#talmud study

[kimchicuddles]

I'm currently (very slowly) writing a graphic novel about studying the talmud. If you're interested in seeing my behind the scenes process about that, and various other things including this comic as I write it, join the fun over on patreon.com/kimchicuddles ❤ Thank you so much for supporting my work!!

[bibleluvr]

Want to live a more religious life but don't know where to start? Here are some ideas:

Get into the habit of praying, even if it's short and in-between a busy routine. You can worry about putting intentional time away for prayer later; it's just important to start.

Maintain an attitude of gratefulness. Hashem has blessed us with a life where we get to witness His creation each and every day. As the Talmud says, do not be overwhelmed by the state of this world! It's definitely hard at first, but now finding beauty and good in God's creation is like second nature to me.

Thank Hashem at least once a day; it may seem like very little, but I didn't even thank God weekly. Doing it just once a day can (and hopefully will!) change your perspective and nurture your relationship with Hashem.

Don't try to sit and read the Torah all at once! While I admire the devotion of those who read the Torah every day to study it in depth, I'm often too busy or forgetful to do so. What I do, is I read the Torah over the course of the week and reread the portions that move me.

Once you're used to prayer and reading the Torah, I would begin the practice of reading one page of the Talmud each day! However, if you have a tight schedule, then reading the Torah is more than enough to praise Hashem.

Begin to cut out and/or limit the amount of "forbidden" food you consume. Everyone's lives are different and not everyone is able to keep kosher (I would be lying if I said I do it regularly myself); however, this practice may be deeply fulfilling to some so I'm including it in here!

Find community! Follow blogs that inspire you to follow Hashem and lead a life dedicated to Him. It can be overwhelming and isolating at times, so finding community whether online or in person is so, so important

Forgive yourself. You're imperfect and that's okay. We all fall short of God's kindness and beauty. It's our effort to exist in God's image and to follow the way of life He commanded us to that counts.

It's okay to not get it right the first time. It's okay to be disorganized. Faith is hard and life is messy. It's your effort that proves your love and devotion to Hashem, not about whether you have the practice of Following Him just right. I hope this list is helpful to some 💖✡️

[towisco]

Watch "Christians MUST do this!!!" on YouTube

[haymarketvtubestuff]

Twitter moot named Dani: (posts a Daf Yomi joke about finger bones) Me: (makes a reference to Berakhot 62, saying my running a porn/erotic roleplay account is "also Torah") Dani: GODDAMMIT ARIEL I WASN'T GOING TO GO THERE Me: YOU'D RATHER I HIDE UNDER YOUR BED??????? Dani: I mean, there are always extra camping pads in this place…Under my bed won’t work unless you’re a dust bunny… Dani: (3 hours later) OH MY GOD I JUST GOT THE JOKE

[nehardeia]

a brief history of a literary nature

the Jewish people: minds their own business following the laws of their book

Babylon: ugh they're so annoying let's get rid of those guys *conquers the Jews and exiles them to Babylon*

the Jewish people: *writes a few more books about the exile, starts holding public readings every week to keep them fresh*

Rome: oh we do not like these book people let's oppress them

the Jewish people: *sets up academies to study the books. many students now have them fully memorized*

Rome: shoot this is getting out of hand we gotta do something about this, ok we shall Destroy their cultural center and scatter them across the empire

the Jewish people: *hurriedly transcribes decades of academic discussions. there are now 63 more books.*

Medieval Europe: this is getting to be a real problem, if you see jews kick them out so they go away

the Jewish people: *spreads across the entirety of Europe and writes hundreds more books, now in a multitude of different languages*

Various Nations of the World: shoot shoot shoot that did not go well ok we can do this guys we can do this just keep attacking them

the Jewish people: *writes tens of thousands of more books* *builds study halls and education centers and JCCs* *establishes Jewish publishing houses for the purpose of...you guessed it*

the Rest of the World, appalled: dear god who ARE you people why aRE YOU LIKE THIS

the Jewish people: *quietly reading in their libraries enjoying their books*

(somewhere in there....

Haman: gosh i hate the jews and their books i know i'll mobilize the entire kingdom to attack them

the Jews: *fight back, win, and write a book about it*)

[anonymousdandelion]

[postcard-from-the-past]

"Studying the Talmud", painting by Lazar Krestin

German vintage postcard

[penguicorns-are-cool]

hypothetical Jumblr question for anyone who might know of an answer to this or at least like, an argument that someone had about this or a time it was brought up

so you know how you're supposed to say brachot and certain prayers out loud so that someone can say amen and be sort of like a witness to it

would it count if someone with DID said the bracha in their head in a way where an alter could say amen, like while co-fronting or something

[corvid-kid9]

very excited because my school has jewish good omens (when the angels left the old country) and I’m one chapter in and already obsessed

[writer-at-the-table]

Listen, I don't know if Aaron Sorkin knew enough Talmud for "You accidentally slept with a prostitute...I don't understand. Did you trip over something?" to have been a deliberate reference to "If a man fell from a roof and while falling was inserted into a woman due to the force of the fall"

But *Toby Ziegler* 100% definitely knows enough Talmud to assume that from a Watsonian or in-universe perspective, it pretty much has to be.

[piano-nefesh]

I hate when people pull random out of context quotes from the Talmud to try to prove something.

[bibleluvr]

Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly now. Love mercy now. Walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it."

-The Talmud

[towisco]

Torah Portions Genesis 1:20-31

[wrestlingwithtorah]

Join Wrestling with Torah on Zoom Wednesday, August 2nd at 4PM PDT / 7PM EDT for an exciting discussion on the gender-expansiveness of Adam.

[jerrydevine]

there's books that i read and there's the multi stage lifelong dialogue i have with cassandra clare. it's nuanced only beth gets it

[punchyfeeley]

Bukkake gone….wrong? Right? Bukkake offers insight into the divine?