CW: death/dying.
What was it like to die during the time of the Talmud? Did the Sages really believe that the body of the deceased has a life of its own?
Dr. David Kraemer is a Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics at The Jewish Theological Seminary, where he has also served as director of its library for nearly fifteen years. His scholarship of the Talmud and rabbinic culture is vast, and he is the author of several books including “A History of the Talmud” and “The Meanings of Death in Rabbinic Judaism”.
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