# Bechorot 17b-18a Coincidence (Simultaneity) - אי אפשר לצמצם

From **Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin** by R David Lapin.

- **Published:** Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0300
- **Duration:** 18:45
- **Books:** Bekhorot
- **Sections:** 17b, 18a
- **Audio:** https://www.buzzsprout.com/1528778/episodes/19913797-bechorot-17b-18a-coincidence-simultaneity.mp3
- **TorahApp:** https://torahapp.org/share/p/3P_r-lapin-matmonim/e/Buzzsprout-19913797

<p>The Gemarra explores the statistical chances of exact coincidence both in nature and in humanly engineered events, and our ability to measure it. It emerges that the human capacity of certainty and exactitude is inherently limited.</p><p><a href='https://lapininternational-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/p/david/IQD-7l_YjbR0QZsSwnqmKcJ5AX9O701zP0I581y2pzyfNvU?e=3vLgz4'>Source Sheet</a></p>