I remember my grandfather, who was an orthodox rabbi, telling me he didn’t learned most of the halakha (laws of Judaism) just by watching his dad. On today’s daf, we see how the members of a learned rabbis’ household are trusted to know the laws . . . ant that when we don’t live inContinue reading “Avodah Zarah 39”
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. 