STUDIES IN GEMARA
This course is designed to expose the students to various sections of Talmud
dealing with topics of interest. Students will be provided with the original
Aramaic and English translations of the text with the intention of
developing one’s skills and conceptual capabilities in understanding Talmudic
literature and applying the knowledge to contemporary situations.
TOPICS:
JEWISH MARTYRDOM-SANHEDRIN 74 A-B
CHALLENGES TO JEWISH IDENTITY- BERACHOT 61B
DEDCIATION TO THE JEWISH FAITH-GITTIN57B
RATIONAL VERSUS THE SUPERNATURAL-BAVA METZIA 59B
SOCIETY IN TIMES OF CHANGE-GITTIN 36B
IMITATING HASHEM- SOTAH 14A
FREE WILL- BAVA BATRA 9B
HASHEM’S RELATION TO MANKIND-KIDDUSHIN 39B
POWER OF PRAYER- BERACHOT 54A
PERSONAL INTROSPECTION AND GROWTH- BERACHOT 16B-17A
LAWS OF DAMAGES- BAVA KAMMA 83B
RETURNING LOST OBJECTS-BAVA METZIA 27A-30A
HATRED AND JEALOUSY GITTIN 5B-56A
PEACE VAYIKRA RABBA 9:9
TEMPTATION TO DO EVIL- MENACHOT 44
VALUE OF LIFE- SANHEDRIN 4:5
POVERTY VAYIKRA RABBAH 34
EXILE AND REDEMPTION BAVA BATRA 60A
MASHIACH- TENTH CHAPTER OF SANHEDRIN
UNIQUENESS OF LAND OF ISRAEL-KETUVOT 100B SOTAH 14A
As of September 20, we have been examining the issues of the pursuer and the
topics of Jewish martyrdom as seen through the Talmud in Sanhedrin.
