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Once Upon a Talmudic Time: Intro to Aggada
The rabbis of the Talmud were great storytellers. Their stories – worlds of drama, conflict, passion, and emotion, held together in three short lines – are literary masterpieces. This course introduces students to the world of aggada, imparting the textual skills, literary techniques, and historical background required to read, and unpack, the stories of the Talmud. Through a close reading of the tragedy of Heruta (Kiddushin 81b), we will learn how to uncover the depths of the Talmudic drama, exploring its relevance to our time.
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Lessons
4
How will it work?
Gila Fine is a lecturer of rabbinic literature at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, exploring the tales of the Talmud through philosophy, literary criticism, psychoanalysis, and pop culture. She serves on the faculties of the Nachshon Project, Amudim Seminary, the Tikvah Scholars Program, and the London School of Jewish Studies. Haaretz has called her “a young woman on her way to becoming one of the more outstanding Jewish thinkers of the next generation.” Gila’s new book is The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic: Rereading the Women of the Talmud .
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