The Talmud is a collection of tractates that home the Mishna and the Gamara.?? The Mishna is the Oral Torah, that which was spoken to Moses (Rhema).?? The Gamara is the commentary and teachings of the sages on the Mishna text.?? The Talmud is compared to a sea (yam ha-Talmud) for many reasons:?? The Talmud is as massive and as deep as a sea.?? Like the sea, much of the Talmud is hidden from the eye, beneath the surface. Ironically, the sea is both a source of life and of nourishment and a dangerous, forbidden place.??
- Professor: Dr. Conny Williams