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Pt2 Herod, the Hasmonean Princess, and Bava ben Buta: Illegitimate Power, Rabbinic Prudence, and the Renovation of the Second Temple (Bava Batra 3b-4a)

Pt1 Herod, the Hasmonean Princess, and Bava ben Buta: Illegitimate Power, Rabbinic Prudence, and the Renovation of the Second Temple (Bava Batra 3b-4a)

Isaiah’s Eighteen Curses and Categories of Torah and Torah Scholars: An Allegorical Reading of Isaiah 3:1-7 (Chagigah 14a)

Bacher’s Intro to Talmud: A Summary and Rephrase of entry ‘Talmud’ in Jewish Encyclopedia

‘And it Came to Pass’: The Ominous Implication of “Va-Yehi” in Biblical Narratives (Megillah 10b)

The Wicked Doeg and His Relationship With David in 1 Samuel 21-22 and in Psalms (Sanhedrin 106b)

Pt2 David and the Sin of Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11-12 and in Psalms (Sanhedrin 107a)

Pt1 David and the Sin of Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11-12 and in Psalms (Sanhedrin 107a)

ChavrutAI Updates, and Talmud Manuscripts on ‘Al HaTorah’ Website

Crushed Amorites, Suspended Hailstones, and the Defeat of the Giant Og: Talmudic Accounts of Biblical Triumphs Over Enemies (Berakhot 54a-b)

Pt2 R’ Yehoshua ben Ḥananya’s Riddle Contest With the Athenian Philosophers (Bekhorot 8b-9a)

Pt1 R’ Yehoshua ben Ḥananya’s Riddle Contest With the Athenian Philosophers (Bekhorot 8b-9a)

Pt3 Religious Initiative, Prophetic Distillation of Commandments, and the Endurance of Faith in Exile (Makkot 23b-24a)

Pt2 Religious Initiative, Prophetic Distillation of Commandments, and the Endurance of Faith in Exile (Makkot 23b-24a)

Pt1 Religious Initiative, Prophetic Distillation of Commandments, and the Endurance of Faith in Exile (Makkot 23b-24a)

Biblical Rivers: The Origins, Course, and Names of the Jordan and Euphrates (Bekhorot 55a-b)

Finding Rare Voices in the Talmud: A Quantitative Analysis and Concordance

Pt2 Mapping Roman-Era Eretz Yisrael: From Biblical Place-Names to the Powers of Edom (Megillah 6a-b)

Pt1 Mapping Roman-Era Eretz Yisrael: From Biblical Place-Names to the Powers of Edom (Megillah 6a-b)

Pt2 Symbolism of Actions, Biblical Kings, Biblical Books, and Tanaitic Sages in Talmudic Dream Interpretations: Over 50 Dream Images and Their Meanings (Berakhot 57a-b)

Introducing ChavrutAI’s Mishnah-Talmud Mapping Table

Pt1 Symbolism of Actions, Biblical Kings, Biblical Books, and Tanaitic Sages in Talmudic Dream Interpretations: Over 50 Dream Images and Their Meanings (Berakhot 57a-b)

Introducing Talmud & Tech’s ‘Related Posts’ Index

Some Tech Updates: The Newly Launched Gemini 3 for Hebrew OCR; Updates to ChavrutAI Chatbot; and on a General AI Browser Assistant as a Talmud Study Partner

Pt3 Symbolism of Plants, Animals, Birds, and Nature in Talmudic Dream Interpretations: Over 40 Dream Elements and Their Meanings (Berakhot 56b-57b)

Pt2 Symbolism of Plants, Animals, Birds, and Nature in Talmudic Dream Interpretations: Over 40 Dream Elements and Their Meanings (Berakhot 56b-57b)

Pt1 Symbolism of Plants, Animals, Birds, and Nature in Talmudic Dream Interpretations: Over 40 Dream Elements and Their Meanings (Berakhot 56b-57b)

Pt2 Joseph’s Bones in Exodus 13 and Joshua 24: Honor, Completion, and Consequences (Sotah 13a-b)

Pt1 Joseph’s Bones in Exodus 13 and Joshua 24: Honor, Completion, and Consequences (Sotah 13a-b)

Pt7 The Messianic Era in the Talmud: Appendices Part B (Sanhedrin 96b-99a)

Pt6 The Messianic Era in the Talmud: Appendices Part A (Sanhedrin 96b-99a)

Pt5 The Messianic Era in the Talmud: Duration of the Messianic Era, and the Rewards in the Messianic Era and World-to-Come for the Righteous (Sanhedrin 96b-99a)

Introducing the ChavrutAI Bible Reader

Pt4 The Messianic Era in the Talmud: Fear of the “Birthpangs of Messiah”, the Identity of the Messiah, and the Day of the Lord (Sanhedrin 96b-99a)

Pt3 The Messianic Era in the Talmud: Signs Immediately Preceding the Messiah's Arrival (Sanhedrin 96b-99a)

Pt2 The Messianic Era in the Talmud: Calculations of World Duration and Messianic Timing (Sanhedrin 96b-99a)

