Talmud - Wikipedia The Talmud ( ˈtɑːlmʊd, - məd, ˈtæl - ; Hebrew: תַּלְמוּד, romanized: Talmūḏ, lit 'teaching') is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (halakha) and Jewish theology [2][3][4][5] Until the advent of modernity, in nearly all Jewish communities, the Talmud was the centerpiece of Jewish cultural life
Talmud: An Explanation - My Jewish Learning There is no getting away from the Babylonian Talmud Love it, hate it, or both, this monumental work, so unlike anything we generally think of as a book, has been central to Jewish life for a millennium and more, managing time after time to find new readers and to summon new forms of reading
What is the Talmud? - Aish. com What is the Talmud? The Talmud, a vast and deep reservoir of Jewish legal and ethical teachings, has been the bedrock of Jewish life and learning for millennia Why Was The Talmud Written? What does Talmud mean? When was the Talmud written? Who wrote the Talmud? Who Were The Tannaim Amoraim?
What Is the Talmud? - The primary text of Oral Law - Chabad. org The Talmud is a collection of writings that covers the full gamut of Jewish law and tradition, compiled and edited between the third and sixth centuries Written in a mixture of Hebrew and Aramaic, it records the teachings and discussions of the great academies of the Holy Land and Babylonia
Talmudic Period | Center for Online Judaic Studies - cojs. org The Talmud is a compact, elliptical, but many-volumed collection of Jewish law and teachings The achievement of Jews both in ancient Palestine and in Babylonia, the Talmud has come down to us in two basic editions