This course will trace the development of Halakha beginning with the first legal code of the oral law, the Mishnah. We will explore many aspects of the Mishnah including its structure, composition, inclusion of controversy, ...

This course will examine the nature, basis and scope of Jewish ethics. Our emphasis will be on determining the extent to which Jewish law interacts with secular ethical principles and reasoning, using classical sources, ...

Course objectives: This course will be an introduction to the rules and principles of תורה שבעל פה in all major aspects, especially הלכה . Since these rules are primarily relevant for early development of תורה שבעל פה , ...

Course objective: To explore and understand the Jewish view of business relationships and its application in the modern workplace. We will study classical texts of Halacha – the Talmud and its commentaries – in order ...

1. Objective In my teaching I have several objectives: The student should acquire proficiency in reading, translating, and analyzing precisely Talmud and many of the difficult and complex commentaries of the Rishonim. ...

Objective My goal is to enable students to read and comprehend texts of Talmud and Rishonim. In order to accomplish this I require the students to prepare the assigned material in advance of class. During the formal ...

¶Course Title Gittin ¶Course Description This course will explore extensively two types of legal documents: The first, to terminate a marriage through a divorce and the second, to execute civil transactions. It will ...