Ranked #1
5. The Talmud after the Talmud
5. The Talmud after the Talmud
How did the Babylonian Talmud become a fixed, closed book, the most influential one in the Jewish world? In this episode... Read more
19 Nov 2019
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16mins
Ranked #2
4. Midrash: Making meaning
4. Midrash: Making meaning
The Rabbis were not only interested in compiling and interpreting the Mishnah. In this episode, we look at some examples... Read more
19 Nov 2019
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11mins
Ranked #3
3. The Talmud(s): Creating Torah through dispute
3. The Talmud(s): Creating Torah through dispute
Interpreting the Mishnah evolved into a creative process where pairs of Rabbis would argue with each other. In this epis... Read more
19 Nov 2019
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9mins
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2. The Mishnah: the earliest voices
2. The Mishnah: the earliest voices
The Mishnah is the foundational rabbinic text. How did it come to be? Who authored it? And what’s in it? In this episode... Read more
19 Nov 2019
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16mins
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1. Who Were the Rabbis?
1. Who Were the Rabbis?
What led to the emergence of the group of scholars and teachers we call the Rabbis? What motivated them and what did the... Read more
19 Nov 2019
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13mins