Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Beitzah 20, 21, and 22, give us the sort of warning we can all use, especially those of us who fume at our keyboards and post hot takes on social media: Cool it with your criticism. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin returns to tell us why the rabbis preached de-escalation, and what we moderns can learn from their ancient wisdom. What to do when you feel the temper running high? Listen and find out.
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