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Take One: Megillah 12 and 13
Season 11 · Episode 12

Take One: Megillah 12 and 13

In today's Daf Yomi pages, what makes government good?

Take One Daf Yomi

December 24, 20216m 26s

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Show Notes

Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Megillah 12 and 13, find the rabbis arguing about what makes a king wise. Tevi Troy, the Presidentisher Rav and a historian who himself served under President George W. Bush, joins us to share one account of catastrophic presidential decision making, and how the Talmudic discussion can help deepen our understanding of politics. What happened when Lyndon Johnson invited over a bunch of poets to the White House? Listen and find out.

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Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Josh Kross, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Robert Scaramuccia.

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