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IS JESUS IN THE TALMUD?

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 1 min read

The TALMUD: Repository of the Oral Law (Oral Torah) Jews for Judaism

THE TALMUD: The Repository of the Oral Law. This introduction answers: What is the Talmud and what is its role in Judaism? The Talmud has two components: the Mishnah, a written compendium of Rabbinic Judaism's Oral Torah, and the Gemara, an elucidation of the Mishnah and related Tannaic writings that often ventures onto other subjects and expounds broadly on the Hebrew Bible.

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 1 min read

Jesus In The Talmud

Written by Gil Student Bastard Harlot Died Young Balaam Beginning Conclusion Historians Jesus in Hell The Accusation Insults Against Blessed Mary, Sanhedrin 106a, says Jesus' mother was a whore: "She who was the descendant of princes and governors played the harlot with carpenters." Also in footnote #2 to Shabbat 104b it is stated that in the "uncensored" text of the Talmud it is written that Jesus mother, "Miriam the hairdresser," had sex with many men. "Jesus was a bastard born o

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 13 min read

Does the Talmud talk about a ressurection 3 days after the end of the world?

Are there references in Talmud that indicate a first century Jewish belief that the general resurrection that would occur 3 days after the end of the world? Some scholars have indicated that this first century belief is reflected in the Talmud and helped form the Christian resurrection myth of Jesus after 3 days. This brings us to the question of today - does the Talmud talk about a resurrection 3 days after the end of the world? Let me begin by citing passages that appear to be the relevant

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 2 min read

The Jesus Narrative In The Talmud

Written by Gil Student Introduction There are four main passages in the Talmud that are alleged by some to discuss the story of Jesus' life and death. What we will do here is to analyze closely these passages and see the reasons one may or may not attribute these stories to the life of Jesus. We will also look at another two passages that help us identify our protagonist(s). We will quickly realize that there are great difficulties in stating that any of these texts refer to Jesus. We will

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 17 min read

Critical Thinking and the Talmud

By Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz In August 2000, Senator Joe Lieberman was selected as the nominee for Vice President of the United States of American by Al Gore. The entire nation buzzed about Senator Lieberman's selection because his was the first Jewish nominee for the second highest office of the United States. Every Talk Radio show I tuned into that day was covering the Jewish angle of this story. I was listening to one show in particular when a caller named John unleashed a torrent of anti-Semi

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 2 min read

Eyes to Earth, Heart to Heaven

By: Adin (Steinsaltz) Even-Yisrael The Talmud (Yevamot 105b) records a discussion regarding whether one who prays should focus his attention on earth or Heaven. The issue is resolved by the suggestion that “A man who offers his prayers must direct his eyes below [to Earth] and his heart above [toward Heaven].” Even though this debate has a literal, practical significance, it also reflects and encompasses a much broader insight. These three approaches have implications in many realms, including

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 3 min read

Mitzvot and Spirituality

Let's take a second and analyze the first humans, Adam and Eve, when they were in the Garden of Eden. Their bodies were a mirror of their souls. Indeed, there was no need to cover up such a pure innocent expression of spirituality — God's image illuminating a human being. However, once evil was assimilated into man, the body came to represent something adversarial to the soul. Looking at the body could now distract the observer from focusing on his or her internal being and instead focus exclus

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 2 min read