Episode 36 Biblical Dress Codes and the Nobel Prize
A commandment in Leviticus about clothing has always been mysterious, and the wonderful tale of an Economics Nobel Prize winner who is also a traditional Jew allows us to better appreciate its appearance in our text.
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