Tales from the Talmud

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Before Reading

What is the Talmud?

The Talmud is a book that explains the Torah, traditional customs, festivals and many other things that have been passed down among the Jews. People usually think that The Talmud only has educational tales and fables, but those are only a part of The Talmud. It was originally a vast code composed of dozens of volumes. The Talmud means ‘great study’. Since its beginning long ago, 64 volumes have been written and are currently being passed down from generation to generation. The Talmud shows the Jews how to live their lives and contains stories about religion, philosophy, and morality and explanations about Jewish traditions, customs, regulations among many other things.
You will read three interesting and educational tales about kindness, stealing and sharing in The Talmud.The Snake in the Wall
Astrologers visited a rabbi whose beloved daughter was about to get married. They foretold his daughter’s future, saying his daughter would die on her wedding night.
The rabbi attended his daughter’s wedding with worries. Will the rabbi be able to see his daughter alive the next day?

The Problem with Stealing

Villagers whose stuff had been stolen came to village leaders and asked for a solution. The village leaders asked villagers to gather on the fields the next day. Then, they asked them to catch mice. What’s catching a thief got to do with mice? Will the villagers be able to catch the thief?

The Treasure

Abu Yehudah, who used up most of his fortune to help the poor, sold half of the field he still owned to help rabbis who needed money. One day, Abu Yehudah brought his cow to the remaining field to help him plow it. But he was devastated when the cow broke his leg, falling to the ground while working. Then, Abu Yehudah found something where the cow had fallen…