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On today’s pages, Zevachim 49 and 50, gratitude itself becomes a kind of offering. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin traces how the Temple’s korban todah—the thanksgiving sacrifice—became today’s birkat hagomel, a blessing said after danger, illness, or release. What does this prayer teach us about recognizing that life could have turned out otherwise? Listen and find out.
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On today’s pages, Zevachim 49 and 50, gratitude itself becomes a kind of offering. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin traces how the Temple’s korban todah—the thanksgiving sacrifice—became today’s birkat hagomel, a blessing said after danger, illness, or release. What does this prayer teach us about recognizing that life could have turned out otherwise? Listen and find out.

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