babylonian talmud
Havdalah: Celebrating the Uniqueness of the Jewish people
Reveling in uniqueness is wonderful, proclaiming superiority is not.
Tale of Two Talmuds: Jerusalem and Babylonian
The two versions of the Talmud developed simultaneously in the two major Jewish communities of the rabbinic era.
The Tosafot
The Tosafists continued the conversation with their glosses on the text of the Talmud.