re: #124 sagehen

I’ve never done any serious Talmudic study… but we’re told repeatedly that the whole point of it is debate and interpretation and rebuttals of Torah portions. That there is no “right” answer, it’s the considering all possibilities that’s important. The Torah is short enough you could read it in a few hours; the Talmud is so huge you’d never get through it all in an entire lifetime.

my favorite Hillel quote is:

“That which is hateful to you, do not unto another: This is the whole Torah. The rest is commentary — [and now] go study.”