The Talmud is HUUUGE! Volumes and Volumes. Interesting read, but in ways, very restrictive and in others - can be downright racist. But when you get down to it, it's a brilliant set of philosophy. I haven't read the whole thing myself, though. Too damn much.
My grandma has about 7 thick books in a hardcover set, and she's still missing like 10 which she never bothered to get. That version is currently out of print these days.
If you'd like to buy it, you can purchase the
whole thing along with other text on CD-Rom from Davka. My cousin bought this:
http://www.davka.com/cgi-bin/product.cgi?product=32
That is...if you want to spend $200. Great deal for what you get, IMO.
Anyways, if you want to learn something Jewish, I recommend Kaballah.
http://www.kabbalah.info/
EDIT::
Flores,
There is the written, and the oral torah. The talmud seeks to elaborate on the oral portion. Admittedly, rabbi's sometimes misinterpret things (or -- in known cases, make up their own stories
). That's beyond the control of well-meaning scholars. Besides, we shouldn't - and I'll stress
do not - take it in literally. All I can say is that you should read (and try to understand) where the talmud is coming from before taking swings at the credibility of modern Judaism.
