Category Archives: Talmud

Talmud Study In The Modern Era

Marc B. Shapiro published this essay about a decade ago.

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Talmudic Secrets To Wealth

Billionaire Hershey H. Friedman writes about how to get rich according to the Talmud: Unlike the Christian Bible, which largely is dismissive of wealth and the wealthy, the attitude of the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud towards wealth is quite … Continue reading

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Sexual Consent In Talmud

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The Analytic Movement: Hayyim Soloveitchik and his Circle by Norman Solomon

Marc B. Shapiro writes: The history of Torah study is marked by various trends, such as Tosafistic analysis, the combination of philosophy and Talmud study, and pilpul. In this century, it is the “Brisker” method of Talmud study which stands … Continue reading

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The Talmud of the Land of Israel: A Preliminary Translation and Explanation by Jacob Neusner

Saul Lieberman writes in 1984, shortly before his death: I HAVE BEFORE MY EYES A Preliminary Translation and Explanation of three tractates of the Palestinian Talmud (hereafter TP), vid. Horayot, Niddah and Abodah Zarah (hereafter AZ). In his Forward to … Continue reading

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