Taanit 5: What to Get for One Who Has It All

When does the season of asking for rain end? Of course, it's a debate, but a mild one, and contingent on biblical interpretation. Which leads into a structured conversation about the meaning of various, diverse verses between R. Nachman and R. Yitzchak. With a focus on idolatry, and then the sharp questions on Shmuel's apparently divinely engineered death, the unfairness of it, and how he wasn't as young as we think. Also, the best blessing in the world.