Talk:Talmud

Semi-protected edit request on 31 May 2024

In this phrase:

of the Land of Israel), or Palestinian Talmud was one of

Please add a comma after "Talmud". When a phrase is interrupted by an "or" clause, it needs a comma before and after the clause. "Wikipedia, or the free encyclopedia, is..." not "Wikipedia, or the free encyclopedia is". 123.51.107.94 (talk) 01:42, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Zero^talk 03:33, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 May 2024 (2)

In this phrase:

The leader of Orthodox Jewry in Germany Samson Raphael Hirsch, while

Please add a comma after "Germany". It doesn't begin with "or", but it's still rather similar to the previous request. 123.51.107.94 (talk) 01:48, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Zero^talk 03:33, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 July 2024

In the fourth paragraph of the article, link the word "philosophy" to the page for Jewish philosophy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_philosophy

It appears in the following sentence:

"It is written in Mishnaic Hebrew and Jewish Babylonian Aramaic and contains the teachings and opinions of thousands of rabbis on a variety of subjects, including halakha, Jewish ethics, philosophy, customs, history, and folklore, and many other topics." Master & Emissary (talk) 18:16, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

 Done Thanks for your contribution to Wikipedia! Happy editing. GordonGlottal (talk) 21:21, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

confusing to read

this text is very confusing to read, and has an unnecessary diffult style of convuluted english which cloak the meaning of sentences. the introduction is too long and does not come to a point. e.g. already the second sentence 'Until the advent of modernity, in nearly all Jewish communities, the Talmud was the centerpiece of Jewish cultural life and was foundational to "all Jewish thought and aspirations", serving also as "the guide for the daily life" of Jews.' has 3 commas and 4 double quotes and says exactly: nothing. what exactly is "advent of modernity", and "nearly all jewish communities"? many links are useless also. if you hover over philosophy it shows "jewish philosophy is the the philosophy of jews". judaism deserves more than such low quality jibberish texts.

ThurnerRupert (talk) 13:48, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

I agree this page needs significant more brevity. Pogenplain (talk) 22:25, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

History section deleted

There was a section called "Oral pre-history" that was deleted ("uncritical presentation of the traditional story of the circumstances that oral traditions began to be written down"). It had two reliable sources cited, albeit in notes (a,b) rather than proper references -- Strack and Grayzel, with a reference to the medieval Sherira Gaon. It would be better to restore this section and then edit it, improve, rather than delete it. Certainly there is a history behind the Talmud text and, if need be, the references given can be qualified, as needed, or supplemented. (FWIW, I didn't write the deleted section) @Pogenplain thoughts? ProfGray (talk) 02:03, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

I would tend to agree with ProfGray that the material in that section is probably salveageable. One source that might be worth consulting is Gerson Cohen's critical edition of Ibn Daud. Andre🚐 02:08, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

If that paragraph can be rewritten and properly sourced according to the current thinking in the literature, and its relation to the Talmud is explained, I agree it can have a place on the page. Pogenplain (talk) 03:58, 15 December 2024 (UTC)