Okay – so one of my new years resolutions is to read a page of Talmud every day (called daf yomi). The Talmud is a sacred book in Judaism, often called the oral Torah. It is a recording of rabbinic conversations that span about 600 years. Jews around the world take on reading a page a day. It will take us over 7.5 years to finish. January 5, 2020 was the first day and first page of this cycle!
I thought it would be cool to invite others to think about some of the questions raised with daily study. A couple questions tackled on today’s page include: What safeguards do we build in to avoid procrastinating? Are the rules of when you say the shema (our most important prayer) different if you’re rich or poor? And, believe it or not, what if you were up partying all night and missed the designated prayer time?
Good to know the wisest rabbis of old also procrastinated, were conscious of privilege, and knew how to party!
2,711 pages of Talmud. A gem a day. 