Today’s Talmud pages, Gittin 75 and 76, teach that if one is instructed not to write a bill of divorce until a certain time, it will not be considered valid if it is written early. This teaches us an important lesson, one that is central to Judaism, that everything has a time. One of the first commandments that was received was to look at the moon to determine the new month. From the very start God taught that time, and the respect for it, was a gift that enabled us to organize our lives. Do restrictions on our time help us live fuller lives? Listen and find out.

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