Pt1 The Messianic Era in the Talmud: The Character of the Messianic Generation and Moral and Social Collapse in the Leadup to the Messianic Era (Sanhedrin 96b-99a)

Pt2 The Death and Burial of Moses in Deuteronomy 31-34 (Sotah 13b-14a)

Pt1 The Death and Burial of Moses in Deuteronomy 31-34 (Sotah 13b-14a)

The Miraculous Crossing of the Jordan River in Joshua 3-4 (Sotah 33b-34a)

Pt2 Stories of Samson in Judges 13-16: Strength, Sin, and Symbolism (Sotah 9b-10a)

Pt1 Stories of Samson in Judges 13-16: Strength, Sin, and Symbolism (Sotah 9b-10a)

Pt3 The Story of the Spies in Numbers 13-14 in the Talmud (Sotah 34b-35a)

Pt2 The Story of the Spies in Numbers 13-14 in the Talmud (Sotah 34b-35a)

Pt1 The Story of the Spies in Numbers 13-14 in the Talmud (Sotah 34b-35a)

Pt3 “Ma’aseh Merkava”: The Nature of God, Angels, and Heaven in Ezekiel 1 (Chagigah 13a-14a)

Pt2 “Ma’aseh Merkava”: The Nature of God, Angels, and Heaven in Ezekiel 1 (Chagigah 13a-14a)

Pt1 “Ma’aseh Merkava”: The Nature of God, Angels, and Heaven in Ezekiel 1 (Chagigah 13a-14a)

Pt3 Trending Talmud: Top Queries, Popular Posts, and Plain Readings of Controversial Talmudic Passages

Pt2 Trending Talmud: Top Queries, Popular Posts, and Plain Readings of Controversial Talmudic Passages

Pt1 Trending Talmud: Top Queries, Popular Posts, and Plain Readings of Controversial Talmudic Passages

Kalenda, Saturnalia, and the First Winter: Pagan Festivals, Adam’s Cosmic Anxiety, and Rome’s Rise (Avodah Zarah 8a-b)

Pt2 ‘All Dreams Follow the Mouth’: Bar-Haddaya’s Fee-Driven Interpretations of the Dreams of Rava and Abaye (Berakhot 56a-b)

Pt1 ‘All Dreams Follow the Mouth’: Bar-Haddaya’s Fee-Driven Interpretations of the Dreams of Rava and Abaye (Berakhot 56a-b)

Debating With the Temple’s Gates: The Dramatic Story of Solomon’s Temple Dedication, based on 1 Kings 8 and Psalms 24:7-10 (Shabbat 30a)

Pt1 Sukkot in the Second Temple: Rituals of the Lulav, Willow, and Water Drawing Ceremony (Mishnah Sukkah 4:4-5:4)

Pt2 Eretz Yisrael’s Miraculous Agricultural Fertility: Past, Present, and Future (Ketubot 111b-112a)

Pt1 Eretz Yisrael’s Miraculous Agricultural Fertility: Past, Present, and Future (Ketubot 111b-112a)

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

Pt1 Hallel: Scope, Significance, and Related Aggadic Teachings (Pesachim 118a-b)

Public Reading, Ritual Joy, and Liturgical Retelling of Israel’s History: Ezra, Nehemiah, and the People’s Rediscovery of Torah, Sukkot, and Covenant in Nehemiah 8-9

Reconfiguring Space, Halakhic Thresholds, and Structural Validity: A Group of Laws Relating to the Maximum and Minimum Heights of a Sukkah (Sukkah 4a-b)

From ‘Pitom’ to Pepper: Etrog Requirements and the Interpretation of ‘Pri Etz Hadar’ (Mishnah Sukkah 3:5-7; Sukkah 34b-35a)

From High Priest to King: Rituals of Public Torah Readings and Blessings in the Temple in Jerusalem (Mishnah Sotah 7:6-8)

Pt2 Study, Eating, Divine Credit, and the Gifts of Shabbat and Holidays: R’ Eliezer’s Yom Tov Lecture, the Debate over Festival Joy, and the Economics of Sacred Time (Beitzah 15b-16a)

Pt1 Study, Eating, Divine Credit, and the Gifts of Shabbat and Holidays: R’ Eliezer’s Yom Tov Lecture, the Debate over Festival Joy, and the Economics of Sacred Time (Beitzah 15b-16a)

Jastrow’s Talmud Dictionary: A Modernized and Enhanced Digital Presentation at ChavrutAI

Pt2 Tzitzit, Tefillin, and Mezuza: The Power of Everyday Ritual Objects (Menachot 43b-44a)

Pt1 Tzitzit, Tefillin, and Mezuza: The Power of Everyday Ritual Objects (Menachot 43b-44a)

Five Word Pairs That Underwent Semantic Shift In Late First Century CE According to the Talmud: Trumpet/Shofar, Willow, Table, Animal Stomach, and Babylon/Borsippa (Shabbat 36a)

Biblical Citations in the Talmud: A New Digital Index and Concordance

Pt2 Anointing Priests and Kings: The Miraculous Anointing Oil (Horayot 11b-12a)

Pt1 Anointing Priests and Kings: The Miraculous Anointing Oil (Horayot 11b-12a)

