by Alex Orlov | Jul 30, 2013 | Review
The Talmud is a sea, a sea into which one can dive or be drowned in or simply observe carefully from the shore. And this is not any sea, but one of the most opaque seas. Indeed, one definitely should be accompanied in the sea of Talmud. This is the purpose of this...
by Alex Orlov | Jul 30, 2013 | Review
The Talmud is often likened to a vast sea. With nearly 6,000 folio pages, over two million words, and the opinions of some two thousand scholars, it is intimidating for its sheer magnitude. Complicating matters, its myriad legal, philosophical, ethical and historical...
by Alex Orlov | Jul 30, 2013 | Review
The Talmud that was composed and finally edited with late insertions in Babylonia around the seventh century is a staple of learning for many Jews. About a century ago, a rabbi suggested that Jews should read a page daily, front and back, a practice that has been...
