Today’s Talmud pages, Gittin 17 and 18, ask the question of whether it is better to be under the rule of the Romans or the Persians. Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm returns to make the case for each. While one is great at creating infrastructure, the other is better for religious tolerance. What can we learn from exile? Listen and find out.

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