Anons, I think it's important to remember that there are sects of Jewish people who reject the Talmud as patently false and only accept the Torah. One such group is the Karaite Jews. There are also Jews who are considered Messianic and do not practice Talmud. The Rabinnic Jews on the other hand consider our Redeemer, our Lamb, Jesus Christ, to be just another teacher and they say the Talmud was orally passed down at Mt. Sinai. These are the Jews that you have to watch out for.