About This Course
Talmud (literally, “study”) is the generic term for the documents that comment and expand upon the Mishnah (“repeating”), the first work of rabbinic law, published around the year 200 CE by Rabbi Judah the Patriarch in the land of Israel.
As we saw in our first course, although Talmud is largely about law, it should not be confused with either code of law or with a commentary on the legal sections of the Torah. Rather the Talmud is an intergenerational text which offers insights into philosophy, ethics, prayer, theology, and logic.
In this course, we will continue to cover relevant texts which can guide us in our leadership within the contemporary Jewish community.
Week 1: Berachot Chapters 1 and 2
Week 2: Berachot Chapters 1 and 2
Week 3: Berachot 28b and Megillah 17a
Week 4: Messechet Sotah Introduction
Week 5: Sotah 42/43
Week 6: Baba Batra 110a/Shabbat 31a/Berachot 64a
Week 7: Sukkah 49b/Sotah 13b-14a/Shabbat 127a
Week 8: Berachot 32a-32b
Week 9: Berachot 34a
Course Format
This course will be moderated on Slack and will also include 4 live sessions in the Zoom classroom.
Course Syllabus
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Ratings and Reviews
Martin Rawlings-FeinThank you for your clarity, your patience, and your deep love of the material. - Marty
Marcia WeinsteinI love studying with Rabbi Wasser. So much learning, so much interpretation. I will never learn it all!
The lecture style is informative and comforting, and Dr Rabbi Wasser is very knowledgeable. Great class