Pt3 ‘When a King Sins’: Sin, Reward, and Responsibility in Talmudic Theology (Horayot 10a-b)

From Hallucination to Precision: How Sefaria MCP Transforms AI-Powered Talmud Study and Research

Pt2 ‘When a King Sins’: Sin, Reward, and Responsibility in Talmudic Theology (Horayot 10a-b)

Pt1 ‘When a King Sins’: Sin, Reward, and Responsibility in Talmudic Theology (Horayot 10a-b)

‘My Son Absalom!’: The Pride, Punishment, and Aftermath of Absalom in II Samuel 14-19 (Sotah 10b-11a)

The Robot Rabbi: ChatGPT5’s Stance on Assuming the Role of a Posek, Rabbi, or Talmud Scholar

ChavrutAI: A New Way to Study Talmud

Pt2 The Greatness of Residing in Eretz Yisrael, and the Future Messianic Resurrection (Ketubot 111a-b)

Pt1 The Greatness of Residing in Eretz Yisrael, and the Future Messianic Resurrection (Ketubot 111a-b)

From Unicorns to Two-Spined Beasts: Talmudic Wonders of Creation (Chullin 60a-b)

Moses’ Wilderness Lotteries and the Prophecy of Eldad and Medad in Numbers 3 and 11 (Sanhedrin 17a)

Pt2 Talmudic Typological Interpretations: Egyptian Butler's Dream in Genesis 40, Hosea’s Wife in Hosea 3, and Zechariah 11 (Chullin 92a)

Pt1 Talmudic Typological Interpretations: Egyptian Butler's Dream in Genesis 40, Hosea’s Wife in Hosea 3, and Zechariah 11 (Chullin 92a)

Pt3 Jacob in Genesis 28-32: Talmudic Homiletics on the Biblical Stories of Jacob's Ladder and Jacob’s Struggle With an Angel (Chullin 91a-b)

Pt2 Jacob in Genesis 28-32: Talmudic Homiletics on the Biblical Stories of Jacob's Ladder and Jacob’s Struggle With an Angel (Chullin 91a-b)

Pt1 Jacob in Genesis 28-32: Talmudic Homiletics on the Biblical Stories of Jacob's Ladder and Jacob’s Struggle With an Angel (Chullin 91a-b)

From Dust to Swords: Linking Abraham’s Battle in Genesis 14 With Naḥum of Gimzo’s Mission to Rome (Sanhedrin 108b-109a)

Pt3 The Biblical Flood in Genesis 6-7: The Generation’s Sins, Noah’s Role, the Ark’s Construction, and the Survival of Animals (Sanhedrin 108a-b)

Pt2 The Biblical Flood in Genesis 6-7: The Generation’s Sins, Noah’s Role, the Ark’s Construction, and the Survival of Animals (Sanhedrin 108a-b)

Pt1 The Biblical Flood in Genesis 6-7: The Generation’s Sins, Noah’s Role, the Ark’s Construction, and the Survival of Animals (Sanhedrin 108a-b)

Aggadah, Folly, and Conduct: R’ Yehoshua ben Ḥanania’s Responses to the Alexandrians’ Questions (Niddah 70b-71a)

A Quantitative Analysis of the Talmudic ‘Sugya’: Identifying the Upper Bound of Sugya Length, and Lower Bound of Number of Sugyot

Talmud Yerushalmi in the Digital Age: New Frontiers in the Overlooked Talmud

‘On Condition That I Am [X]’: Talmudic Definitions of Learning, Strength, Wealth, and Character (Kiddushin 49a-b)

Pt3 Talmudic Odyssey: Giant Creatures, Cosmic Wonders, and Other Tales (Bava Batra 73a-74a)

Pt2 Talmudic Odyssey: Giant Creatures, Cosmic Wonders, and Other Tales (Bava Batra 73a-74a)

Pt1 Talmudic Odyssey: Giant Creatures, Cosmic Wonders, and Other Tales (Bava Batra 73a-74a)

Hezekiah’s Illness and Isaiah’s Visit in Isaiah 38: A Clash of Piety and Prophecy (Berakhot 10a-b)

Index of Non-Talmud Posts

Developing the ChavrutAI Chatbot, an AI Talmud Study Partner

Pt2 Talmudic Theodicy: Moses’ Requests, Divine Responses, and the Mystery of Divine Justice (Berakhot 7a-b)

Pt1 Talmudic Theodicy: Moses’ Requests, Divine Responses, and the Mystery of Divine Justice (Berakhot 7a-b)

The Daily Moment of Divine Anger: Timing, Restraint, and Repentance (Berakhot 7a)

72 Translators, 15 Alterations: the Greek Translation of the Torah Commissioned by King Ptolemy (Megillah 9a-b)

Pt3 From Nero to Titus: The Siege of Jerusalem and the Destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans in 70 CE in Talmudic Retelling (Gittin 56a-b)

Pt2 From Nero to Titus: The Siege of Jerusalem and the Destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans in 70 CE in Talmudic Retelling (Gittin 56a-b)

