The New York Times interviewed Professor Saul Lieberman
after a recent book he wrote was published. The reporter came up to his office
and looked around.
He pointed to some of the books lining his shelves.
”What is this?” he asked.
”The Bible.”
”What is this?”
“The Mishna”.
”What is that?”
”It is a commentary and expansion of the biblical laws.”
“What’s this?”
“The Gemara.”
”And what is that?”
“It a commentary and expansion of the Mishna.”
“What’s this?” he pointed.
”What is that?”
“It fine tunes the Gemara.”
And what is that?
"Rashi....”
“I see. It is a conversation between the generations.”
The conversation takes places over the millennia and still
advances to this day.
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