יום רביעי, כ״ט אב תשפ״וWednesday, August 12, 2026
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Baba Kama 110: How do you return stolen property to a dead convert?
What? A Talmudic Polar Bear Club?
Baba Kama 108: Isn't everything an Act of God?
Do you know the Talmud’s remedy for a headache?
How do you greet poor people at your door?
Baba Kama 104: When your agent splits with the goods, are you stuck?
Baba Kama 103b: Seriously, a land where gold has no value?
Can you pinpoint the middle of the Torah?
Baba Kama 100: Can you imagine a Judge paying from his pocket?
Baba Kama 99: How to keep your butcher honest?
Baba Kama 98: What to do when the worker ruins your item?
Baba Kama 97: What was minted on the Bar Kochba coins?
Baba Kama 96: When is a theft not a theft?
Must a Jewish butcher be religious?
Baba Kama 94: What is the blessing over something stolen?
Baba Kama 92: You’re friend called you a donkey. Now what?
Baba Kama 91: Is suicide really prohibited?
Baba Kama 90: Will words never harm me?
What does constipation and sperm have in common?
Baba Kama 87: Is a convert a kosher witness?
Baba Kama 87: Are children their parent's possessions?
Baba Kama 85: When are doctors responsible for their mistakes?
What came before Pavlov's dogs?
Baba Kama 83: Do Jews NEED to speak Hebrew?
Baba Kama 82: Is eating garlic a joy?
Baba Kama 81: Are you more religious than your rabbi?
Baba Kama 80: Who goes through the door first?
Can you Create Parsley from Fennel and Celery?
Can a Miracle Work with Nature?
What does God do in Heaven?
What is Hard Wheat?
Baba Kama 73: How do You Greet Your Rabbi?
Modesty in the Bathroom?
Baba Kama 70: Should You Protect a Lawyer?
What Does the Word Shas Mean?
Think of “Random Brain Teasers” as the Joker in the deck!
Baba Kama 67: What’s the Best Way to Steal?
Can You Pray Stoned?
Baba Kama 60: Can Dogs Sense the Future?
Baba Kama 59: Can You Avoid the Moral Police?
Baba Kama 57: The Difference Between a Stolen and Lost Object?
Baba Kama 56: Can You Multitask with God?
Baba Kama 55: Can You Crossbreed Fish?
Baba Kama 54: What’s the Difference Between the 1st and 2nd Tablets?
Baba Kama 53: Bad Air or Impact Kills an Animal Falling into a Pit?
Baba Kama 52: How Does God Get Rid of Bad Jewish Leaders?
Baba Kama 50: Baba Kama 50 – REWARD & PUNISHMENT
Was the King of Persia (now Iran) Jewish?
Can a Court Sentence a Star to Excommunication?
Baba Kama 47: Do Animal Lives Matter?
BK 46: Is Possession Always 9/10ths of the Law?
Baba Kama 45: Do Animals Have a Right to a Lawyer?
Baba Kama 43: Who's your Daddy?
Baba Kama 42: Does a Person Inherit Debts As Well?
Baba Kama 41– TORAH: Does Every Letter in the Torah Carry a Message?
Baba Kama 40– JEWS: Just How Great Was Rabbi Acha bar Yaakov?
How Should You Name Your Children?
Baba Kama 38a-THE NATIONS
Random Brain Teaser: How to shovel SNOW?
Brain Teaser#5: What do we know about "Animal Intelligence"?
Brain Teaser#4: Does Heaven Play Favorites?
Brain Teaser#3: Of course, you Knocked On The Door First
Brain Teaser #2: Stone Throwing Equals Attempted Murder
Brain Teaser #1: Who were the Talmudic Tailgaters??
Why aren't American Jews coming s to Israel for the summer; Are they scared because of the war?
They didn’t have to ask twice – I was there.
August 7, 2026 