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

ChavrutAI Talmud Web App Launch: Review and Comparison with Similar Platforms

The Destruction of “King’s Mountain” (‘Tur Malka’): A Story of Custom, Rebellion, and Massacre (Gittin 57a)

Rome’s Hands, Jacob’s Voice: A Talmudic Lament Over the Destruction (Gittin 57b-58a)

Pt1 From Nero to Titus: The Siege of Jerusalem and the Destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans in 70 CE in Talmudic Retelling (Gittin 56a-b)

Pt2 The Origins of Tisha B’Av and the Chronology of Numbers 10-14: the Date of the Destructions of the Both Temples and the Biblical Spies Episode (Taanit 29a)

Pt1 The Origins of Tisha B’Av and the Chronology of Numbers 10-14: the Date of the Destructions of the Both Temples and the Biblical Spies Episode (Taanit 29a)

Pt3 The Temptation and Trial of Joseph in Genesis 39: From Potiphar's House to the High Priest's Ephod (Sotah 36a-b)

Pt2 The Temptation and Trial of Joseph in Genesis 39: From Potiphar's House to the High Priest's Ephod (Sotah 36a-b)

Pt1 The Temptation and Trial of Joseph in Genesis 39: From Potiphar's House to the High Priest's Ephod (Sotah 36a-b)

Roasted in Nebuchadnezzar’s Furnace: The Fall of Two Minor False Prophets and Joshua the High Priest, based on Jeremiah 29 and Zechariah 3 (Sanhedrin 93a)

'That Wicked One': A Grotesque Talmudic Portrait of Nebuchadnezzar Based on the Parable against the King of Babylon in Isaiah 14 (Shabbat 149b-150a)

Why Are Babylonian Birds Fat? Eretz Yisrael Amoraim Probe the Seemingly Superior Babylonia (Shabbat 145b)

Pt2 Wealth, Wives, and Punishment: The Story of Korah’s Rebellion Against Moses in Numbers 16 (Sanhedrin 109b-110a)

Pt1 Wealth, Wives, and Punishment: The Story of Korah’s Rebellion Against Moses in Numbers 16 (Sanhedrin 109b-110a)

Tishrei or Nisan? A Core Tannaitic Dispute on the Dating of Biblical Events - An Experiment in Formatting the Talmud As Footnotes to a Tannaitic Text (Rosh Hashanah 11a-b)

Pt2 Aggadic Lists of Ten, Seven, Four, and Two Items in Tractate Avot Chapter 5 (Avot 5:1-19)

Pt1 Aggadic Lists of Ten, Seven, Four, and Two Items in Tractate Avot Chapter 5 (Avot 5:1-19)

Pt2 The 40-stage, 1800-year chain of transmission of the Oral Law From Sinai to the Redaction of the Talmud According to Maimonides’ Introduction to Mishneh Torah

Pt1 The 40-stage, 1800-year chain of transmission of the Oral Law From Sinai to the Redaction of the Talmud According to Maimonides’ Introduction to Mishneh Torah

Pt2 Tripartite Aphorisms: From The Men of the Great Assembly to Rabban Gamaliel’s Dynasty (Mishnah Avot 1:1-2:4)

Pt1 Tripartite Aphorisms: From The Men of the Great Assembly to Rabban Gamaliel’s Dynasty (Mishnah Avot 1:1-2:4)

Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai and His Five Disciples: On the Ethical Paths to Choose and Avoid (Avot 2:8-9)

Tannaitic Aphorisms (Avot 4:15-22)

Tannaitic Aphorisms (Avot 4:4-14)

Tannaitic Aphorisms (Avot 3:13-4:4)

Tannaitic Aphorisms (Avot 3:2-12)

Tannaitic Aphorisms (Avot 2:10-3:2)

‘Only Have a Child if He’ll Be Like R’ Shimon’: Literary Structure in R' Shimon’s Five Derivations of Temple Food Laws from Deuteronomy 12:17 - A Case Study (Makkot 17a)

Sacred Speech: The Languages of Ritual Recitations and the Historical Blessings and Curses at Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal in Deuteronomy 27 and Joshua 8 (Mishnah Sotah 7:1-5)

Ugly Wives and Spiteful Husbands: Talmudic Farce in a Misogynistic Key (Nedarim 66a-b)

Extreme Poverty, Wealth, and Attractiveness as No Excuse Not to Study Torah: The Examples of Hillel, Elazar ben Ḥarsum, and Joseph (Yoma 35b)

Pt2 ‘Whoever says that [X] sinned is mistaken’: Reinterpretations of Sins In Defense of the Biblical Righteous (Shabbat 55b-56a)

Pt1 ‘Whoever says that [X] sinned is mistaken’: Reinterpretations of Sins In Defense of the Biblical Righteous (Shabbat 55b-56a)

When and Who Was Job? Talmudic Views on His Time Period and Identity (Bava Batra 15a-b)

‘Iyov’ (“Job”) or ‘Oyev’ (“Enemy”)? God's Precise Control of Nature and the Rhetorical Rebuttal of Job’s Accusation in Job 38-39 (Bava Batra 16a-b)

Pt3 Book of Job in Talmudic Interpretation: Job's Contested Righteousness and Satan's Character (Bava Batra 15b-16b)

