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Shevuot 12 - Scapegoat Blues, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin

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Today’s Talmud page, Shevuot 12, discusses the two goats offered up on Yom Kippur, one sacrificed and the other pushed off a cliff into the wilderness. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to discuss why this ceremony is an astonishing example of breaking the Fourth Wall and talking to God directly. Why do we sacrifice our own decision-making power? Listen and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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