Talmud (study) consists of the Mishnah (original text or law) and Gemara, completion of the text. We emphasize the term Talmud (study) because it indicates that Mishnah and Gemara are part of a larger process of expansion of meaning that is fostered by sacred argument. In these contemporary Talmud pages, we use contemporary texts and images as our starting point (Mishnah) and the Gemara is offered by today’s scholars. Our readers are invited to serve as tosafists (commentators) suggesting other points of view.
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Featured Talmud Pages
Guide for Perplexed and Weary Kaplanians
In this edition of the Contemporary Talmud Page, we begin with an affirmation of Kaplan that “Torah is lifelong moral education.” But is this always true? How might the idea of shlemut (spiritual wholeness), the inward Jewish peoplehood character of tikkun olam, and an appreciation of Shabbat challenge Kaplan’s own assertion that we must always be engaged […]
Educated Kaplanian Jew Talmud Page
Mishnah by Dr. Jeffrey Schein, Gemara by Dr. Jon A. Levisohn, Dr. Miriam Heller Stern, and Dr. Arthur Green.
NEW!! Tosafot (additional commentaries) by Rabbi Lily Solochek and Dr. Miriam Heller Stern.
Living in Multiple Civilizations in 2024
Mishnah by Dr. Jeffrey Schein, Gemara by Earl Schwartz, Rabbi Sid Schwarz, and Rabbi Gail Shuster Bouskila.
NEW!! Tosafot (additional commentaries) by Rabbi William Plevan and Dr. Mel Scult
Israel Talmud Page
Mishnah by Mordecai Kaplan. Gemara by Rabbi Michael M. Cohen, Rabbi Barbara Penzner, Rabbi Gail Shuster-Bouskila, Dr. Nadav S. Berman.
Kaplan and Creativity Talmud Page
Mishnah by Mordecai Kaplan. Gemara by Rabbi Adina Allen, Elizheva Hurvich, Joanne Fink.
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