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A Chapter of Talmud Hardcover – January 8, 2008
by
Lawrence F. Layfer
(Author)
This book is aimed at the first time Talmud student. The author has chosen to focus on the discussion of a single chapter as an introduction to, as the rabbis call it, swimming in the sea of Talmud.
- Print length152 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherDevora Publishing
- Publication dateJanuary 8, 2008
- Dimensions6.25 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN-10193444006X
- ISBN-13978-1934440063
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Larry Layfer is a member of Am Yisrael Congregation where he has taught a Talmud class for the last decade, mostly based ion the Steinsaltz English edition of the Talmud.
Product details
- Publisher : Devora Publishing (January 8, 2008)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 152 pages
- ISBN-10 : 193444006X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1934440063
- Item Weight : 13.1 ounces
- Dimensions : 6.25 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,529,964 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #491 in Talmud (Books)
- #801 in Jewish Orthodox Movements
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For readers whose knowledge is scanty, a Chapter of Talmud provides a guide expressly for beginners, using a section of Bava Metzia as an example. Gently steering the reader, the author explains complex arguments but never compromises the integrity of the text, He anticipates where Talmudic logic has its own rules and identifies the speaker where there is ambiguity. Occasionally, to demonstrate a rabbi's flexibility, he talks about the same sage in other chapters or volumes. The paradigm for Talmud study is two students working together, but where a partner is not available, this brief introduction can be a useful companion.