Michael L Rodkinson: 16 books

Babylonian Talmud (Book 3 Volumes V. and VI) Translated by Michael L. Rodkinson "This book contains Tract Sabbath, which discusses what can and cannot be done on the Jewish Holy day. This tract has a wealth of information on everyday Jewish life in late Classical times, including, for...

History Of The Talmud by Michael L. Rodkinson One of the most significant religious texts in the world, The Talmud is a compilation of the teachings of major Jewish scholars from the classic period of rabbinic Judaism. In a range of styles, including commentary, parables, proverbs,...

Babylonian Talmud Book 2 (Vols. III and IV) Translated by Michael L. Rodkinson This Tract, virtually the third of the Sabbath series, treats of subjects similar to those discussed in the first two. The main point of. difference is, that most of the laws laid down in the preceding two volumes...

Babylonian Talmud (Book 4 Volumes VII. and VIII) Translated by Michael L. Rodkinson This volume contains three tracts, in order to maintain some uniformity in the size of the volumes, 1 whereas in former issues one subject required three volumes and another one volume, while in two instances...

TO HIM WHO IS A LIBERAL DONOR TO ALL PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTIONS A FRIEND OF ISRAEL'S PUREST IDEALS, LITERATURE AND RELIGION ADOLPH LEWISOHN, ESQ. THIS BOOK IS MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR MICHAEL L. RODKINSON NEW YORK, IN MONTH ELUL, SEPTEMBER 1ST. 1903 PREFACE. THE ancient authors used...

Babylonian Talmud Book 1 (Vols. I and II) Translated by Michael L. Rodkinson On this, the appearance of our latest literary undertaking, we deem a few explanatory remarks necessary. The brief outline of the origin of the Talmud that follows may suggest the thought that we have departed from...

TO HIM WHO FOR HIS PHILANTHROPY AND HUMANITY IS BELOVED AND HIGHLY PRAISED BY THE PEOPLE OF GREATER NEW YORK AND COUNTRY THE HONORABLE SAMUEL GREENBAUM JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT THIS VOLUME IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY HIS ADMIRER AND FRIEND MICHAEL L. RODKINSON New York, January 1, 1902.

Talmud Bavli (the "Babylonian Talmud") comprises the Mishnah and the Babylonian Gemara, the latter representing the culmination of more than 300 years of analysis of the Mishnah in the Babylonian Academies. The foundations of this process of analysis were laid by Rab, a disciple of Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi....

In our translation we adopted these principles: 1. Tenan of the original--We have learned in a Mishna; Tania--We have, learned in a Boraitha; Itemar--It was taught. 2. Questions are indicated by the interrogation point, and are immediately followed by the answers, without being so marked. 3. When...

In our translation we adopted these principles: 1. Tenan of the original--We have learned in a Mishna; Tania--We have learned in a Boraitha; Itemar--It was taught. 2. Questions are indicated by the interrogation point, and are immediately followed by the answers, without being so marked. 3. When in...

MANY books have been written by the scientists of the last century, and many lengthy articles have appeared in the various periodicals, concerning the Jewish high court, and this tract, which, if extracts were given, would make an entire bulky volume in itself. However, we deem it best to give the...

In our translation we adopted these principles: 1. Tenan of the original--We have learned in a Mishna; Tania--We have learned in a Boraitha; Itemar--It was taught. 2. Questions are indicated by the interrogation point, and are immediately followed by the answers, without being so marked. 3. When in...

In our translation we adopted these principles: 1. Tenan of the original--We have learned in a Mishna; Tania--We have learned in a Boraitha; Itemar--It was taught. 2. Questions are indicated by the interrogation point, and are immediately followed by the answers, without being so marked. 3. When in...

In our translation we adopted these principles: 1. Tenan of the original--We have learned in a Mishna; Tania--We have learned in a Boraitha; Itemar--It was taught. 2. Questions are indicated by the interrogation point, and are immediately followed by the answers, without being so marked. 3. When in...