Why does an ancient article of clothing share a name with a heinous act of violence? Can one wear an ankle monitor on Shabbat in a coronavirus surveillance state? Explore these and other questions of Talmudic attire in the sixth chapter of Shabbat.
Annie Sommer Kaufman received her Master’s in Fashion Design from Drexel University and is a clothing designer, patternmaker, cutter, sewer, and salesperson with her own label called Annie the K. She is also the founder of the Lace Midrash Talmud study group and studied at Svara where she is training as a Talmud teacher.
Special thanks to our executive producer, Adina Karp.
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"Midnight Tale" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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