Background on Talmud

For further background information on the Talmud, here you will find some excerpts from The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition - A Reference Guide by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz (Random House, 1989).

The Essential Nature of the Talmud

• Mishnah and Talmud


• Spiritual Foundations of the Talmud


• Principles of Talmud Study


• The Structure of the Talmud

Guidelines for Talmudic Study

• Introduction


• From Passive to Active Learning


• Problems for the Beginner


• How to Study