A Chapter of Talmud

This book is aimed at the first time Talmud student. Rather than focus on the many rules of Talmudic interpretation, offer a long history of Talmudic development, or discuss the rabbis whose comments we read, the author has chosen to focus on the discussion of a single chapter as an introduction to, as the rabbis call it, "swimming in the sea of Talmud." The Mishnah and Gemara, which are the Talmudic text itself, are highlighted in bold letter. The commentary is in regular type. The goal is for the reader to get a sense of how a chapter of Talmud works. More important, at the conclusion of the study, the reader will be able to say with satisfaction that he or she has studied a chapter, and for the most part understands some of the basics of Talmud study. This will make the reader a part of the long line of receivers and transmitters of the Oral Law.Layfer, Lawrence F. is the author of 'A Chapter of Talmud', published 2008 under ISBN 9781934440063 and ISBN 193444006X.