Was the Talmud a book of magic?

Answer 1

No. The Talmud is a collection of discussions, arguments, and commentaries

about the Hebrew Bible.

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-- It's intriguing how many questions on Jewish scripture, law, and practice

posted here are written in the past tense, like this one, that asks "Was the

Talmud ... ".

It's very likely that there are more people studying the Talmud regularly today ...

year 2011 ... than there have ever been at any other time in Jewish history.

There are hundreds of classes that meet daily, wherever Jewish communities exist,

and study one page of Talmud a day, worldwide. Today. The daily page and its

explanation are also widely available on the internet. Today.

-- Any rabbi can tell you more about the Talmud. Make a phone call and an appointment.

If you don't do that, then the only things you'll think you know will be what you hear from

those who tell you that the Talmud was a book of magic, and similar baloney.