Tag: Babylonian Talmud

The author discusses a recent censorship incident in the Talmud involving a reference to Jesus, where Jewish censors removed the mention of Jesus, instead referring to Christianity.
Jon D. Levenson responds to Levi Morrow's objections regarding Levenson's interpretation of a passage from the Babylonian Talmud linking the Temple to restraining chaotic waters.
In 1923, Rabbi Yehuda Meir Shapiro introduced the Daf Yomi program, encouraging daily study of a page of Talmud for seven and a half years.
Tisha B'Av, a day commemorating the destruction of the Temple, prompts reflections on Jewish unity and division.
This text explores the author's struggle to reconcile their routine for observing Shabbat with their routine for participating in political protests, particularly in the context of events like the Women's March.
Talya Fishman's book, "Becoming the People of the Talmud: Oral Torah as Written Tradition in Medieval Jewish Culture," challenges traditional views on the adoption of the Talmud as the central religious text of Judaism.