How the Talmud Can Change Your Life
Surprisingly Modern Advice from a Very Old Book

I picked this book up because I had little knowledge of the Jewish religion and felt maybe this would help me increase my knowledge. I read it slowly to try to absorb some of the stories and history. Description: A witty and wide-ranging exploration of a book that has perplexed and delighted people fo......more

This is a wonderful book. It is funny and playful, and yet profound and meaningful. Leibovitz makes relevant this ancient book (if you can call it that) and shows how its wisdom is important and needed for our lives today. Leibovitz starts each chapter with some contemporary and seemingly un-Talmud (......more

6 days later B’’H😭 do you know when you’re really passionate about something and you’re eagerly sharing it with someone, but they don’t understand a thing you’re saying? this is like the book version of that…a person who’s very into the talmud and clearly has a very deep understanding of it trying to......more

I've listened to his Tablet magazine podcasts and read his articles, and the voice there's headlong, booming, very intellectual, but pop culture-immersed, and certainly "liberal-ish" Jewish New Yorker, enters these pages with verve, insight, lots of leaps, similar to the pivotal ones he discerns in......more

I like this book, but I'm struggling with it. I wanted to learn more about Judaism and the Talmud, so this seemed like a good book to read. It's clearly well researched and the author clearly knows his stuff. The writing style is entertaining and engaging and at times quite amusing. But the chapters......more