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December 26, 2023

Capturing the Beautiful Music in the Talmud’s Minutiae

A book more serious than its title suggests.

When I first saw that Liel Leibovitz had written a book called How the Talmud Can Change Your Life I was both curious and a little worried that it had reduced this great sea of wisdom—to use a traditional metaphor—to a mere self-help book. David Wolpe suggests those worries are misplaced:

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December 26, 2023

  1. Gaza and the Civil War within Islam

    A Hamas victory will inspire Islamists everywhere.

  2. The War with Hamas Enters a New Phase, While Israel Readies to Confront Hizballah

    Tunnels, domestic politics, and the popular mood.

  3. Tom Stoppard Realizes His Audience Understood Something about “Leopoldstadt” That He Didn’t

    Who knew a play about anti-Semitism would be so timely?

  4. Capturing the Beautiful Music in the Talmud’s Minutiae

    A book more serious than its title suggests.

  5. The Mysteries of Jerusalem’s Ancient Moat

    Possibly built centuries before King David.