Today’s Daf Yomi page, Yoma 73, mentions the Urim and Thummim, the gems affixed to the breastplate of the High Priest. Rabbi Jason Rubenstein of Yale joins us to explain how the stones found their way to the school's famous motto, and what it can teach us about the institution's academic philosophy. Does Lux et Veritas still ring true today? Listen and find out.
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