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Book Title
Talmud for Beginners Vol. 2 : Text, Vol. 2
Publication Name
Talmud for Beginners
Title
Talmud for Beginners
Subtitle
Text, Vol. 2
Author
Judith Z. Abrams
Format
Trade Paperback
ISBN-10
0876685971
EAN
9780876685976
ISBN
9780876685976
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Genre
Religion
Release Date
07/07/1977
Release Year
1977
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
0.6in
Item Length
8.9in
Item Width
6.7in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz
Publication Year
1977
Topic
Judaism / Conservative, Judaism / History, Judaism / Talmud, Judaism / General
Number of Pages
190 Pages

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Rabbi Abrams writes: "When I teach Torah classes to my congregants, sometimes they become very uncomfortable with what they read in the Tanach. Jacob tricks his father. Moses kills a man. David commits adultery. They struggle to come to grips with the difficult passages in the text. They also work on finding meaning in worship services, even though they don't know Hebrew. They strive to define themselves proudly as Jews in a non-Jewish world. They worry about assimilation. And I'm pretty sure that they think their problems are modern ones. Blessedly, the rabbis of the Talmud struggled with these questions, too, and they came up with some terrific answers. "In this introduction to the tractate Megillah of the Babylonian Talmud, we will learn how the rabbis viewed the Torah, and how they teach us to relate to it. They don't shy away from the hard-to-deal with passages, but show us how to meet them head on without sacrificing respect for them. They show us how to make the text our own and how to honor it in our everyday lives. These are ancient answers to modern questions. "In this tractate, the rabbis develop a whole system of honor that is based on respect for the Torah in each person and object in our world. In other words, the true Jewish status system is based on learning and menschlichkeit, rather than money or fame. So while this tractate may be stimulating on an intellectual level, it's also stimulating on the mensch' level. "As the second volume in a series, this book challenges the learner to reach new heights of understanding the Talmud, and the way the rabbis thought. However, don't be afraid, it's still very much for beginners. A general introduction about the Talmud is provided, then selected passages from each of the tractate's four chapters are explained in simple language. A bibliography for further reading, glossary, halachic appendix and descriptions of the rabbis mentioned in the book, are also provided."

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0876685971
ISBN-13
9780876685976
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Book Title
Talmud for Beginners Vol. 2 : Text, Vol. 2
Author
Judith Z. Abrams
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Judaism / Conservative, Judaism / History, Judaism / Talmud, Judaism / General
Publication Year
1977
Genre
Religion
Number of Pages
190 Pages

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Item Length
8.9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6.7in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz

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All too often Talmud dissembles into a mass of details, some fascinating but many others esoteric or irrelevant. In this book, Rabbi Abrams identifies the underlying grand themes that pull it all together. She takes the novice by the hand, gently walking him/her through complex logical analyses, until the beauty of the complete structure comes into sight. By weaving lively examples of loving relationships between human beings into her explanations, Rabbi Abrams not only clarifies the nature of a Jew's relationship to God, but prods the reader into grappling with some of the larger religious issues of the day. In short, like Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, she makes the study of Talmud inviting instead of intimidating., Rabbi Abrams has produced an excellent introduction to the study of the Talmud. Through explication of selected texts, she conveys to the reader the high degree of accessibility and comprehensibility of the Talmud, proving again that even the most complex matter can be grasped if properly transmitted. Bringing in her own insights, she transforms material that at first blush might seem abstruse or unrelated to human concerns into texts that speak not only to the historical reality of the Rabbis but to our contemporary self as well.
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