Pt2 Book of Job in Talmudic Interpretation: Job's Contested Righteousness and Satan's Character (Bava Batra 15b-16b)

Pt1 Book of Job in Talmudic Interpretation: Job's Contested Righteousness and Satan's Character (Bava Batra 15b-16b)

Nakdimon ben Guryon, the Roman Hegemon, and the Water Loan Miracle in the Late Second Temple Period (Taanit 19b-20a)

Decoding Jastrow's Dictionary: A Modern Guide to an Essential Talmudic Resource

Pt2 Power, Pedagogy, and Internal Rabbinic Politics: The Deposition of Rabban Gamliel, the Appointment of R' Elazar ben Azarya, and Eventual Reconciliation (Berakhot 27b-28a)

Pt1 Power, Pedagogy, and Internal Rabbinic Politics: The Deposition of Rabban Gamliel, the Appointment of R' Elazar ben Azarya, and Eventual Reconciliation (Berakhot 27b-28a)

Rav Kahana vs. R’ Yoḥanan, Babylonia vs. Eretz Yisrael: Rav Kahana’s Flight, Resurrection, and Recognition (Bava Kamma 117a-b)

Disputes Between Pharisees and Sadducees: Scripture, Impurity, and Legal Reasoning (Mishnah Yadayim 4:6-8)

Divine Reciprocity: Biblical Instances of Measure-for-Measure (‘Midah Keneged Midah’) Punishment and Reward (Mishnah Sotah 1:7-9)

The Beauty and the Bandit: The Talmudic Tragedy of R' Yoḥanan and Reish Lakish (Bava Metzia 84a)

Pt2 Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah and the Fiery Furnace in the Talmud: Aggadic Expansion of Daniel 3 (Sanhedrin 92b-93a)

Pt1 Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah and the Fiery Furnace in the Talmud: Aggadic Expansion of Daniel 3 (Sanhedrin 92b-93a)

The List of Ingredients in the Temple Incense: The ‘Ketoret’ Formula in Detail (Keritot 6a)

Actual Resurrection or Allegory? The Valley of Dry Bones in Ezekiel 37 in the Talmud (Sanhedrin 92b)

‘Sacred and Defiles the Hands’: The Canonical Status of the Biblical Books of Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs (Mishnah Yadayim 3:5)

Some Technical Notes on Sefaria Relating to Talmud: The Missing API Manual, ‘Grounding’ LLMs, and Emulating and Enhancing the Outlines of Talmud Tractates Chapters and Pages

Mapping the High-Level Hierarchical Structure of Classical Hebrew Texts: A Case Study of Graphing Talmudic Chapters and Word Counts

‘Where in Scripture is Notarikon Found?’: Talmudic Interpretation of Biblical Words as Acronyms (Shabbat 105a)

‘Tractate Kinyanim’: Modes of Acquiring People, Livestock, Land and More (Mishnah Kiddushin 1:1-6)

Book of Ruth 2-3 Through Talmudic Eyes: Intelligence, Modesty, and Davidic Descendants (Shabbat 113b-114a)

Pt3 Revealing the Order: Literary Structure and Rhetoric in the Mishnah

Pt2 Revealing the Order: Literary Structure and Rhetoric in the Mishnah

Pt1 Revealing the Order: Literary Structure and Rhetoric in the Mishnah

Pt3 What's in a Talmudic Name? Unpacking the World of Personal Names in Talmudic Literature

Pt2 What's in a Talmudic Name? Unpacking the World of Personal Names in Talmudic Literature

Pt1 What's in a Talmudic Name? Unpacking the World of Personal Names in Talmudic Literature

Quantifying the Jewish Canon: Computational Analyses of Classical Hebrew Texts

Between This World and the Next: Talmudic Conceptions of the World-to-Come and Resurrection of the Dead

Pt2 Scripture, Logic, and Polemic: Proofs for the Principle of the Mass Resurrection of the Jewish Dead in the Future Messianic Era (Sanhedrin 90b-91a)

Pt1 Scripture, Logic, and Polemic: Proofs for the Principle of the Mass Resurrection of the Jewish Dead in the Future Messianic Era (Sanhedrin 90b-91a)

The Giving of the Torah in Exodus 19: Timing, Preparation, and Moses' Bold Decisions (Shabbat 86b-87a)

Two Years of Talmud & Tech: A Retrospective on My Approach and Methods, and an 'Interview' with an AI Academic Talmud Scholar

Humanity's Deserving of the Torah on Trial: Moses Convincingly Argues That the Ten Commandments Are Irrelevant For Angels (Shabbat 88b-89a)

Pt3 Conditionality of Creation, Crowns, and Commitment: the Cosmic Significance of the Giving of the Torah and the Revelation at Sinai (Shabbat 88a-89a)

Pt2 Conditionality of Creation, Crowns, and Commitment: the Cosmic Significance of the Giving of the Torah and the Revelation at Sinai (Shabbat 88a-89a)

Pt1 Conditionality of Creation, Crowns, and Commitment: the Cosmic Significance of the Giving of the Torah and the Revelation at Sinai (Shabbat 88a-89a)

