Everyman's Talmud: The Major Teachings of the Rabbinic Sages

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Author: Abraham Cohen

ISBN-10: 9562914356

ISBN-13: 9789562914352

Category: Jewish Law

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Long regarded as the classic introduction to the teachings of the Talmud, this comprehensive and masterly distillation summarizes the wisdom of the rabbinic sages on the dominant themes of Judaism.

ForewordPrefaceIntroductionSect. IHistorical AntecedentsSect. IIThe MishnahSect. IIIGemara and MidrashCh. IThe Doctrine of GodSect. IExistence1Sect. IIUnity4Sect. IIIIncorporeality6Sect. IVOmnipresence8Sect. VOmnipotence10Sect. VIOmniscience13Sect. VIIEternity15Sect. VIIIJustice and Mercy16Sect. IXFatherhood20Sect. XHoliness and Perfection22Sect. XIThe Ineffable Name24Ch. IIGod and the UniverseSect. ICosmology27Sect. IITranscendence and Immanence40Sect. IIIAngelology47Sect. IVIsrael and the Nations58Ch. IIIThe Doctrine of ManSect. IThe Human Being67Sect. IIThe Soul76Sect. IIIFaith and Prayer78Sect. IVThe Two Impulses88Sect. VFree Will93Sect. VISin95Sect. VIIRepentance and Atonement104Sect. VIIIReward and Punishment110Ch. IVRevelationSect. IProphecy121Sect. IIThe Torah125Sect. IIIStudy of the Torah135Sect. IVThe Written Torah141Sect. VThe Oral Torah146Sect. VIThe Practice of Torah149Ch. VDomestic LifeSect. IWoman159Sect. IIMarriage and Divorce162Sect. IIIChildren170Sect. IVEducation173Sect. VFilial Piety180Ch. VISocial LifeSect. IThe Individual and the Community184Sect. IILabour191Sect. IIIMaster and Workman196Sect. IVPeace and Justice203Ch. VIIThe Moral LifeSect. IImitation of God210Sect. IIBrotherly Love212Sect. IIIHumility216Sect. IVCharity219Sect. VHonesty227Sect. VIForgiveness228Sect. VIITemperance230Sect. VIIIDuty to Animals235Ch. VIIIThe Physical LifeSect. ICare of the Body238Sect. IIRules of Health241Sect. IIIDietetics246Sect. IVTreatment of Disease250Ch. IXFolk-LoreSect. IDemonology260Sect. IIThe Evil Eye270Sect. IIIMagic and Divination274Sect. IVDreams286Sect. VSuperstitions291Ch. XJurisprudenceSect. IThe Courts298Sect. IIJudges and Witnesses305Sect. IIIThe Trial309Sect. IVModes of Punishment315Sect. VTorts322Sect. VIFound Property328Sect. VIIBailment331Sect. VIIITenancy334Sect. IXSale and Delivery337Sect. XPrescriptive Right341Sect. XIInheritance343Ch. XIThe HereafterSect. IThe Messiah346Sect. IIResurrection of the Dead357Sect. IIIThe World to Come364IVThe Last Judgment370Sect. VGehinnom379Sect. VIGan Eden383Selected Bibliography391Index395