Welcome to the Thirtieth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode,
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield looks at
Masechet Shabbat Daf 31. Today’s episode filnds us in the midst of classic stories about Hillel, Shammai, and their respective attitudes to prospective converts, when we discover a theory of education based on the primacy of relationships.
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield serves as President of Clal – The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, and is the author most recently of You Don’t Have To Be Wrong For Me To Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanacticism. A public ethicist and media commentator, he writes regularly for both the WashingtonPost.com and FOXNews.com.