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Shavuot: Fire, Water, Wilderness

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Guns & Moses

Check out our new movie! Written by Accidental Talmudist founders Nina & Sal Litvak, and directed by Sal, Guns & Moses is the story of a beloved rabbi in a high desert town who becomes an unlikely gunfighter after his community is violently attacked. Starring Mark Feuerstein, Neal McDonough, Alona Tal, Christopher Lloyd and Dermot Mulroney.
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Let My People Laugh by Salvador Litvak
Let My People Laugh by Salvador Litvak

Let My People Laugh

LET MY PEOPLE LAUGH is now available! This collection of the funniest Jewish jokes of all time includes lists of the best jokes for particular situations like a wedding toast, business lunch, first date, fundraising speech, or any other occasion when you want to make people smile. The perfect gift for anyone!

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AT Daily! is Sal’s live show based on the Daf Yomi cycle of Talmud study. The cycle began on January 5, 2020 and with God’s help, Sal will cover crucial highlights from each day’s page for seven and a half years!
Sal generally goes live on Facebook and YouTube at 6pm Sunday-Thursday, 12pm Friday and about an hour after Shabbat ends every Saturday. For Jewish holidays, same schedule as Shabbat. All times Pacific.
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    Chapter 1, Mishna 7, 8 Does the moment the animal dies determine validity of slaughter?Can a jagged slaughter still be valid?Is slaughter valid if improper cutting occurs between proper cuts?Is cutting through a perforated area during slaughter valid?Is slaughter valid …

  • Chapter 1, Mishna 6, 7 Can a serrated sickle be used for valid slaughter?Does Beit Hillel permit eating an animal slaughtered with a serrated sickle?Is slaughter valid only in the large upper ring and not the other rings of the …

  • Chapter 1, Mishna 5 What if someone embedded a knife in wall and used it to slaughter?What is the relevance if it’s above or below the animal’s neck?Can one may slaughter with any object that cuts?Is there a difference between …

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