Today’s Talmud pages, Ketubot 103, 104, and 105, deliver an amusing little insight into the style of rabbinic argumentation. Our very own Presidentischer Rav, historian and former administration official Tevi Troy, joins us with some insights on what the rabbis can teach our contemporary politicians, and why so many alliances start with a few shots of whisky and end in discord. What are some of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue's most legendary fall-outs? Listen and find out.

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