{"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 49: Passover in the Talmud","slug":"episode-49-passover-in-the-talmud","published_at":"2026-05-18T05:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823/episode-49-passover-in-the-talmud","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823","url":"https://jewishlive.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-49-passover-in-the-talmud-XoAmKGxn","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/4772bdea-a72e-4ec8-8413-c999181d4002/458fc3fc-e3e9-4634-88b4-b71a2f39e03e/episodes/audio/group/67709bfc-e59e-432e-87dc-9cc85c63701e/group-item/16b2b0fe-aa49-44bd-944f-35edb6efa360/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=AEwxcID3","summary":"“ People often take rites and rituals and they miss the point. It would be like if your doctor wrote you a prescription if you were sick, and then instead of taking the medicine, you take the prescription and you put it on your altar, you bow down, you recite the prescription, ‘Oh, wonderful doctor, wonderful doctor,’ and you keep reciting the prescription. You're not gonna get better. You have to actually take it.” - Benay Lappe","meta_description":"“ People often take rites and rituals and they miss the point. It would be like if your doctor wrote you a prescription if you were sick, and then instead…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4217,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-oral-talmud-7378823/episodes/episode-49-passover-in-the-talmud/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-49-passover-in-the-talmud.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}