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Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 87 - Clone Force Kilayim
August 13, 2025
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 87 - Clone Force Kilayim
Let’s talk genetics. Yes, let’s talk genetics. Is there an echo in here? Yes, there is now.
In this episode, we take a closer look at Kilayim, the Torah’s prohibition against mixing species. We inspect it and how it shows up in a tale from a long, long time ago, of a squad of soldiers unlike any other. What does Jewish tradition say about rewriting the building blocks of life? What happens when fictional characters are made in a way they didn’t choose? What about real people? And how do asian pears fit into all of this?
00:01:32 Kilayim
00:05:03 Star Wars The Bad Batch
00:07:05 Human Cloning and Gene Editing
00:10:27 Perspective - Gift or a Defect
00:14:54 Genetic Engineering
00:21:25 The grey line
00:33:20 Science Fiction and Genetics
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