Category Archives: Talmud

Has The Republican Race Hit Bottom?

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Luke Ford

Nothing Donald J. Trump has said in public is one-tenth as shocking as statements you will find in the Torah tradition. Media commentators have said that the Republican race hit bottom when Trump defended the size of his penis. Well, … Continue reading →

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Chicago Censors Talmud

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Luke Ford

Jeffrey Goldberg writes in the Forward in 1994: If Graydon Snyder only knew that he would be convicted of sexual harassment for teaching the Talmud, he might have kept his mouth shut. But Mr. Snyder, a Bible professor at the … Continue reading →

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Artscroll Prints The Censored Talmud

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Luke Ford

Marc B. Shapiro blogs July 29, 2015: ArtScroll is still worried about creating anti-Semitism and thus continues to print a censored Talmud. While I think everyone agrees that the ArtScroll Talmud translation is a masterpiece, opinions will obviously differ as … Continue reading →

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How Does The Talmud Deal With Rape?

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Luke Ford

Adam Kirsch writes: “To calculate the exact degree of damage to a woman’s reputation, the mishna lays down a very pragmatic rule: “One considers her as though she were a maidservant sold in the marketplace, and assesses how much she … Continue reading →

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Physical Pleasure vs Spiritual Pleasure

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Luke Ford

So in Daf Yomi (Eruvin 53B) this morning, the Talmud said that you should seize every pleasure available to you today because tomorrow you might be dead. The Hasidic rabbi hastened to explain that the Talmud clearly means spiritual pleasure, … Continue reading →

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