg","episode_count":61,"summary":"An exploration of the Talmud through the “traditionally radical” lens pioneered by Benay Lappe. Whether you are a beginner to Talmud study or a long-time learner, by listening in on Benay Lappe’s study partnership with Dan Libenson as they explore foundational stories and material from the Talmud, you will discover the how-to manual that the ancient Rabbis left behind for future generations to help us re-imagine a new version of Judaism after the previous version “crashes.”","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T10:20:20.807831+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 34: Our Way or the Highway","slug":"episode-34-our-way-or-the-highway","published_at":"2026-02-02T06:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823/episode-34-our-way-or-the-highway","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823","url":"https://jewishlive.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-34-our-way-or-the-highway-tvo3RyjO","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/458fc3fc-e3e9-4634-88b4-b71a2f39e03e/episodes/e48c39e2-43f3-46a1-a98d-47548af4f6bd/audio/7860de69-ad3b-4563-a0ca-4ce3a9577ede/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=AEwxcID3","summary":"“What's really important is not just that they're doing it, but they're showing you that they're overturning Torah with what their own svara tells them is a better take on how to be a human being and that's why I think this entire document of the Talmud is an instruction manual for us. I think they meant to teach us how to do it so that we could do it.” - Benay Lappe","meta_description":"“What's really important is not just that they're doing it, but they're showing you that they're overturning Torah with what their own svara tells them is…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3651,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-oral-talmud-7378823/episodes/episode-34-our-way-or-the-highway/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823/episode-34-our-way-or-the-highway.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}