About this episode
Today’s Daf Yomi page, Berakhot 47 , asks a big, tough question: Exactly what does a Jew need to know and do in order to be considered anything but an Am Ha'aretz , or an ignoramus? The rabbis, of course, each offer wildly divergent answers, and to address this thorny conundrum we invited Stephanie Butnick and Mark Oppenheimer , co-hosts of Tablet's popular Unorthodox podcast, to ascertain once and for all the best way to engage with Jewish life. Is the ability to listen the only true prerequisite we should insist on when welcoming someone to our midst? Listen and find out.