This text is everything. (As an aside, the entire daf is amazing, summarizing the 613 mitzvot down to 10 rules, then even down to 3 then just 1 mitzvah (it’s fear God).) The gem for today is a favorite of modern rabbis, and maybe it can give us hope right now. On another occasion they,Continue reading “Makkot 24”
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. 