Take One: Shekalim 4

Today’s Daf Yomi page, Shekalim 4, asks a thorny question: Just what is the inherent value of money? Hedge fund manager Ben Samuels joins us to talk about bitcoin and other cryptocurrency, and the shifting ways in which we think about cash. Is cryptocurrency good or bad for the Jews? Listen and find out. Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group. Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Josh Kross, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Robert Scaramuccia. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.