Today’s Talmud page, <a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Makkot.24a.2?lang=bi">Makkot 24</a>, brings our tractate to a close. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to sum up what we've learned, and explain Judaism's wonderful attitude to punishment and reward. Why did Rabbi Akiva laugh when he saw Jerusalem destroyed? Listen and find out.

Shevuot 2,3, and 4 - Introducing Tractate Shevuot, with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin

As Jews around the world engage in a seven-and-a-half year cycle of Daf Yomi, reading the entire Talmud one page per day, Tablet Magazine's new podcast, Take One, will offer a brief and evocative daily read of the daf, in just about 10 minutes. New episodes will be released daily Monday through Friday.