What is the Talmud? Biblical Meaning & Definition
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TALMUD tal'-mud (talmudh): I. PRELIMINARY REMARKS AND VERBAL EXPLANATIONS II. IMPORTANCE OF THE TALMUD III.
US National Library of Congress to accept book of Talmud for first time – The Jerusalem Post
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For the first time ever, a book of Talmud will be accepted into the US's National Library of Congress, the largest library in the world.The book of Talmud, translated by world renowned scholar Rabbi Adin Even Israel Steinsaltz, will be released to the library in a celebratory event due to be held on Thursday. The translation from Hebrew to English took Rabbi Steinsaltz 8 years to complete. The event, first of its kind, will feature Jewish elected officials Congressman Eliot Engel, member of the United States House of Representatives, and Carla Hayden, Principal Director of the Library of Congress
Judaism and the Power of Love | Jewish & Israel News – Algemeiner
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Lets face it if you need inspiration before going out on a date or asking someone to marry you, it is unlikely that you will look for such inspiration in a collection of volumes containing Jewish law and a range of idiosyncratic narratives and there is nowhere in the Talmud where you can find love-inducing poetry or compelling romantic prose. But there may be at least one exception.
Hearts On Fire – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com
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Photo Credit: Jewish Press Speak to Bnei Yisrael and let them take for Me a portion, from every man whose heart inspires him to generositygold, silver, and copper; turquoise, purple and scarlet wool; linen and goat hair; red-dyed ram skins, tachash skins, acacia wood, oil, spices, incense; shoham stones and stones for the settings (Shemos 25:2-7).
Q&A: New Megillat Esther With Chassidic Insights for Purim – Chabad.org
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As the Jewish world prepares to celebrate Purim on Monday night, March 9, and Tuesday, March 10 (a day later in Jerusalem), a new edition of the Megillah (The Scroll of Esther) offers a comprehensive new look at the Purim story, including fascinating insights in the light of Chassidism. Translated and interpolated by Rabbi Yosef Marcus, with additional material by Rabbi Eli Block, the volume includes a new commentary anthologized from Talmud, Midrash and classic Rabbinic commentators, as well as insights from the Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbes, and is copiously annotated and with a sweeping bibliography of sources and comprehensive indices.
Parshat Truma: Judaism is a gate to the real thing – The Jerusalem Post
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In this weeks Torah portion, Truma, we are swept into a world that is foreign to modern man, though magical and wondrous.We read detailed instructions for building the mishkan, the Tabernacle the temporary temple that accompanied the Jewish nation until the permanent Temple was built on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.The instructions included the Tabernacles area, height, what its walls would be made of, how the wooden boards would be connected to one another, what its ceiling would be made of, and how its opening should be closed; which ritual utensils it would contain, what these utensils would be made of, their exact size, what they would be used for and where they would be situated.We cant help but wonder: Why do you we need to know all these details?The sages of the Talmud and midrash dealt with these issues through an ideological-symbolic perspective. In their opinion, every detail represents a specific essence that exists in reality in every generation and in every culture.
My China anniversary and goals-based investing – The Jerusalem Post
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Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who cant sleep with the window shut, and a woman who cant sleep with the window open. George Bernard ShawNow I know many of you, when seeing China in the headline, figured that I would write about coronavirus. Well I did two weeks ago, and my advice hasnt changed
Wise Sons cookbook is a fun ride through Jewish cuisine old and new – The Jewish News of Northern California
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To call Eat Something a cookbook would do it a disservice. It is much more than that. Subtitled A Wise Sons Cookbook for Jews Who Like Food and Food Lovers Who Like Jews and co-written by Wise Sons co-owner Evan Bloom and S.F.-based freelance writer Rachel Levin, the book of course includes recipes from the local favorite Jewish deli, founded as a pop-up in 2010.
60 things to do in and around Calgary this March 2020 | Listed – Daily Hive
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Weve got a whole list of fun things to do this March as the weather warms up (fingers crossed), so be sure to make the most of it! What:Its National Adoption Weekend in Canada, and PetSmarts across the country are hoping to find homes for their furry friends.
Sephardic Jews Are Fighting for Their History to be Represented – Jewish Journal
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In 1952, on South La Brea Avenue, a restaurant called Robaires opened for business.
