Word: talmud
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...Ruttenberg summarized some of the issues in her book at yesterday’s talk, working her way easily from the presence of homoeroticism in sexually segregated communities to the role of female masturbation in Jewish sacred texts. “Sex toys are mentioned in the Talmud, but female masturbation is not,” she said. After reading a steamy passage from the thirteenth century about the sexual effects of circumcision, Ruttenberg looked up from her notes, asking the audience, “See how great it is to be a Jew?” Michael Simon, associate...
...Talmud tells us: "The whole of the Torah is for the purpose of promoting peace...
...Manischewitz's popularity grew, so did the general perception of matzo. Gone were the lumps and bumps of homemade mazo; machine-made mazo was uniform in size, shape, taste and texture. Manischewitz endured some controversy for his use of machines, but after he spent 13 years studying the Talmud in Jerusalem, even the most hardened traditionalists eventually considered him an acceptable authority on matzo. The Manischewitz family sold the company in 1990 for $42.5 million; the brand is still the most popular type of matzo in the world...
LeBron James The NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist is a past TIME 100 honoree Jay Schottenstein, an Ohio business leader and philanthropist, has supported the translation and elucidation of the Talmud Bavli into English, Hebrew and French. The Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud is now utilized by more than 2 million people worldwide...
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