One of the things I love about the Gemara is that sometimes, buried inside a technical legal discussion, is a really profound insight into human nature. Today’s daf discusses food prepared on Shabbat for someone who is dangerously ill. Of course, saving a life overrides Shabbat. But then the Gemara asks: what about everyone else?Continue reading “Chullin 15”
2,711 pages of Talmud. A gem a day.
People make New Years resolutions. Mine was to read a page of Talmud every day, a practice known as daf yomi. There are 2,711 pages of Talmud. It will take over 7.5 years. This is my daily blog with at least one gem from each page I have read. Join me, and see this sacred book through the eyes of a progressive female Rabbi.
2,711 pages of Talmud. A gem a day. 