犹太人历史.doc

Talmud 塔木德:犹太人的圣经 Role in Judaism[ edit ] The Talmud represents the written record of an oral tradition . It became the basis for many rabbinic legal codes and customs, most importantly for the Mishneh Torah and for the Shulchan Aruch . Orthodox and, toa lesser extent, Conservative Judaism accepts the Talmud as authoritative, while Reconstructionist and Reform Judaism do not. This section briefly outlines past and current movements and their view of the Talmud's role. Present day[ edit ] Orthodox Judaism continues tostress the importance ofTalmud study as ponent ofYeshiva curriculum, inparticular for those training e Rabbis. This issoeven though Halakha isgenerally studied from the medieval codes and not directly from the Talmud. Talmudic study amongst the laity iswidespread inOrthodox Judaism ,with daily or weekly Talmud study mon inHaredi Judaism and with Talmud study acentral part ofthe curriculum inOrthodox Yeshivas and day schools. The regular study ofTalmud among laymen has been popularized bythe Daf Yomi ,adaily course ofTalmud study initiated byRabbi Meir Shapiro in 1923; its 13th cycle ofstudy began onAugust, 2012. Conservative Judaism similarly emphasizes the study ofTalmud within its religious and rabbinic education. Generally, however, Conservative Jews study the Talmud asahistorical source-text for Halakha .The Conservative approach tolegal decision-making emphasiz