Arthur Kurzweil is a teacher of Talmud and Kabbalah. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Humanitarian Award from the Melton Center for Jewish Studies at The Ohio State University for his unique contributions to Jewish education, as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies. Arthur is the author of several books including The Torah For Dummies, Kabbalah For Dummies, and On the Road with Rabbi Steinsaltz.

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• Introduction 1Part 1: Introducing the Talmud 9Chapter 1: What is the Talmud? 11Chapter 2: Tracing the History of the Talmud 23Chapter 3: Tackling the Talmud Today 41Chapter 4: The Antisemitic War Against the Talmud 59Chapter 5: Key Terms and Concepts From the Talmud 73Part 2: Opening the Talmud 87Chapter 6: Navigating the Talmud 89Chapter 7: Greeting the Great Talmudic Masters 111Chapter 8: Apologies and Reflections on Women in the Talmud 139Chapter 9: Thinking Like a Talmudic Rabbi 161Part 3: Living the Talmud Way 171Chapter 10: Observing the Holidays as Holy Days 173Chapter 11: On Eating, Praying, and Harmful Speech 205Chapter 12: Breaking Taboos: The Talmud’s Surprising Views on Sex 221Chapter 13: Litigating the Talmudic Way 235Part 4: The Part of Tens 255Chapter 14: Grasping Ten Important Talmudic Concepts 257Chapter 15: Ten Books for Your Talmud Library 265Appendix: The 63 Books of the Babylonian Talmud 273Index 283

Arthur Kurzweil is a teacher of Talmud and Kabbalah. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Humanitarian Award from the Melton Center for Jewish Studies at The Ohio State University for his unique contributions to Jewish education, as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies. Arthur is the author of several books including The Torah For Dummies, Kabbalah For Dummies, and On the Road with Rabbi Steinsaltz.

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• Introduction 1Part 1: Introducing the Talmud 9Chapter 1: What is the Talmud? 11Chapter 2: Tracing the History of the Talmud 23Chapter 3: Tackling the Talmud Today 41Chapter 4: The Antisemitic War Against the Talmud 59Chapter 5: Key Terms and Concepts From the Talmud 73Part 2: Opening the Talmud 87Chapter 6: Navigating the Talmud 89Chapter 7: Greeting the Great Talmudic Masters 111Chapter 8: Apologies and Reflections on Women in the Talmud 139Chapter 9: Thinking Like a Talmudic Rabbi 161Part 3: Living the Talmud Way 171Chapter 10: Observing the Holidays as Holy Days 173Chapter 11: On Eating, Praying, and Harmful Speech 205Chapter 12: Breaking Taboos: The Talmud’s Surprising Views on Sex 221Chapter 13: Litigating the Talmudic Way 235Part 4: The Part of Tens 255Chapter 14: Grasping Ten Important Talmudic Concepts 257Chapter 15: Ten Books for Your Talmud Library 265Appendix: The 63 Books of the Babylonian Talmud 273Index 283