Pt2 Selections from my recently published 'Know What Not to Answer: A Systematic Critique of Rabbi Aaron Lopiansky’s Lecture Series "Da Ma She-Tashiv" '

Pt1 Excerpt from my recently published monograph 'Know What Not to Answer: A Systematic Critique of Rabbi Aaron Lopiansky’s Lecture Series "Da Ma She-Tashiv" '

The Many Names of God: Divine Epithets in the Talmud

What Counts as Sex? Defining the Beginning and Completion of Intercourse in the Talmud (Yevamot 55b)

Sex, Sin, and Salvation: Tamudic Tales of Controversially Kissing a Sister, Confession of Incest, and Encounters With Prostitutes (Avodah Zarah 17a)

Sustenance and the Strange: Grotesque Talmudic Accounts of Miracles, Deformity, and Domestic Survival (Shabbat 53b)

Bread in the Basket, Eyes on the Plate: Talmudic Psychology (Yoma 74b-75a)

Mapping the Talmud: Scalable Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Named Entities, Topics, and Tags in the Talmudic Corpus

Pt2 Fig Metaphors and Female Development: Puberty, Maturity, and Majority (Niddah 47a-b)

Designing ChavrutAI: Building a Customized Talmud Interface for the Digital Age

Pt1 Fig Metaphors and Female Development: Puberty, Maturity, and Majority (Niddah 47a-b)

Pt2 'They Brought Them to Court and Stoned Them': Sex with a Betrothed Virgin as the Most Severe Sexual Prohibition in the Talmudic Literature

Pt1 'They Brought Them to Court and Stoned Them': Sex with a Betrothed Virgin as the Most Severe Sexual Prohibition in the Talmudic Literature

‘A Non-Jew Has No Father’: The Halachic Status of Convert Brothers and Their Wives in the Context of Levirate Marriage and Sexual Prohibitions (Yevamot 97b-98a)

Beyond the Mystique: Correcting Common Misconceptions About the Talmud, and Pathways to Accessibility

The 'Drawn Foreskin' ('Moshekh Orlah'): Undoing Circumcision and Foreskin Restoration in Classical History and in the Talmudic Sources

A Computational Approach to Identifying and Mapping Aggadic Content in the Talmud: Word Count as a Robust Proxy Indicator

The Densest Daf - Which Page of the Talmud Contains the Most Text? A Word Count Analysis That Definitively Identifies the Talmud’s Wordiest Pages

Pt2 ChavrutAI Web App in Progress: Advancing the Vision of a More Accessible Talmud

Pt1 ChavrutAI Web App in Progress: Advancing the Vision of a More Accessible Talmud

Labor, Lamps, and Livestock: Local Norms, Pluralism, and Halachic Variance by Time and Place (Mishnah Pesachim 4:1-5)

Breaking Badatz: A Pesach Parody

Five Grains, Five Vegetables, and Forbidden Leaven: Passover Laws of Matza, Maror, and Hametz (Mishnah Pesachim 2:5-6, 3:1)

Pt3 ‘Leḥem Oni’ vs. Luxury: ‘The Bread of Affliction’ and the Halakhic Boundaries of Passover Matza (Pesachim 35b-37b)

Pt2 ‘Leḥem Oni’ vs. Luxury: ‘The Bread of Affliction’ and the Halakhic Boundaries of Passover Matza (Pesachim 35b-37b)

Pt1 ‘Leḥem Oni’ vs. Luxury: ‘The Bread of Affliction’ and the Halakhic Boundaries of Passover Matza (Pesachim 35b-37b)

Pt2 Expressions of praise in the Book of Psalms and the Origin of the Hallel Prayer (Pesachim 117a)

Pt1 Expressions of praise in the Book of Psalms and the Origin of the Hallel Prayer (Pesachim 117a)

Searching for Leaven with Lamps: Symbolism and Function in Bedikat Ḥametz (Pesachim 7b-8a)

Pt3 The Confession, Punishment, and Atonement of Achan in Joshua 7 (Sanhedrin 43b-44b)

Pt2 The Confession, Punishment, and Atonement of Achan in Joshua 7 (Sanhedrin 43b-44b)

Pt1 The Confession, Punishment, and Atonement of Achan in Joshua 7 (Sanhedrin 43b-44b)

From Legal Procedure to Aggadic Pathos, Calendrical Courts to Emotional Self-Sacrifice: The Narrative Arc of a Talmudic Sugya (Sanhedrin 10b-11a)

Pt2 The Seven Prophetesses of Israel (Megillah 14a-b)

Pt1 The Seven Prophetesses of Israel (Megillah 14a-b)

Pharaoh’s Daughter Rescuing Moses in Exodus 2:6-9 (Sotah 12b)

The Symbolism and Miracles in Pharaoh’s Daughter Rescuing Moses in Exodus 2:3-5 (Sotah 12a-b)

Pharaoh’s Decrees and Amram’s Response: Talmudic Interpretations of Exodus 1:16-2:3 (Sotah 12a)

From Azubah to Zohar: Reading Miriam and Caleb in the Genealogies of the Book of Chronicles (Sotah 12a)

