Thursday, October 25, 2018

The People's Talmud

TALMUD WATCH: PEOPLE’S TALMUD LAUNCHES ONLINE. The new resource will contain 7,000 entries from the pages of the Talmud to make the wisdom of the ancient Jewish text accessible and relevant to all (Jeremy Sharon, Jerusalem Post).
Ever been totally snookered by Aramaic? Can’t tell your Babylonian Talmud from your Jerusalem Talmud? Is your Talmudic concentration span shorter than Rabban Gamliel’s fuse?

If your answer to these questions is yes, or even “huh?” then the “People’s Talmud” project might well be for you.

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Sounds like a creative project.

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