The comparison of the Talmud with quantum physics may sound far-fetched, but the truth is that this whole stretch of Tractate Pesachim could be put directly into a math textbook. It is a reminder that Talmudic training, for many generations of Jewish students, was a way of training the mind in logical thinking as well as learning a body of laws.Earlier Daf Yomi columns are noted here and links.
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Friday, July 12, 2013
Schrodinger's hametz?
THIS WEEK'S DAF YOMI COLUMN BY ADAM KIRSCH IN TABLET: Math Lessons and Quantum Physics in Studies of Rabbinic Stringency and Leniency: Daf Yomi: For generations, Talmudic training has meant exercising the mind in logical thinking, not just learning laws.