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April 8, 2015

Humor in the Talmud: Fun and Games Until You Get Thrown out of the Yeshiva

Talmud is full of jokes. But the rabbis were also wary of excessive mirth.

The Talmud, writes Simon Holloway, is replete with jokes and wordplay, and mentions rabbis using humor to maintain their students’ attention. But the rabbis were also wary of excessive mirth:

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