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Gittin 56 – Being Prepared For Leadership
Season 19 · Episode 56

Gittin 56 – Being Prepared For Leadership

Being prepared for leadership

Take One Daf Yomi

July 11, 20236m 44s

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Show Notes

In today’s Talmud page, Gittin 56, we hear a story of Rabban Yoḥanan ben Zakkai who while visiting with Vespasian at the moment when a messenger arrived to let Vespasian know that he was the new Emperor of Rome. Tevi Troy, former Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services and the author of Fight House: Rivalries in the White House from Truman to Trump, joins us to reflect on the moments in American history when vice presidents have the mantle of leadership thrust upon them. What can we learn about being prepared to take on leadership responsibilities? Listen and find out.

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