Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Sukkah 16 and 17, spin a technical discussion of fabrics into a breathtaking lesson on compassion. Rabbi Sari Laufer joins us to talk about the beauty of Shabbat Nachamu, the Shabbat after Tisha B'Av, and how it guides us to comfort. What can we humans do to nudge God from the quality of justice to the quality of mercy? Listen and find out.
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