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A fascinating--and stimulating--look at "the other Talmud" and the possibilities for Jewish life reflected there.

"The difference between the Bavli and the Yerushalmi is something like the difference between making a movie for a regular theater versus making one for a 3-D theater and/or an IMAX theater. It's still the story of Judaism and the Jewish people. But the colors are richer, the action is bigger, the effects are more powerful in the 3-D/IMAX world of the Yerushalmi. Your actors ... live on the soundstage, that is, in Israel, and that informs their performance.... You could imagine the Yerushalmi is a pop-up book: you open it and Jewish living materializes."
--from the Introduction

This engaging look at the Judaism that might have been breaks open the Yerushalmi--"The Talmud of the Land of Israel"--and what it means for Jewish life today. It examines what the Yerushalmi is, how it differs from the Bavli--the Babylonian Talmud--and how and why the Bavli is used today. It reveals how the Yerushalmi's vision of Jewish practice resembles today's liberal Judaism, and why the is growing in popularity.

This broad but accessible overview of all the essential aspects of "The Talmud of the Land of Israel" will help you deepen your understanding of Judaism and the history of the Jewish people.

Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams, PhD, an award-winning Jewish educator, is widely recognized for making the study of Judaism and its sacred texts accessible and relevant to our everyday lives. She is the founder and director of Maqom: A School for Adult Talmud Study (www.maqom.com) and a recipient of the Covenant Award for outstanding performance in the field of Jewish education. She teaches through the ALEPH rabbinic program and is author of Learn Talmud and Talmud for Beginners, among other books about Talmud and prayer. She is a popular speaker on the topics of Jewish learning and sacred literature.