Barry Wimpfheimer

[Michal Bar-Asher Siegal @BarSiegal]

Rabbinics scholars, and those who study texts that might be relevant to rabbinics: the twitter-less, and twitter-wary, chairs of the Rabbinic Literature and Culture division of the @jewish_studies, Mira Beth Wasserman& @TalmudMOOC asked me to tweet about their division meeting 1/

[Barry Wimpfheimer @TalmudMOOC]

Speaking tonight at The Conservative Yeshiva about The Talmud: A Biography 7:30

[Barry Wimpfheimer @TalmudMOOC]

Never noticed the cool graphic on https://t.co/gaEqcU7U9o on the right margin--as you scroll, a shadow fills in the title of the piece you're reading. New ‘Biography’ of the Talmud Argues That The Text Is More Important Now Than Ever Before https://t.co/q0evJzYl8E via @tabletmag

[Barry Wimpfheimer @TalmudMOOC]

Thanks Coursera! https://t.co/4kv4EBK41y

[Coursera @coursera]

Why has the Talmud endured for two millennia? @NorthwesternU Professor Barry Wimpfheimer tells the remarkable story in his new book, The Talmud: A Biography. Learn more: https://t.co/DpnnzaoUNA @TalmudMOOC

[Barry Wimpfheimer @TalmudMOOC]

My review of Aaron Hughes' Jacob Neusner: An American Jewish Iconoclast is out in Religious Studies Review:
A Biography or a Hagiography https://t.co/yB7uWVQ89l via @academia

[Barry Wimpfheimer @TalmudMOOC]

Exciting find! https://t.co/vLhPz12cow

[JTA | Jewish news @JTAnews]

1,800-year-old Roman mosaic uncovered in Israeli park ‘of rare high quality’ https://t.co/BEcbSVlO4p

[Annette Yoshiko Reed @AnnetteYReed]

New from TSAJ @mohr_religion - Daniel Boyarin, The Talmud – A Personal Take
Selected Essays, ed. Tal Hever-Chybowski https://t.co/HfXZBb0uvC

[Barry Wimpfheimer @TalmudMOOC]

@SefariaProject Traditional texts sometimes need interpretation cuz their basic translation doesn't make sense. Does Sefaria want a literal rendering or an interpretive translation?

[Barry Wimpfheimer @TalmudMOOC]

If you're translating something in @SefariaProject and the basic translation is logically flawed should you fix it?

[Barry Wimpfheimer @TalmudMOOC]

Maybe part of the problem with mlb free agency now is that there's so much information available online the teams don't have to collude to call an agent's bluff when they claim to have other interest?

[Biblical Archaeology Review @BibArch]

Researchers recently deciphered one of the last two remaining #DeadSeaScrolls. Written in code, the scroll describes a 364-day calendar used by the Qumran community. https://t.co/S7vfrrY2be

[Tablet Magazine @tabletmag]

Our Daf Yomi column continues to explore the strict Talmudic boundaries between Jews and Gentiles. https://t.co/79XOoPa8NO

[Barry Wimpfheimer @TalmudMOOC]

doesn't the inbox icon in canvas look like a printer?

[Barry Wimpfheimer @TalmudMOOC]

So Excited 2 Retweet this offer:
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[Barry Wimpfheimer @TalmudMOOC]

I just uploaded 'Barry Scott Wimpfheimer, Suborning Perjury: A Case Study of Narrative Precedent in…' to @academia! https://t.co/lh20WmFoOd

[Barry Wimpfheimer @TalmudMOOC]

Kudos to Weinberg Magazine

[Barry Wimpfheimer @TalmudMOOC]

The Talmud MOOC Live: Conversation with Dr. Mira Balberg about the Talmud in the US and Israel at 1:30 CDT: https://t.co/sR8M2P8nUC

[Barry Wimpfheimer @TalmudMOOC]

Over 1600 Students Have Registered for the Talmud MOOC - https://t.co/2TPQlIrg4l

[Barry Wimpfheimer @TalmudMOOC]

Over 1000 people have registered for the Talmud MOOC: https://t.co/yzI8uaY3wm.

[Barry Wimpfheimer @TalmudMOOC]

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