Posts Tagged: Talmud Judaism
Why Are There Two Talmuds? The Answer: The Diaspora
Recently, a new translation of the Jerusalem Talmud was made available on Sefaria, the free access web interactive platform for Jewish texts that was established...
Why the Talmud Is the Most Important Text in Judaism
It is always assumed that the most important text of Judaism is the Torah. But while it is true that the Torah is uniquely revered...
New York Businessman Buys David Bomberg Babylonian Talmud for $9.3 Million
A pristine David Bomberg Babylonian Talmud—a cornerstone of the Valmadonna Trust Library, a private collection consisting now of more than 11,000 “early Hebrew books, manuscripts,...
The Path to Spiritual Self Improvement
The Talmud makes the seemingly outlandish claim that Israel generated 1.2 million prophets over the roughly 900-year period that the two Temples stood. At that...
Why Judaism and Superstition Don’t Mix
Dr. Narendra Dabholkar was a doughty activist against superstition and black magic. A gentle man but fiercely rational, he would travel throughout India exposing frauds,...
