Gedaliah Gurfein, Rabbi, writer, and innovator is the creator of the website The People’s Talmud (thepeoplestalmud.com). This free-access site is dedicated to sharing Talmudic wisdom. A Jewish educator for more than 40 years, he has also worked in Israel's high tech sector and with film media. Gedaliah@thepeoplestalmud.com
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Sanhedrin 103: Who exactly is a true loser?
Sanhedrin 100: Can you name some Tenach medical discoveries?
Sanhedrin 98: Is Israel's government blocking the Messiah's arrival?
Sanhedrin 96: Is time non-linear?
Sanhedrin 95: Seriously? God was a barber?
Sanhedrin 93: Can the Messiah smell a rat?
Sanhedrin 90: When is a miracle not impressive?
Sanhedrin 89: Define who is a false prophet?
Sanhedrin 84: A child who hits his parent deserves what?
Sanhedrin 81: Is there a time and place for extremism?
Sanhedrin 79: How to keep our cities safe from murderers?
Sanhedrin 77: What is the difference between 1st and 2nd degree murder?
Sanhedrin 102: What about stealing from God?
Sanhedrin 72: Can the fetus be a murderer?
Sanhedrin 71: Could parts of the Torah be only theoretical?
Sanhedrin 70: A Talmudic social drinking and happy hour?
Sanhedrin 68: Homegrown food made with magic?
Sanhedrin 64: Does idolatry includes mental slavery?
Sanhedrin 54: Not with an animal… and certainly not with your mother! Not what?
Sanhedrin 35: Can an honest court protect against Heavenly Anger?
Sanhedrin 30: Can dreams impact on legal decisions?
Would a married man prefer an affair with a married or unmarried woman?
Sanhedrin 22: What are Jewish haircuts?
Sanhedrin 20: What exactly is 'The Kings Highway'?
Sanhedrin 19: Parenting/Speaking to Children/ Raising Kids
What did the last Hasmonite say when she died?
Could Hanukah Hold the Answer to the Lost Ark?
Sanhedrin 9: Can you sentence yourself to jail?
Sanhedrin 6: What is a Judge's best approach to judging?
Sanhedrin 5: Where do rabbis come from?
Baba Batra 173: Will the real John Doe please standup?
Baba Batra 167: Can you catch an imposter?
Baba Batra 166: Does your Rabbi fight to lower prices?
Baba Batra 165: Is there such at thing as 'Good Gossip'?
Baba Batra 162: How does a court should deal with erasures on a document?
Baba Batra 161: Does your signature have a shorthand?
Baba Batra 160: How can you deal with a Cohen’s angry side?
Baba Batra 159: Can dead people still do business deals?
Are some people just rotten to the core?
Baba Batra 148: Is there a Jewish Ground Hog Day?
Baba Batra 147: What 3 things did Achitophel command his children?
Baba Batra 145: When is the best man really the best man?
Baba Batra 140: Does studying Torah make you more special?
Baba Batra 138: Can you force someone to accept a gift?
Baba Batra 134: Do birds catch on fire when they fly over your head?
Baba Batra 118: What do fish have to do with the evil eye?
Baba Batra 110: Can a woman marry a woman?
Baba Batra 108: How did the Talmud know about a Texas Gate?
Baba Batra 106: When the unknown brother shows up for the reading of the Will, what do you do?
Baba Batra 103: Buying property? How do clefts fit into the equation?
Baba Batra 99: Can you be nowhere AND somewhere at the same time?
Baba Batra 97: Can you use sweet wine for Kiddush?
Baba Batra 85: Can you find the Garden of Eden?
Baba Batra 80: The best way to stop bees from mating is to….?
Baba Batra 78: What is the primary function of a donkey?
Baba Batra 77: What is the exact moment when ownership transfers?
Baba Batra 73: Does the Talmud speak of 'Space Travel'?
Baba Batra 71: Do you know how to buy a ship?
Baba Batra 61: What is included in buying a house?
Baba Batra 59: Can a neighbor open a new window looking into your courtyard?
Baba Batra 57: Why should a Scholar dress definitely?
Baba Batra 56: Name 3 countries promised by God not shown to Moshe?
Why not equate your wife with your mother?
Baba Batra 54: Why MUST Jews respect the law of the land?
Baba Batra 52: What do Rabbis say when they are stumped?
Baba Batra 51: What is the best bang for your buck?
Baba Batra 48: Name the one catch to protecting your property?
Baba Batra 49: Was there a day Popeye couldn't find his spinach?
Baba Batra 48: What is the art of “not so gentle” persuasion?
Baba Batra 47: Can you name the two basic types of guarantors?
Which would you pick: The bee's sting or its honey?
Without LSD, how can you capture the Cosmic Flow?
How do we prosecute a thief who stole a Sefer Torah?
Can we cross out cross-dressing?
Baba Batra 41: Is 'possession 9/10ths of the law' always the case?
Baba Batra 40: How can you fight being coerced to sell your property?
Baba Batra 37: How can you establish ownership of your property?
Baba Batra 38: What is the best way to protect your land from theft?
Baba Batra 36: Do mothers leave their babies behind?
Groucho Marx said that?
Baba Batra 34: When can might make right?
Is God the classroom teacher?
Baba Batra 31: May a person change his claim once in court?
Baba Batra 30: Would you buy back your own stolen goods?
Does anger lead to idolatry?
Who were Pharaoh's 3 advisors?
Baba Batra 27: In Talmudic math a square to a circle is greater by?
Baba Batra 26: When may a Jew cut down a tree?
Baba Batra 24: Do you keep your city clean? It’s a Mitzvah!
Baba Batra 23: How exact are the Rabbis’ measurements?
Baba Batra 22: How important is women's perfume?
Baba Batra 21: Can you make Talmudic Granola?
Baba Batra 20: How should we deal with noise pollution?
Baba Batra 19: You can write on the wall but can you pee on it as well?
Baba Batra 15: Was Job greater than Avraham?
Baba Batra14: Written Torah, Scripture, Bible, Text
Baba Batra 13: Do Jews worry about overpopulation?
Baba Batra 12: Talmudic source for satellite communications?
Baba Batra 10: Is sleep a waste of time?


