Best Benedict Roth Podcasts (2025)

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Sotah 9:1-2 12:09

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15h ago12:09

12:09

“Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.” Really? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 8:6-7 9:44

3d ago9:44

9:44

In a war of defence, everyone must go, even the bride and groom! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 8:5 8:29

4d ago8:29

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Someone who cannot connect thought with action may not go out to war! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 8:4 7:13

5d ago7:13

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Some categories of individuals never need to go out to war! But Torah scholars are not among them! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 8:2-3 13:34

7d ago13:34

13:34

Who should return home before battle starts? Not the Torah scholars! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 8:1 14:44

18d ago14:44

14:44

Don't be afraid! It's not all up to you! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 7:8 11:05

19d ago11:05

11:05

The King, or the President, reads to the people! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 7:6-7 10:34

21d ago10:34

10:34

How did the priests bless the people in the time of the Mishnah? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 7:5 15:23

26d ago15:23

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Torah is said in Hebrew but it's translated into 70 languages! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 7:3-4 9:11

27d ago9:11

9:11

Does God speak Hebrew? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 6:4-7:2 12:26

27d ago12:26

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Do we need to say the amida in Hebrew? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 6:2-3 12:22

28d ago12:22

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Is the source for our rules of evidence a Biblical or a logical one? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 6:1-2 7:37

29d ago7:37

7:37

Is a bird a valid witness? Or a mother-in-law? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 5:4-5 13:01

2M ago13:01

13:01

Did Job serve from love or from fear? Rabbi Akiva's student on a roll! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 5:2-4 11:18

3M ago11:18

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Rabbi Akiva on a roll! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 5:1 12:37

3M ago12:37

12:37

Here, the Mishnah is gender-neutral! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 4:3-5 12:40

3M ago12:40

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More examples of women who don't drink! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 4:1-2 11:51

3M ago11:51

11:51

Some women don't drink! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 3:8 6:44

3M ago6:44

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What's the difference between a man and a woman? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 3:7 8:41

3M ago8:41

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What's the difference between the wife of a priest and his daughter? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 3:5-6 12:46

3M ago12:46

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What if the “bitter waters” don’t work immediately? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 3:4 13:18

3M ago13:18

13:18

Does learning Torah make women sin? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 3:1-3 10:30

3M ago10:30

10:30

Do we really force her to drink? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 2:5-6 12:25

3M ago12:25

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Can an oath be extended forward in time? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 2:4 7:00

3M ago7:00

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The ink needs to be erasable, as does the ink on a Torah scroll! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 2:3 13:37

3M ago13:37

13:37

Cursed by the bitter waters? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 2:1-2 12:04

3M ago12:04

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Cattle-feed on the altar? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 1:8-9 17:34

3M ago17:34

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Measure for measure? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 1:6-7 11:48

3M ago11:48

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Degradation, humiliation and shame! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 1:4-5 10:22

3M ago10:22

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Can they persuade her not to go through with it? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 1:3 11:36

3M ago11:36

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Can he be trusted with her? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sotah 1:2 8:20

4M ago8:20

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No longer fully-married, but not divorced! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Sota 1:1 11:18

4M ago11:18

11:18

Jealousy and suspicion! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatSota For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Nazir 9:5 12:31

4M ago12:31

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Closing the tractate: was Samuel a Nazir? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatNazir For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Nazir 9:4 16:11

4M ago16:11

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We may be uncertain, but we still base our decisions on facts whenever we can! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatNazir For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Nazir 9:3 9:35

4M ago9:35

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"It's got legs". What does that mean? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatNazir For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Nazir 9:1-2 15:13

4M ago15:13

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Been swimming with a dead body? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatNazir For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Nazir 8:2 8:33

4M ago8:33

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Possibly touched a dead body and possibly got a skin condition too? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatNazir For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Nazir 8:1 19:06

4M ago19:06

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One Nazir has touched a dead body but we don't know which one! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatNazir For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Nazir 7:3-4 10:19

4M ago10:19

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How do we know that we are keeping the right halakhah? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatNazir For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Nazir 7:2-3 13:44

4M ago13:44

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How much of a dead body is enough to make a Nazir impure? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatNazir For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Nazir 6:11-7:1 12:42

4M ago12:42

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Who is holier, the Nazir or the High Priest? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatNazir For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Nazir 6:9-10 11:58

4M ago11:58

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What if something goes wrong with the offerings? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatNazir For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Nazir 6:7-8 10:01

4M ago10:01

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How does the process of the Nazir end? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatNazir For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Nazir 6:5-6 13:09

4M ago13:09

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Which is more important? Staying away from wine or not shaving? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatNazir For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Nazir 6:3-4 11:19

4M ago11:19

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What if a Nazir drinks wine all day? Human punishment? Divine punishment? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatNazir For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Nazir 6:1-2 11:41

4M ago11:41

11:41

How much wine can a Nazir drink? And what about grape-seeds or peelings? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatNazir For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Nazir 5:6-7 10:01

4M ago10:01

10:01

More existential uncertainty! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatNazir For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Nazir 5:4-5 11:44

4M ago11:44

11:44

Schrödinger's cat and existential uncertainty! For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatNazir For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth

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Nazir 5:3 11:37

4M ago11:37

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Can you become a Nazir in error? For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatNazir For other resources go to https://www.thedailymishnah.comBy Benedict Roth