Summary
Talmud A selection and translation of texts from Hebrew and Aramaic, history of the Talmud and notes written by Eugen Werber The Talmud was and remains a treasure trove of knowledge originating from the oral Jewish tradition and the centuries-old discussions of learned and wise rabbis from which we can still learn about different areas of human life, for example law, morality, ethics, relationships in the family and in the business world. And these values are immutable, because their source is in the highest authority, heavenly, and not temporary and earthly. Precisely because of its very exceptional meaning, Jews call the Talmud, just like the Torah, a holy book. At the same time, it should be pointed out that when studying the Talmud, the question why was always raised, because both the students and the rabbis and their spiritual teachers knew the tradition very well. And so, in fact, the Jewish laws were constantly interpreted through oral tradition in direct contact with life and all predictable and unpredictable situations. As a result, in the oral Jewish tradition, that is, the Talmud, we have about fifty thousand interpretations of the Written Torah, which has 613 laws. As a rule, thought in the Talmud is expressed with few words, but therefore with many nuances, leading not only the Jewish people but also the entire civilization known and close to us from the past to the future, because in that immense Talmudic sea of thoughts and interpretations, only a small part of which is published in this edition, is the universal human experience of God, man, nature, and relationships in society. The truth of life is stated strongly and simply with the intention of teaching man and introducing him to the wisdom of life, the foundations of which are imbued with faith in the One, but also faith in man's ability to transform the material world into the spiritual world, so we can also call the Talmud a practical theology that teaches that there are blessings in the world, you just need to know how to deserve them. (Jasminka Domaš)
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