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Chagigah, Daf 15
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Heller looks at Masechet Chagigah Daf 15.
Rabbi Elisha Ben Abuya is one of the tragic figures of rabbinic literature- he entered the realm of esoteric knowledge and was drawn into heresy, becoming “Acher”- “the other.” More recently, there has been new interest in “Acher” as a sympathetic anti-hero, and an understanding of his important role in the transmission of Rabbinic tradition.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
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