The Stories They Tell: Halakhic Anecdotes in the Babylonian Talmud

by Judith Hauptman

In this engaging book of commentary on the Talmud, the author upends the long-held theory of the immutability of halakhah, Jewish law. In her detailed analysis of over 80 short halakhic anecdotes in the Babylonian Talmud, the author shows that the Talmud itself promotes halakhic change. She leads the reader through one sugya (discussion unit) after another, accumulating evidence for her rather radical thesis. Along the way, she teases out details...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1463244568
• ISBN13: 9781463244569
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Gorgias Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"