What is the Talmud - Special Clip

The Oral Law of Sinai explains the Written Law. For instance, when the Torah says "eye for an eye" or "tooth for a tooth" it cannot be taken literally, because it does not help the victim at all. Rather, the Torah means that the victim should be compensated the value of an eye, etc. Of course, an eye is invaluable. Yet even today we have worker's compensation agreements which place an exact value for every limb of the body. Similiarly, the Rabbis taught us that the Torah teach