Intro to Talmud: A two-part series

Service Description

Monday evenings 7:30-9:30pm The Talmud is one of the foundational texts of Jewish thought and culture. It is also a difficult and complex text with a rich history of transmission and interpretation. In this two part introduction, we will define the Talmud, and explore its historical background, authorship, and transmission (Part I); and explore how and why people have studied the Talmud, from yeshiva students and rabbis to academics across a range of disciplines, and across different periods and regions of the world (Part II). This series is for anybody who is curious about the Talmud, and requires no background knowledge. About the facilitator: Raphael Dascalu is a Melbourne-based researcher and translator. Born and raised in Sydney, he completed his MA at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, his PhD at the University of Chicago, and studied in a number of institutions of Jewish learning, including Yeshivat ha-Kibbutz ha-Dati (Ein Tzurim), the Pardes Institute, and the Shalom Hartman Institute. He is a Senior Research Fellow at Notre Dame University Australia, an Adjunct Research Associate at Monash University, and a student of the mysteries of the cosmos. Please note that you don’t need to commit to all the weeks of the course to sign up. You're welcome to register even if you're just interested in trying it out — the process is designed for your convenience.