LOGINDaf Yomi
When one knows and comprehends a verdict, or any Halachah set forth in the Talmud, he then actually comprehends and grasps the will and wisdom of G‑d. —Tanya, Likuttei Amarim, ch. 5
Welcome to the Talmud
After the cryptic documentation of the Oral Torah into the Mishnah (see here for more), there was elaborate discussion and debate regarding the precise understanding of the oral law and the interpretation of the Torah. These debates became the text of what is called the “Talmud.”
The Talmud was composed in the 5th century by Ravina and Rav Ashi, and has become a most important factor in Jewish study and Jewish life, as it has become the text that serves as the basis for all Jewish practice. It has become the main subject of education for the Jewish youth and a primary subject of continued education for the old.
When a Jew faces the question, "How does G-d, the Creator of the Universe, want me to live?" The answer always begins with the Talmud (and the Tanach).
The 36 tractates of the Talmud elaborate on the Mishnah, so that each tractate discusses the specific topic discussed in the Mishnah. [However, the Talmud can move from subject to subject, quickly moving away from the central topic of the tractate.]
Make The Most of Your Talmud Study
You have a free moment, or you set aside time, make sure you finish your daily daf. You have the opportunity to internalize Divine Wisdom. Ponder that for a moment!
Reasons and benefits
[A person is obligated to learn each day, Scripture, Mishnah and Talmud.] There are opinions that this obligation is fulfilled through the study of the Babylonian Talmud, which includes scripture and the Mishnah. —Rama, Yoreh Deah 246:4
It is the custom of laymen to study the Talmud each day, with the commentary of Rashi and Tosfot. —Derisha, Yoreh Deah, ch. 246
Everything written in the Babylonian Talmud must be followed by all Jewish people… since everything that is written there has been accepted by all Jews of that generation. —Introduction, Mishnah Torah
Rabbi Yochanan said: The Holy One, Blessed be He, made a covenant with the Jewish people only for the sake of the teachings that were transmitted orally. —Gittin 60b
The Rabbis of the Mishnah and the Talmud based all their teachings on the mystical secrets of the Torah. —Zohar III 244b
All the teachings of the Talmud, even those that the Talmud states were errors (Badusa), were all said by G-d, literally, in those very words. G-d Himself said the law and G-d Himself said it is an error. —Likkutei Levi Yitzchak, Igrot Kodesh, p. 267
The analysis of Torah (Pilpul) was given to Moses alone, and he graciously shared the ability with the Jewish people. —Based on Nedarim 38a
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