The Talmud: The Book That Shaped Judaism

03/02/2014
58 min
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The Talmud is a repository of centuries of rabbinic wisdom on law, legend and life, with a dialectic structure setting it apart from virtually any other text. Harry Freedman looks at the book’s history and Jacqueline Nicholls shares the drawings she is making to express her daily encounters with the text, continuing the long, loud, passionate Jewish argument that has lasted generations and continues to shape Judaism.

About the speakers

Jacqueline Nicholls

Jacqueline Nicolls is a London based visual artist, educator, and cultural events producer.

Naftali Brawer

Rabbi Naftali Brawer serves as the executive director of Tufts Hillel and the Jewish chaplain at Tufts University. 

Harry Freedman

Harry Freedman is Britain’s leading author of popular works of Jewish culture and history. His publications include The Talmud: A Biography, Kabbalah: Secrecy, Scandal and the Soul, The Murderous History of Bible Translations, Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius and Britain’s Jews. He has a PhD on an Aramaic translation of the Bible from University of London.

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Jacqueline Nicholls

Jacqueline Nicolls is a London based visual artist, educator, and cultural events producer.

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Naftali Brawer

Rabbi Naftali Brawer serves as the executive director of Tufts Hillel and the Jewish chaplain at Tufts University.

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Harry Freedman

Harry Freedman is Britain’s leading author of popular works of Jewish culture and history. His publications include The Talmud: A Biography, Kabbalah: Secrecy, Scandal and...