Mark Welch

Jun 18, 2024 | jewishbookcouncil.org | Mark Welch |Tamar Biala |Kenneth D. Wald

In her new book, Mira Bal­berg exam­ines the influ­ence and sig­nif­i­cance of mem­o­ry fail­ures in the lit­er­a­ture of the Tan­naim, the rab­bis whose views are record­ed in the Mishnah. Remem­ber­ing and for­get­ting are deeply embed­ded with­in Judaism. Some­times remem­ber­ing to for­get, some­times for­get­ting to remem­ber. How do we pre­serve mem­o­ry? Must we always remem­ber? Are there things and times we should for­get? Are there bless­ings and curs­es in each?