Gemara

His understanding (IIUC) is that many of the "segulot" in the gemara were their understanding of science and they believed efficacious (but IIUC if not rational now, don't do). ❋ Unknown (2009)

While these are time-dependent positive precepts of the type from which women are ordinarily exempt according to Kiddushin 1: 7, the gemara of the Babylonian Talmud is explicit that women are required to fulfill all of them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The would-be rabbinical students in question would like nothing better than to “plunk themselves down for a while and learn some gemara”. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The centrality of the gemara to Judaism and Judaism to the collective Jewish identity suggests a possible cultural link, although both the existence and direction of causation remain uncertain. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Things like kosher meat, chevruta gemara study, and Simchat Torah celebrations are fantasies. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Better all those wannabe transgendered rabbis could just plunk themselves down for a while and learn some gemara. ❋ Unknown (2007)

As we see over and over again the gemara, the strength of the lenient is greater than that of the stringent. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The next guy to sit down pulled out a gemara and began learning. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I grew up in one of these places, and you can unquestionably find find “vibrant communities of learning,” “kosher meat, chevruta gemara study, and Simchat Torah celebrations.” ❋ Unknown (2007)

The gemara makes frequent reference to the sadukim, who reject oral torah. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Check out gemara shabbos 40b, the Rif 18b, and the shulchan oruch, orach chaim 326:1 I think…. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Ineterstingly, medieval Muslim writers (doctors mostly) were also concerned with this–Averroes and the like, and/though the Jewish version of the story (including a wild story about how Ben Sira was conceived thusly) occurs earlier, in the gemara. ❋ Unknown (2006)

To assume that amoraic gemara is from Sinai–well, see my other comment about machlokot. ❋ Unknown (2005)

They consulted, and whipped out a tractate of gemara Talmud for me to peruse. ❋ Unknown (2005)

P.S. The gemara on Hanukah is Amoraic, not Tanaaitic. ❋ Unknown (2005)

There are something like 5000 machlokot in the gemara, with only 50 resolved on the page. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Eliana · June 3rd, 2004 at 3:26 am haha, and all the boys were busy studying gemara, getting paler and paler. it is ok, some are getting some sun these days. ❋ Unknown (2004)