Jacob Howland

But other than that, I didn't really have any Jewish identity. Got to Tulsa, first thing that happens, and this truly is the buckle of the Bible belt. The lady comes from across the street and says, won't you join our church?

But other than that, I didn't really have any Jewish identity. Got to Tulsa, first thing that happens, and this truly is the buckle of the Bible belt. The lady comes from across the street and says, won't you join our church?

But other than that, I didn't really have any Jewish identity. Got to Tulsa, first thing that happens, and this truly is the buckle of the Bible belt. The lady comes from across the street and says, won't you join our church?

So my wife, who's not Jewish, said, well, and she was unemployed at the time, and she started going to some classes and went to listen to a couple of rabbis and said, I think you'll like this rabbi. Joined the synagogue. I've never been particularly observant, but started attending. And I got interested in the Talmud. And so I started studying Talmud. And

So my wife, who's not Jewish, said, well, and she was unemployed at the time, and she started going to some classes and went to listen to a couple of rabbis and said, I think you'll like this rabbi. Joined the synagogue. I've never been particularly observant, but started attending. And I got interested in the Talmud. And so I started studying Talmud. And

So my wife, who's not Jewish, said, well, and she was unemployed at the time, and she started going to some classes and went to listen to a couple of rabbis and said, I think you'll like this rabbi. Joined the synagogue. I've never been particularly observant, but started attending. And I got interested in the Talmud. And so I started studying Talmud. And

We were lucky to have several very high ranking Jewish theologians come through Tulsa. And I told them, wow, you know, that Talmud is really interesting. It's a lot like the platonic dialogues. And I don't know how much you know about Talmud, but the thing is, so it's this massive corpus. There are two Talmuds. The main one is the Babylonian Talmud, two and a half million words.

We were lucky to have several very high ranking Jewish theologians come through Tulsa. And I told them, wow, you know, that Talmud is really interesting. It's a lot like the platonic dialogues. And I don't know how much you know about Talmud, but the thing is, so it's this massive corpus. There are two Talmuds. The main one is the Babylonian Talmud, two and a half million words.

We were lucky to have several very high ranking Jewish theologians come through Tulsa. And I told them, wow, you know, that Talmud is really interesting. It's a lot like the platonic dialogues. And I don't know how much you know about Talmud, but the thing is, so it's this massive corpus. There are two Talmuds. The main one is the Babylonian Talmud, two and a half million words.

The Jerusalem Talmud is about a million words, but the Babylonian one's the main one. And you have this fictional colloquy. That's the only way to describe it. Rabbis who maybe lived centuries apart are brought into debate and discussion. Talmud privileges questions. Privileges, questions. Questions. Most of the time, there are no answers. Or at least, yeah, I think that's probably fair.

The Jerusalem Talmud is about a million words, but the Babylonian one's the main one. And you have this fictional colloquy. That's the only way to describe it. Rabbis who maybe lived centuries apart are brought into debate and discussion. Talmud privileges questions. Privileges, questions. Questions. Most of the time, there are no answers. Or at least, yeah, I think that's probably fair.

The Jerusalem Talmud is about a million words, but the Babylonian one's the main one. And you have this fictional colloquy. That's the only way to describe it. Rabbis who maybe lived centuries apart are brought into debate and discussion. Talmud privileges questions. Privileges, questions. Questions. Most of the time, there are no answers. Or at least, yeah, I think that's probably fair.

So you have debates and you have discussions. And much like the platonic dialogues, the Talmud will start with a practical question. For example, you have two plots of land. One is your vegetable plot. The other is your neighbor's vegetable plot. His tomato plant leans over into your plot. Who gets the tomato?

So you have debates and you have discussions. And much like the platonic dialogues, the Talmud will start with a practical question. For example, you have two plots of land. One is your vegetable plot. The other is your neighbor's vegetable plot. His tomato plant leans over into your plot. Who gets the tomato?

So you have debates and you have discussions. And much like the platonic dialogues, the Talmud will start with a practical question. For example, you have two plots of land. One is your vegetable plot. The other is your neighbor's vegetable plot. His tomato plant leans over into your plot. Who gets the tomato?

Then, just like Plato starts, you know, in a dialogue called the Lockeys, Socrates runs into a couple of guys. They're saying, should we have our kids study with this guy with a newfangled weapon? And in three pages, they're talking about what is courage. In the Talmud, it can be three pages, and they're talking about why did God create the universe? So they privilege questions.

Then, just like Plato starts, you know, in a dialogue called the Lockeys, Socrates runs into a couple of guys. They're saying, should we have our kids study with this guy with a newfangled weapon? And in three pages, they're talking about what is courage. In the Talmud, it can be three pages, and they're talking about why did God create the universe? So they privilege questions.

Then, just like Plato starts, you know, in a dialogue called the Lockeys, Socrates runs into a couple of guys. They're saying, should we have our kids study with this guy with a newfangled weapon? And in three pages, they're talking about what is courage. In the Talmud, it can be three pages, and they're talking about why did God create the universe? So they privilege questions.

They have multiple intellectual perspectives. The rabbis are never on the same—like, they're constantly debating. And sometimes, as in the academy, the American academy, you know, it gets a little heated and contentious. So you have these debates, and then—

They have multiple intellectual perspectives. The rabbis are never on the same—like, they're constantly debating. And sometimes, as in the academy, the American academy, you know, it gets a little heated and contentious. So you have these debates, and then—