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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
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<meta name="description" content="Short summaries of each page of the Talmud with illustrations">
<meta name="keywords" content="Talmud, Law, Mishna, Gemorah, Arachin
Avodah Zarah,
Bava Batra,
Bava Kamma,
Bava Metzia,
Bechorot,
Brachot,
Chullin,
Eruvin,
Gittin,
Horayot,
Keritot,
Kiddushin,
Kinnim,
Makkot,
Me'ilah,
Menachot,
Midot,
Niddah,
Pesachim,
Sanhedrin,
Shabbat,
Shekalim,
Shevuot,
Sukkah,
Tamid,
Temurah,
Yoma,
Zevachim"><title>Talmud Page in a Couple Hundred Words</title></head><body><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the Talmud Illuminated site</span><br>
<br>
<a href="index.html"><img style="border: 0px solid ; width: 341px; height: 477px;" alt="talmud gate" title="talmud gate" src="talmud-gate.jpg"></a><br>
<span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">New!</span> Have a question? Talk to <a href="http://mosesai.org" target="_blank">MosesAI</a> about Talmud Illuminated.
<br><br>
This site took seven-and-a-half years to compose. Every day I would
learn a page of the Talmud, in the order of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daf_Yomi">Daf Yomi</a>,
and write a clear,
concise description of the major ideas discussed on that page. The
Talmud covers many areas, from divorce to marriage (in this order),
civil and criminal laws, and Temple service. It also contains many
stories. By now, the project is complete, but I am still working on
improvements. This is my fifth time learning through the Talmud.<br>
<br>
How long did it take me? Say, 2 hours every day, for 7 years, 2711 pages. About 6000 hours. Billed at $150/h, it would be close to a million dollars.
So it is a wealth of information in a literal sense.
<br/><br/>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">About myself.</span> My name is Mark Kerzner, I live in Houston, TX, I am married with six children, and I have three cats.
I am a full-time software developer and trainer in Big Data, and
part-time many other things, such as learning the Talmud.<br>
<br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why Talmud Illuminated?</span> <br>
<br>
I want to open this knowledge to anybody who wants it. Let us
say someone wants to know about Kiddushin (Jewish marriage). She can
take the excellent editions of <a href="http://new.steinsaltz.org/talmud/">Steinzalts</a> or <a href="http://www.artscroll.com/">Artscroll</a>,
and study all the eighty-two pages. This will take eighty-two hours
or more, depending on the level of preparedness. Or she can get the
general idea by reading the pages on the Talmud Illuminated site, and
then go ahead and deepen that knowledge. <br>
<br>
Each page is described in about two hundred words. It is illustrated
with a lovingly selected painting from world art. It can serve as a
knowledge journey, an art journey or both. You can <a href="http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001qQmxwxSdYesrqE7cNt6VbfuoF2y_8QZ3vmpNRztxi-tpgIRUowtYL0FSRSQaTvpq8sAKZwVnj9h2iIsryEQaeWgvZI-dJVZd0YEmZ_ogj8uRZZDPxDDq8a8gQuqyQdatdGsE8Ps4NWpdSMU8jfcVizO-ENF7iYbyXgA_-iNNYnXzTCRjoKZX2A%3D%3D">subscribe to daily
emails</a>, and after seven years of reading one page a day, become a "maven."<br>
<br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Why study the Talmud?</span> <br>
<br>
I had two reasons. First, I wanted to <span style="font-weight: bold;">have the knowledge</span>. Second, learning is an excellent <span style="font-weight: bold;">mental gymnastics</span>. When I started a
while back, my idea was: "I am reasonably astute today, but what will
be when I grow older? Let me engage in daily learning, and see
what happens later." I am still doing it.<br>
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