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Talmudist

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Tal·mud  (tälmd, tlmd)
n. Judaism
The collection of ancient Rabbinic writings consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara, constituting the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism.
[Mishnaic Hebrew talmûd, learning, instruction, from Hebrew lmad, to learn; see lmd in Semitic roots.]
Tal·mudic (täl-mdk, -my-, tl-), Tal·mudi·cal (-d-kl) adj.
Talmud·ist (tälm-dst, tlm-) n.
Talmudist [ˈtælmʊdɪst]
n
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) a scholar specializing in the study of the Talmud
2. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) any of the writers of or contributors to the Talmud
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In the modern period, the greatest Talmudist since the Gaon of Vilna, Rabbi Saul (GeRaSH) Lieberman, an admirer of Maimonides, encouraged women to study Talmud and admitted them into his Talmud classes.
The Tumultuous life of the second Moses by Nadler, Allan / Moment
Originally published during the years spanning 1944 to 1953, Polyn is the story of the Polish Jewish community against the background of Nazi genocide--there are tales of Hassidic patricians, Talmudists, Orthodox rabbis, Hasidic tsadikim, merchants, artisans, ordinary workers, and much more.
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A great Talmudist at the Jewish Theological Seminary dismissed Heschel's religious outlook as foolishness (narrishkeit).
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