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Category Archives: Talmud
A History of the Talmud
Here are some highlights from this 2019 book by the librarian at JTS: * Before the first century of the common era, Judaism was, with variations, biblical Judaism, a Judaism defined by the library of books that had been accepted … Continue reading
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TabletMag: HOW JEWS SHOULD DEAL WITH GENTILES – According to this week’s ‘Daf Yomi’ Talmud study, as little as possible
Adam Kirsch writes: The nominal subject of Tractate Avoda Zara is idol worship, one of the worst sins in Judaism. But as Daf Yomi readers complete our third week of studying this tractate, it is becoming clear that the real … Continue reading
Tabletmag: ‘BRINGING ‘DAF YOMI’ TO LIFE. AND VICE VERSA.’
Beth Kissileff writes: One frustration in reading a memoir about life in Israel is a total absence of a mention of Arabs and others who live there. Nonetheless, part of the liveliness of Kurshan’s memoir comes from her life in … Continue reading
Tabletmag: Daf Yomi: Interpreters of ancient Jewish law ‘often give the impression of doing whatever needs to be done to make the Bible mean what they want it to mean’
No constitution can cover ever exigency. Survival must preempt fidelity to text. A Torah is not a death warrant. The sovereign is he who decides the state of exception, notes Carl Schmitt. In Orthodox Judaism, the leading rabbis of the … Continue reading
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