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What is the Oral Law? Rabbi Triebitz discusses the most fundamental questions which is – What is the Oral Law? Why do we have both Oral and Written Torah? When was the Oral Law (i.e. Mishna) written...
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Oral Culture versus Written Culture Rabbi Triebitz discusses the radical change of paradigm between an Oral Culture and a Written Culture. He also reviews and clarifies everything that he has said...
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Paradigm Shifts Rabbi Triebitz shows from the Talmud in Temura 15b that there have been other paradigm shifts in the transmission of the Oral Law, similar to that which took place when Rebbi codified...
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Did the Bavli know the Yerushalmi? Rabbi Triebitz explains that to fully explain the redaction of the Yerushalmi is too complicated for the number of shiurim we have available. However in this shiur he...
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Bavlaim Tipshim Rabbi Triebitz discusses the difference in approach to Torah (and particularly Mishna) between the Bavli and the Yerushalmi. It seems that the Amoraim in Eretz Yisrael had a totally...
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Arguing on the Gemara This shiur is Rabbi Triebitz’s most controversial and radical (and exciting) shiur to date! He shows that the opinions of both the Rosh and the Rambam are that later authorities...
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When was the Talmud written down? This shiur continues on from the previous one, showing that for the Rishonim (most of) the gemara is binding, and anyone who argues is a heretic (or worse). Then Rabbi...
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The Four Captives And here is the answer to last week’s question – when was the Talmud written down? Rabbi Triebitz shows fairly convincingly from the Raavad when the paradigm shift occurred from an...
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Meiri’s Opinion It turns out that last week’s shiur which I thought was so radical is actually just simple pshat in the Meiri. Rabbi Triebitz shows from Seder Hakaballah that the transition from oral...
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Summary, History and Siyum This shiur is basically a summary of the past 19 shiurim. Rabbi Triebitz reviews what we have covered in these shiurim, and clarifies a few points. The final date for the...
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