Menachot 33 and 34 - Tying the Knot

Take One Daf Yomi

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Judaism, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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On today’s pages, Menachot 33 and 34, we shift our focus from the meal offerings and mezuzot to the sacred laws of tefillin. Our guest today, Hudson Leibovitz, joins us to discuss his preparation for his upcoming Bar Mitzvah and what it means to physically bind the words of the Torah to one’s body for the first time. This discussion highlights the deep connection between our daily rituals and our internal commitment to Jewish tradition. How does the act of wearing our faith change the way we see ourselves and the world around us? Listen and find out.

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0:00.0	Hey there and welcome back to Take One the podcast.
0:16.6	That brings you just one tight page of Talmud each day.
0:21.1	And on today's pages, Menachot 33 and 34, the track date takes a break from talking about
0:29.0	the Mincha offering and about Mizuzot and starts talking about a very special subject
0:34.7	about Thethylin.
0:36.3	I could have gone many ways on this one, but I happen to
0:40.3	have one of the world's greatest Tefellan experts right here at home. He is almost 13. He is
0:48.8	studying assiduously for his Bar Mitzvah, and Tefilin are a very large part of his world right now hudson libyowitz welcome
0:59.1	back to the show thank you for having me always a pleasure hudson before we even take it further
1:07.0	you've been studying tfilin a lot, haven't you? Yes. What have you
1:12.7	been studying? Tell us a little bit about what
1:14.7	you know about Tifilin.
1:16.6	So nowadays,
1:18.4	we don't wear them all day
1:20.6	like they used to, but
1:22.5	even though we
1:24.6	don't, we have
1:26.2	the marks that they leave on our arm to remind us do you wish you could walk around
1:32.4	like in the good old days like in the days of the tomwood wearing your to fill in all day long
1:36.7	i do even though it inconvenience me now to be perfectly frank you have never put on to fill in yet, right?
1:47.4	No, but I will soon.
1:49.2	Okay. Tell us how that feels. Do you look forward to it?
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