Q&A: The Relevance of the Talmud for Our Times
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The Relevance of the Talmud for Our Times
Question
Good morning,
You wrote in your post about the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) the following sentence: “in unraveling a complex Talmudic passage that appears (in most cases, mistakenly in my view) irrelevant and disconnected from us.”
I would be happy for an explanation or a reference to an article that goes more deeply into the relevance of the Talmud.
More power to you.
Answer
I don’t recall a direct article about this. But a great many articles and columns here on the site demonstrate it.
Discussion on Answer
I’d be happy to see a systematic article on the subject—from the standpoint of the Oral Torah in general and the Talmud in particular, in terms of authority and relevance.
I thought you’d write: indeed, I’ve dealt with this a great deal here on the site and in general, and soon I’ll upload an organized column on the matter.