Why Did the Talmudic Sages Not Institute Three Weeks of Mourning? [Talmud Tuesday]
Today is 17 Tammuz on the Jewish calendar and, as such, it is a fast day (although only sunrise to sundown). In fact, it is a fast day from Talmudic times. The next fast day on the calendar is 9...
![Rabbi Tarfon's Parallel Statements in the Babylonian Talmud with Jesus' Sermon on the Mount [Talmud Tuesday]](https://i0.wp.com/mattersofinterest.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cutting-off-your-right-hand-Rabbi-Tarfon-and-Jesus.jpg?fit=1002%2C1012&resize=200%2C200)