Talmud -- The Bible of Jewish Business and Conduct

Author: Ge Wenjun
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: In every Jewish home, when a child begins to understand, the mother will open the Talmud, place a drop of honey on it, and ask the child to kiss the honey on the Talmud. They believe the Talmud is sweet. Jewish children, during their upbringing, are almost always asked a question: "If one day your house were to be burned down, what would you take with you when you flee?" If the child answers money or diamonds, the mother will further ask, "There is a treasure without shape, color, or smell—do you know what it is?" If the child cannot answer, the mother will say, "Child, what you should take is not money, nor diamonds, but wisdom. Wisdom cannot be taken away by anyone. As long as you possess it, wisdom will always follow you." This wisdom is the Talmud. The Talmud compiles three parts: the Mishnah, the Gemara, and the Midrash. It embodies the discoveries, reflections, and distillations of over 2,000 Jewish scholars over 10 centuries regarding their nation's history, culture, and wisdom. It serves as the guiding map for the lifestyle of the entire Jewish nation and the spiritual pillar that supports this suffering people. Jews value various books, especially cherishing Jewish business law books that have been passed down through generations, with the most sacred being the Talmud, written over three thousand three hundred years.