Logical maneuvers in Tractate Pesahim are a reminder that studying Talmud yields not just knowledge of the law but training for the mind.
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About the author: Adam Kirsch, a poet and literary critic, is the author of, among other books, Benjamin Disraeli and The People and The Books: Eighteen Classics of Jewish Literature.