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In episode 15 of the Oral Torah series, Yoel and Jeff discuss the period between the Talmud and the Geionite.  In particular, the Karaite answer to the Rabbinic position.

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From our weekly Hebrew Bible class, Yoel teaches the group about mourning rituals in the Tanakh and in tradition.  Learn what the bible says about tattoos, beards, and tearing clothing, as well as the issues of how long to mourn, cremation, and much, much more.

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Episode 14 of the Oral Torah Series begins with a look at who has the right to talk about or criticize Judaism.  Then Yoel and Jeff discuss the time following the formulation of the Babylonian Talmud, covering several of the main players (savoraim, gaonim) during this timeframe and what they did to enhance the writings.

Thank you for bearing with the technical difficulties of this episode.  Most of Jeff’s interaction has been removed to limit the distractions.

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In our 13th episode of the Oral Torah Series, Yoel and Jeff begin the discussion on the time after the writing of the Talmud; a time of great arguments about the writing of the Oral Traditions.  

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In our 12th episode of the Oral Torah Series, Yoel and Jeff discuss the Jerusalem and the Babylonian Talmuds.  What makes them unique and why? 

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In our 11th episode of the Oral Torah Series, Yoel and Jeff discuss a number of questions that have been piling up during our Oral Torah discussions.  We also spend some time discussing the pressures that Yoel, in particular, has been facing concerning our project.  We hope that you benefit from this and all of our discussions.

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In our 10th episode of the Oral Torah Series, Yoel opens up the explanation of what the Talmud is within the practices of Judaism, beginning with ancient perceptions of Judaism in Greek and Roman culture and walking us through the sages and rabbis whose words are recorded there.

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In this 9th episode of the Oral Torah Series, Yoel explains the Mishna.  This is just the first part of the Mishna discussion and has a lot of detail that will need to be carefully listened to in order to understand.  What was its purpose and how are we to use it.

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In this 8th episode of the Oral Torah Series, Yoel and Jeff Gilbert’s discussion spends a lot of time on the Ezrah/Nehemia period and the formation of the Halacha that became the fertile ground from which Rabbinic Judaism was formed.

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In this 7th episode of the Oral Torah Series, Yoel and Jeff Gilbert focus the discussion on the 8th principle of faith as presented by Maimonides and his position on the voracity of the Torah of God given through Moshe.