Pharaoh’s Decree and the Midwives’ Response: Talmudic Interpretations of Exodus 1:16-21 (Sotah 11b)

The Righteous Women and the Redemption from Egypt: Talmudic Interpretations of Exodus 1:15 (Sotah 11b)

Pharaoh’s Deception, the Mechanics of Oppression, and Divine Justice: Talmudic Interpretations of Exodus 1:10-14 (Sotah 11a-b)

Introduction to the Talmud

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

The Legitimacy of Learning from Flawed Teachers: The Dilemma of R’ Meir Learning from Aḥer (Chagigah 15b)

Pt2 Aḥer’s Apostasy and Its Aftermath (Chagigah 15a-b)

Pt1 Aḥer’s Apostasy and Its Aftermath (Chagigah 15a-b)

Proposal for ChavrutAI: An AI Chavruta for Studying Talmud

Chronology, Calculations, and Royal Reigns: The 70 Years of Babylonian Exile Between the First and Second Temples (Esther 1:2, Jeremiah 29:10, Daniel 9:2; Megillah 11b-12a)

Talmudic Interpretations of the Book of Esther: Esther 8:16-10:3 (Megillah 16b)

Talmudic Interpretations of the Book of Esther: Esther 6:13-7:10 (Megillah 16a)

Talmudic Interpretations of the Book of Esther: Esther 5:6-6:10 (Megillah 15b-16a)

Talmudic Interpretations of the Book of Esther: Esther 4:1-5:2 (Megillah 15a-b)

Talmudic Interpretations of the Book of Esther: Esther 3:8-3:11 (Megillah 13b-14a)

Talmudic Interpretations of the Book of Esther: Esther 2:20-3:7 (Megillah 13b)

Talmudic Interpretations of the Book of Esther: Esther 2:6-20 (Megillah 13a)

Talmudic Interpretations of the Book of Esther: Esther 1:16-2:5 (Megillah 12b)

Talmudic Interpretations of the Book of Esther: Esther 1:10-14 (Megillah 12b)

Talmudic Interpretations of the Book of Esther: Esther 1:3-9 (Megillah 12a)

Pt2 Thematic Introductions to the Book of Esther in the Talmud (Megillah 10b-11a)

Pt1 Thematic Introductions to the Book of Esther in the Talmud (Megillah 10b-11a)

Ahasuerus and the Kingship of the World (Esther 1:1; Megillah 11a-b)

Letter Permutations (Tzerufim) in Medieval Hebrew Literature: Origins and Development

The Evolution of Hebrew Script and Ezra’s Role in Torah Transmission (Sanhedrin 21b-22a)

Pt3 Uncovered Liquids and Ritual Boundaries: Gentile Wine and the Risk of Snake Venom (Avodah Zarah 30a-31b)

Pt2 Uncovered Liquids and Ritual Boundaries: Gentile Wine and the Risk of Snake Venom (Avodah Zarah 30a-31b)

Pt1 Uncovered Liquids and Ritual Boundaries: Gentile Wine and the Risk of Snake Venom (Avodah Zarah 30a-31b)

Pt2 Mourning Rituals and Communal Practices: Blessings, Wine, and Rabban Gamliel’s Burial Reform (Ketubot 8b)

Pt1 Mourning Rituals and Communal Practices: Blessings, Wine, and Rabban Gamliel’s Burial Reform (Ketubot 8b)

Rav’s Arrival in Babylonia, Karna’s Test, and Shmuel’s Remedy: A Tale of Testing Scholarship and Curses (Shabbat 108a)

Pt2 Earthly and Divine Majesty: Encounters with Kings, Justice, and the Reflection of Heaven on Earth (Berakhot 58a)

Pt1 Earthly and Divine Majesty: Encounters with Kings, Justice, and the Reflection of Heaven on Earth (Berakhot 58a)

Guardians of Temple Incense: The Eutinas Clan and Their Secret Craft (Yoma 38a)

Pt2 Bodily Afflictions and Illnesses as Signs of Sin: Wounds, Edema (Hidrokan), and Diphtheria (Askara) (Shabbat 33a-b)

Pt1 Bodily Afflictions and Illnesses as Signs of Sin: Wounds, Edema (Hidrokan), and Diphtheria (Askara) (Shabbat 33a-b)

Pt3 ‘Due to Sin [X], Occurs [Y]’: Divine Justice and Human Responsibility for Suffering and Death (Shabbat 32b-33a)

Pt2 ‘Due to Sin [X], Occurs [Y]’: Divine Justice and Human Responsibility for Suffering and Death (Shabbat 32b-33a)

Pt1 ‘Due to Sin [X], Occurs [Y]’: Divine Justice and Human Responsibility for Suffering and Death (Shabbat 32b-33a)

Pt2 Sensory Delights and Echoes of the Divine: The Talmud on Pleasures, Omens, Health and Microcosms (Berakhot 57b)

Pt1 Sensory Delights and Echoes of the Divine: The Talmud on Pleasures, Omens, Health and Microcosms (Berakhot 57b)

Rituals, Riches, and a Deadly Deception: Shabbat Preparations, the Definitions of ‘Goodness’ and ‘Wealth,’ and the Collection of Balsam and Murex (Shabbat 25b-26a)

