It was discussed today that those who experience synethesia have, among other things, a strong memory of space and have a strong memory how text relates to the page.

This idea is present in the layout of the Talmud. The page of the Vilna edition of the Babylonian Talmud has the main text in the center and commentaries on its sides (Rashi is on the inside of the page and Tosfos on the outside). Because the Talmud varies in its ability to be to understood the amount of commentary varies on each page, the outcome leads to different composers for each page of the Talmud. This is called the tzooras hadaf.
The difference made it easier for one to remember the Talmud and where certain topics can be found. This was important because a) the Talmud is part of the Oral Law and b) not many people had the privilege to own a copy of the Talmud.

It was discussed today that those who experience synethesia have, among other things, a strong memory of space and have a strong memory how text relates to the page.

This idea is present in the layout of the Talmud. The page of the Vilna edition of the Babylonian Talmud has the main text in the center and commentaries on its sides (Rashi is on the inside of the page and Tosfos on the outside). Because the Talmud varies in its ability to be to understood the amount of commentary varies on each page, the outcome leads to different composers for each page of the Talmud. This is called the tziras hadaf.
The difference made it easier for one to remember the Talmud and where certain topics can be found. This was important because a) the Talmud is part of the Oral Law and b) not many people had the privilege to own a copy of the Talmud.






Another edition was later published with different commentaries, but since this new edition did not conform to the traditional layout there was a ban on it s release. The ban was put in placed because it erases the memory.





Another edition was later published with different commentaries, but since this new edition did not conform to the traditional layout there was a ban on it s release. The ban was put in placed because it erases the memory.