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100 1  Kurshan, Ilana,|eauthor. 
245 10 If all the seas were ink :|ba memoir /|cIlana Kurshan. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bSt. Martin's Press,|c2017. 
264  4 |c©2017 
300    x, 299 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-299). 
505 0  Introduction: One day wiser -- A note on the Talmud -- I. 
       The order of festivals -- Yoma: Alone in Jerusalem -- 
       Sukkah/Beitzah: Temporary homes -- Rosh Hashanah: The book
       of life -- Taanit: Two by two -- Megillah: Who knows? -- 
       Moed Katan: Trapdoor days -- Hagigah: Torah from the 
       heavens -- II. The order of women -- Yevamot: Lentils in 
       my pot -- Ketubot: I am a Jewish man -- Nedarim/Nazir: 
       Ascetic Aesthetics -- Sotah: A still unravished bride -- 
       Gittin: Writing divorce -- Kidushin: Toward a theory of 
       romantic love -- III. The order of damages -- Bava Kama/
       Bava Metzia/Bava Batra: Suspended in a miracle -- 
       Sanhedrin: Another lifetime -- Makkot/Shevuot: Sarah 
       Ivreinu -- Avodah Zarah/Horayot: Frost at midnight -- IV. 
       The order of holiness -- Zevahim/Menahot/Hullin: Holy 
       eating -- Bechorot/Erchin/Temurah/Keritot/Meilah/Tamid/
       Middot/Kinnim: Poets & gatekeepers -- V. the order of 
       purity -- Niddah: A folded notebook -- VI. The order of 
       seeds -- Merachot: Writing about prayer is easier than 
       praying -- VII. The order of festivals (again) -- Shabbat/
       Eruvin: A pregnant pause -- Pesachim: Take two -- Shekalim
       : Weaving the Talmudic tapestry -- Yoma: Encore. 
520    At the age of 27, alone in Jerusalem in the wake of a 
       painful divorce, Ilana Kurshan joined the world s largest 
       book club, learning daf yomi, Hebrew for "daily page" of 
       the Talmud, a book of rabbinic teachings spanning about 
       600 years and the basis for all codes of Jewish law. A 
       runner, a reader and a romantic, Kurshan adapted to its 
       pace, attuned her ear to its poetry, and discovered her 
       passions in its pages. She brought the Talmud with her 
       wherever she went, studying in airplanes, supermarket 
       lines, and over a plate of pasta at home, careful not to 
       drip tomato sauce upon discussions about the sprinkling of
       blood on the Temple altar. By the time she completed the 
       Talmud after seven and a half years, Kurshan was remarried
       with three young children. With each pregnancy, her Talmud
       sat perched atop her growing belly. This memoir is a tale 
       of heartache and humor, of love and loss, of marriage and 
       motherhood, and of learning to put one foot in front of 
       the other by turning page after page. Kurshan takes us on 
       a deeply accessible and personal guided tour of the Talmud,
       shedding new light on its stories and offering insights 
       into its arguments both for those already familiar with 
       the text and for those who have never encountered it. For 
       people of the book both Jewish and non-Jewish If All the 
       Seas Were Ink is a celebration of learning through 
       literature how to fall in love once again. 
600 10 Kurshan, Ilana. 
600 17 Kurshan, Ilana.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01989105 
630 00 Talmud|vIntroductions. 
630 07 Talmud.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01356431 
650  0 Jews, American|zIsrael|vBiography. 
650  0 Women Jewish scholars|vBiography. 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY|xPersonal Memoirs.|2bisacsh 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY|xReligious.|2bisacsh 
650  7 HISTORY|xJewish.|2bisacsh 
650  7 RELIGION|xJudaism|xTalmud.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Jews, American.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00983407 
650  7 Women Jewish scholars.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01177036 
651  7 Israel.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204236 
655  4 Nonfiction. 
655  4 Autobiographies. 
655  7 Autobiographies.|2lcgft 
655  7 Autobiographies.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919894 
655  7 Biography.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423686 
655  7 Introductions.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423833 
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