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The Talmud is a repository of thousands of years of Jewish wisdom. Its two-and-a-half million words consist of a conglomeration of law, legend, and philosophy, a blend of unique logic, shrewd pragmatism, history, science, anecdotes, and humor. In The Essential Talmud, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, regarded as one of the leading rabbis of the century, offers an introduction to this sacred Jewish text, clearly and brilliantly describing the beliefs, attitudes, and methods that have occupied students of the Talmud for ...
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The Talmud is a repository of thousands of years of Jewish wisdom. Its two-and-a-half million words consist of a conglomeration of law, legend, and philosophy, a blend of unique logic, shrewd pragmatism, history, science, anecdotes, and humor. In The Essential Talmud, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, regarded as one of the leading rabbis of the century, offers an introduction to this sacred Jewish text, clearly and brilliantly describing the beliefs, attitudes, and methods that have occupied students of the Talmud for centuries. If the Bible is the cornerstone of Judaism," writes Rabbi Steinsaltz, "then the Talmud is the central pillar, soaring up from the foundations and supporting the entire spiritual and intellectual edifice." The Talmud, though in many ways the most important book in Jewish culture, is a work with which most Jews are almost entirely unfamiliar. Rabbi Steinsaltz, whose life's work includes his efforts to revive the study of the Talmud among the Jewish people, observes that "a Jewish society that ceases to study the Talmud has no real hope of survival." Describing the Talmud as "the backbone of creativity and national life" for Jews, Rabbi Steinsaltz explains that "understanding the Talmud gives one a key, not only for itself, but for all Jewish culture." He goes on to state that "from a cultural perspective the Talmud is the tool for self-understanding" for the Jewish people. Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz has a remarkable encyclopedic knowledge of Torah, Halakhah (Jewish law), and. Kabbalah (Jewish mystical thought), as well as a mastery of the sciences. He has earned worldwide recognition as a scholar, teacher, and mentor. The Essential Talmud, like several other works by Rabbi Steinsaltz, has become a modern Jewish classic. His own Talmud translation and commentary, a project that Rabbi Steinsaltz began in 1967, has received extraordinary praise, and tens of thousands of volumes of his Talmud edition are circulating. The Essential Talmud is a superb window
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  • ISBN-13: 9780465020638
  • Publisher: Basic Books
  • Publication date: 3/28/1984
  • Edition description: REPRINT
  • Pages: 304
  • Lexile: 1400L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 5.12 (w) x 8.00 (h) x 0.71 (d)

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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz is internationally regarded as one of the leading rabbis of this century. The author of many books, he is best known for his monumental translation of and commentary on the Talmud.

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Table of Contents

Pt. 1 History
1 What Is the Talmud? 3
2 The Oral Law - The First Generations 10
3 The Oral Law - The Era of the Zugot (Pairs) 18
4 The Tannaim 24
5 The Compilation of the Mishnah 33
6 The Amoraim in Babylonia 40
7 The Amoraim in Palestine 48
8 The Redaction of the Babylonian Talmud 56
9 Talmudic Exegesis 64
10 The Printing of the Talmud 74
11 The Persecution and Banning of the Talmud 81
Pt. 2 Structure and Content
12 The Structure of the Talmud 89
13 The Subject Matter of the Talmud 95
14 Prayers and Benedictions 101
15 The Sabbath 108
16 The Festivals 116
17 Marriage and Divorce 129
18 The Status of Women 137
19 Civil Law 145
20 Criminal Law 163
21 Sacrifices 175
22 Dietary Laws 184
23 Ritual Purity and Impurity 193
24 Ethics and Halakhah 199
25 Dereh Eretz (Deportment) 206
26 The World of Mysticism 211
Pt. 3 Method
27 Midrash (Halakhic Exegesis) 221
28 The Talmudic Way of Thinking 227
29 Strange and Bizarre Problems 234
30 Methods of Study 239
31 The Talmud and the Halakhah 246
32 Aggadah in the Talmud 251
33 What Is a Scholar? 259
34 The Talmud's Importance for the People 266
35 The Talmud Has Never Been Completed 272
Appendix: Orders and Tractates of the Mishnah and Talmud 279
Index 285
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