{"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 52: Raw Material","slug":"episode-52-raw-material","published_at":"2026-06-08T05:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823/episode-52-raw-material","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823","url":"https://jewishlive.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-52-raw-material-KLvwmVT9","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/4772bdea-a72e-4ec8-8413-c999181d4002/458fc3fc-e3e9-4634-88b4-b71a2f39e03e/episodes/audio/group/636b7d2b-4a6e-498e-af11-2c1770f43d92/group-item/56d5ae7e-48af-4fac-8879-93bc71e31134/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=AEwxcID3","summary":"“ God only gave you raw materials. God always wanted you to mess with this. The story of the wise servant who turns the flour into bread, you could equally imagine him turning it into pita or challah or donuts or pancakes. I don't think any of those would've been the wrong answer. Anything that is healthy and nutritious and useful that you make out of it is okay. [This story] should shape how we view Torah. It gives a lot of permission to innovators at a time like now, when I think we've got to roll up our sleeves and really start messing with this thing.” - Benay Lappe","meta_description":"“ God only gave you raw materials. God always wanted you to mess with this. The story of the wise servant who turns the flour into bread, you could equall…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3912,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-oral-talmud-7378823/episodes/episode-52-raw-material/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-52-raw-material.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}