Menachot 65 - 10 Things I Know "As a Jew"

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On today’s page, Menachot 65, we learn that the members of the Great Sanhedrin were held to an almost unfathomable standard: they had to be masters of all 70 languages so they would never need a translator. This page challenges us to reconsider the depth of our learning in a modern world where anyone can claim authority with a simple "as a Jew." This episode features the viral "Basic Jewish Literacy Test", which you can find in full at this link: Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin’s 10 Questions. How can we return to a culture of high standards for communal representation? Listen and find out.


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On today’s page, Menachot 65, we learn that the members of the Great Sanhedrin were held to an almost unfathomable standard: they had to be masters of all 70 languages so they would never need a translator. This page challenges us to reconsider the depth of our learning in a modern world where anyone can claim authority with a simple "as a Jew." This episode features the viral "Basic Jewish Literacy Test", which you can find in full at this link: Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin’s 10 Questions. How can we return to a culture of high standards for communal representation? Listen and find out.


2026-03-17 7 min
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