Course Description
The Talmud is not only a work of Jewish law, but also contains many stories and biographies of the Sages (aggadot). These narratives are the basis for Jewish thought and ideas and provide models of establishing a virtuous character. They include tales of love, devotion to Torah, friendship, suffering, leadership, attitudes toward the non-Jewish world and witchcraft. We will learn about why these narratives are interwoven into the Talmud and how they contain powerful messages for our world today.
About the Educator Rabbanit Karen Miller Jackson
is in the second cohort of the Kitvuni Fellowship. She is writing a commentary on the first half of Talmud Berakhot. She is a graduate of the Morot L’Halakha Program at Matan HaSharon and a lecturer at Matan. Karen has an MA in Rabbinic Literature from NYU. She is the creator of the #PowerParsha and the founder of Kivun l’Sherut, a pre-army/sherut leumi guidance program for religious girls. Karen is also a podcast host and lectures at a number of women’s Torah institutes.
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