Today’s Talmud page, Nazir 8, asks what's the correct way to tell time. Do we measure the days? The weeks? The months? The years? Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson joins us with an insightful story about the biblical Jacob, and what it tells us about setting our priorities straight. So what should we say when someone asks how old we are? Listen and find out.

Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay, Quinn Waller and Elie Bleier. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. 

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