The Legends of the Jews, Vol. 1
Ginzberg, Louis Excerpt from The Legends of the Jews, Vol. 1: Bible Times and Characters From the Creation to JacobThe school and the home are not mutually opposed to each other in the conception of the Jews. They study in their homes, and they live in their schools. Likewise there is no distinct class of scholars among them, a class that withdraws itself from participation in the affairs of practical life. Even in the domain of the Halakah, the Rabbis were n...