The Essential Talmud

By: Adin Steinsaltz

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Paperback | 12 September 2006 | Edition Number 1

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The Essential Talmud is a masterful introduction to the beliefs, attitudes, and methods of the sacred text by which the Jewish people have lived and survived through the ages-by the renowned Israeli rabbi, scholar, and teacher. Rabbi Steinsaltz is the first to capture the flavor and spirit of the Talmud as a human document and to summarize its main principles as an expression of divine law. This expanded edition features a new preface by the rabbi, a historical overview of life in the times of the Talmud, and an in-depth look at the content and appearance of the original Talmudic page. This seminal volume makes abundantly clear the importance of the Talmud in the lives of modern Jews. "This book is indispensable to those, Jews and Christians alike, who would like to gain an insight into what it is that moves the contemporary Jew." (Rabbi Solomon S. Bernards, B'Nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League)REVIEW: "Offers a fascinating introduction to the codified oral tradition." ("Christianity Today")

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"Offers a fascinating introduction to the codified oral tradition."--Christianity Today
"Rabbi Steinsaltz not only organizes and clarifies a vast amount of highly complex material, but manages to suggest the magnetism of the Talmudic commitment through the centuries...[a] worthwhile introduction to the character and genius of the Talmud for non-Jews and a refresher course for Jews who wish an uncluttered layman's view."--Kirkus Reviews
"Steinsaltz is a consummate master of the subject...extremely helpful."--Commentary

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Preface to the essential Talmud
What is the Talmud?	p. 3
Life in the Talmudic period	p. 10
The oral law - the first generations	p. 36
The oral law - the era of the Zugot (pairs)	p. 43
The Tannaim	p. 49
The compilation of the Mishnah	p. 57
The Amoraim in Babylonia	p. 63
The Amoraim in Palestine	p. 71
The redaction of the Babylonian Talmud	p. 78
Talmudic exegesis	p. 86
The printing of the Talmud	p. 95
The persecution and banning of the Talmud	p. 102
The structure of the Talmud	p. 109
The layout of a Talmud page	p. 114
The subject matter of the Talmud	p. 136
Prayers and benedictions	p. 141
The Sabbath	p. 148
The festivals	p. 155
Marriage and divorce	p. 168
The status of women	p. 176
Civil law	p. 184
Criminal law	p. 201
Sacrifices	p. 212
Dietary laws	p. 221
Ritual purity and impurity	p. 230
Ethics and Halakhah	p. 236
Derekh Eretz (deportment)	p. 242
The world of mysticism	p. 247
Midrash (Halakhic exegesis)	p. 257
The Talmudic way of thinking	p. 262
Strange and bizarre problems	p. 268
Methods of study	p. 272
The Talmud and the Halakhah	p. 279
Aggadah in the Talmud	p. 283
What is a scholar?	p. 290
The Talmud's importance for the people	p. 296
The Talmud has never been completed	p. 301
Orders and tractates of the Mishnah and Talmud	p. 305
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