From "Addir" to "Zeh": Repetitive Riddles, Symbolic Wordplay, and Biblical Allusions in R’ Ezra’s Homilies (Menachot 53a-b)

Rituals for Favorable Dream Manifestation and Protection from the Evil Eye (Berakhot 55b)

Pt2 R’ Shimon’s Flight from the Romans, Hiding, and Return: A Story of Persecution, Miracles, and Retribution (Shabbat 33b-34a)

Pt1 R’ Shimon’s Flight from the Romans, Hiding, and Return: A Story of Persecution, Miracles, and Retribution (Shabbat 33b-34a)

Pt2 The Four Sermons of the Mid-Second Century Sages in Yavne: On Hospitality (Xenia) and the Honor of Torah Sages (Berakhot 63b)

Pt1 The Four Sermons of the Mid-Second Century Sages in Yavne: On Hospitality (Xenia) and the Honor of Torah Sages (Berakhot 63b)

Hillel vs. the Heckler: A Friday Afternoon Challenge to Hillel’s Composure and Physical Anthropology in the Talmud (Shabbat 31a)

From Foes to Faithful: The Conversions of Israel's Historical Biblical Enemies and their Descendants (Sanhedrin 96b)

From Idlers to Judges: The Essential 120 Men and Infrastructure Essentials in the Ideal City (Sanhedrin 17b-18a)

Jehoiakim's Arrogance: Rejecting the Warnings of Lamentations and Burning Its Names of God (Lamentations 1:1-5; Moed Katan 26a)

Pt2 Hillel’s Three Converts: Lessons in Patience, the Oral Torah, and the Golden Rule (Shabbat 31a)

Pt1 Hillel’s Three Converts: Lessons in Patience, the Oral Torah, and the Golden Rule (Shabbat 31a)

Gratitude After Adversity: The Obligation of Thanksgiving for Seafarers, Desert Travelers, the Recovered, and the Freed, Rooted in Psalm 107 (Berakhot 54b)

Pt2 Thief-Catching, Corpulence, and Virility: Stories of R' Elazar ben Shimon and R' Yishmael ben Yosei (Bava Metzia 83b-84a)

Pt1 Thief-Catching, Corpulence, and Virility: Stories of R' Elazar ben Shimon and R' Yishmael ben Yosei (Bava Metzia 83b-84a)

Pt3 Rabbinic Elitism and the Am Ha’aretz: Hierarchy, Hostility, Hatred, and Distrust (Pesachim 49b)

Pt2 Rabbinic Elitism and the Am Ha’aretz: Hierarchy, Hostility, Hatred, and Distrust (Pesachim 49b)

Pt1 Rabbinic Elitism and the Am Ha’aretz: Hierarchy, Hostility, Hatred, and Distrust (Pesachim 49b)

Pt2 The Biblical Books Nearly Suppressed: Reconciling Contradictions in Ecclesiastes and Proverbs (Shabbat 30b)

Pt1 The Biblical Books Nearly Suppressed: Reconciling Contradictions in Ecclesiastes and Proverbs (Shabbat 30b)

Divine Symbols and Historical Shifts: The Significance of the Tav Mark in Ezekiel and the Precise Moment of the Patriarchs' Merit's End (Shabbat 55a)

"Destined for the World-to-Come": The Trial and Martyrdom of R’ Ḥanina ben Teradyon by Burning at the Stake (Avodah Zarah 18a)

Three Charges, Many Miracles: The Trial of R’ Elazar ben Perata (Avodah Zarah 17b)

Roman Hegemon and Divine Judgement: R’ Eliezer’s Heresy Trial and a Teaching Attributed to Jesus on Using a Prostitute's Earnings to Fund a Temple Bathroom (Avodah Zarah 16b-17a)

Sanctifying the Moon: Tales of Rabban Gamliel’s Ancestral Traditions, Dirt-Throwing, and a Message About the Enduring King David (Rosh Hashanah 25a)

Pt2 The Celestial Spheres According to Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah (Laws of Foundations of the Torah 3:1-9)

Pt1 The Celestial Spheres According to Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah (Laws of Foundations of the Torah 3:1-9)

Pt3 Talmudic Cosmology (Ma'aseh Bereshit): Earth's Foundations, the Seven Heavens, and Cosmic Dimensions (Chagigah 12b-13a)

Pt2 Talmudic Cosmology (Ma'aseh Bereshit): Earth's Foundations, the Seven Heavens, and Cosmic Dimensions (Chagigah 12b-13a)

Pt1 Talmudic Cosmology (Ma'aseh Bereshit): Earth's Foundations, the Seven Heavens, and Cosmic Dimensions (Chagigah 12b-13a)

Popular Myths About the Talmud: A Critical Examination

Pt2 From Babylon’s Ruins to Jewish Multitudes: Talmudic Blessings for Idolatry, Crowds, and Leadership (Berakhot 57b-58a)

Pt1 From Babylon’s Ruins to Jewish Multitudes: Talmudic Blessings for Idolatry, Crowds, and Leadership (Berakhot 57b-58a)