#256: Defending the Talmud
Rashi on Parashat Behar-Behukkotai, Vayikra/Leviticus 25:1
The Roman Inquisition ordered copies of the Talmud to be burned on Rosh Hashanah in 1553. Appropriately, this memorial plaque is embossed with a quote from the Talmud: “The scroll burns but the letters fly to heaven.” Photo credit: Golden Golda, CCA-SA 2.0.
Gimme Some Torah #256
וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה בְּהַ֥ר סִינַ֖י לֵאמֹֽ…
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