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The Talmud and the Internet: A Journey Between Worlds

This book delves into the relationship between the ancient Jewish text, the Talmud, and the contemporary digital world, examining how these two realms interact and influence each other. more

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Jonathan Rosen
Jonathan Rosen

Jonathan Rosen is an American author born on February 25, 1963. His works span a variety of themes, including literature, history, and travel. Rosen is known for his unique narrative style and profound insights into the human experience. more

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“The Talmud tells a story about a great Rabbi who is dying, he has become a goses, but he cannot die because outside all his students are praying for him to live and this is distracting to his soul. His maidservant climbs to the roof of the hut where the Rabbi is dying and hurls a clay vessel to the ground. The sound diverts the students, who stop praying. In that moment, the Rabbi dies and his soul goes to heaven. The servant, too, the Talmud says, is guaranteed her place in the world to come.”

“I was tired of an outlaw's life. I have been hunted for twenty-one years. I have literally lived in the saddle. I have never known a day of perfect peace. It was one long, anxious, inexorable, eternal vigil. When I slept it was literally in the midst of an arsenal. If I heard dogs bark more fiercely than usual, or the feet of horses in a greater volume of sound than usual, I stood to arms. Have you any idea of what a man must endure who leads such a life? No, you cannot. No one can unless he lives it for himself.”