Fantastic post. So much information and helpful reframing, and admirably evenhanded. Section about "breaking free of the printed page" leaves out an important point (though perhaps it was assumed): mishna and gemarra are not supposed to be confined to the printed page! it was a concession to circumstance, and perhaps the digital age will help return Talmud study to something closer to the original format, more free-flowing and communal.
Fantastic post. So much information and helpful reframing, and admirably evenhanded. Section about "breaking free of the printed page" leaves out an important point (though perhaps it was assumed): mishna and gemarra are not supposed to be confined to the printed page! it was a concession to circumstance, and perhaps the digital age will help return Talmud study to something closer to the original format, more free-flowing and communal.
Yes, great point!