> > >Lack of copies of the Talmud in all the major
> > > public libraries in my area is also suspicious.
> >
> > Yes, it is. Your librarians are obviously anti-Semites. Now let's be
> > serious. The Talmud is a multi-volume, highly specialized
> legalistic text
> > in an Aramaic dialect not used by anyone else. Jews begin
> to study the
> > Talmud after several years of preliminary study. There are
> not a lot of
> > good English translations, and those that do exist are also
> expensive. Why
> > should a public library put out good money for an expensive
> series that
> > nobody's going to read. Go to any university that has a
> serious Jewish
> > Studies program and you'll find a copy.
>
> Every edition I've ever seen also costs as much as some new
> cars, and I have
> yet to see a public library that had enough money...I suggest that if
> Jonathan thinks this is a serious problem in his area,
> perhaps he could foot
> the bill and buy a Talmud for his local public library. I'm
> sure they would
> be happy to accept the donation!
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