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Podcast: Plausibly Live - The Dave Bowman Show
Episode: Maimonides
Description: "At this time, we have been beset by additional difficulties, everyone feels  [financial] pressure, the wisdom of our Sages has become lost, and the  comprehension of our men of understanding has become hidden. Therefore, those  explanations, laws, and responsa which the Geonim composed and considered to be  fully explained material have become difficult to grasp in our age, and only a  select few comprehend these matters in the proper way." - Moses Maimonides, 1180ce
A little over a  year ago I wandered into a local watch shop because there was a bent pin on my  watch band that ha...