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What Are the Longest and Shortest ‘Halachot’ (Sugyot) in the Talmud Yerushalmi?

See my piece on sugyot (=from Mishnah section to Mishnah section) in Talmud Bavli: “A Quantitative Analysis of the Talmudic ‘Sugya’: Identifying the…

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Pt2 The ‘Eighteen Decrees’: A Foundational Rabbinic Story, and a Case Study in Formatting a Yerushalmi Sugya for Literary Structure…

This is the second part of a three-part series.

Apr 17

Pt1 The ‘Eighteen Decrees’: A Foundational Rabbinic Story, and a Case Study in Formatting a Yerushalmi Sugya for Literary Structure…

This is the first part of a three-part series.

Apr 16

Which Bible Verses Does the Talmud Quote Most?

I wanted a simple answer to a simple question: which biblical verses are cited most often in the Babylonian Talmud?

Apr 15

Pt3 Medical Diseases and Their Remedies (Avodah Zarah 28a-29a)

This is the third and final part of a three-part series.

Apr 14

Pt2 Medical Diseases and Their Remedies (Avodah Zarah 28a-29a)

This is the second part of a three-part series.

Apr 13

Pt1 Medical Diseases and Their Remedies (Avodah Zarah 28a-29a)

This is the first part of a three-part series.

Apr 12

Pt2 Bloodletting, Recovery, and Regimens of Risk: Fires, Food, Wine, Timing, Exposure, and Practical Precautions of Babylonian Amoraim…

This is the second and final part of a two-part series.

Apr 10

Pt1 Bloodletting, Recovery, and Regimens of Risk: Fires, Food, Wine, Timing, Exposure, and Practical Precautions of Babylonian Amoraim…

This is the first part of a two-part series.

Apr 9

Pharaoh’s Strategy, Miriam’s Watchfulness, and Divine Retribution: Talmudic Interpretations of Exodus 1:8-10 (Sotah 11a)

This is a new series, in honor of the upcoming holiday of Passover.

Published on Talmud & Tech • Apr 7

Large Numbers (≥100) in the Talmud: A Data Analysis

The Talmud, a vast collection of Jewish law and commentary spanning 5,000+ pages, contains extensive numerical references.

Published on Talmud & Tech • Apr 6

Pt2 Hallel: Scope, Significance, and Related Aggadic Teachings (Pesachim 118a-b)

Appendix - God’s Historical Collaboration with the Sea: from the Splitting of the Sea in Egypt to the Battle of Sisera (Pesachim 118b)

Published on Talmud & Tech • Apr 5

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