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Showing posts with label Sephard and Ashkenaz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sephard and Ashkenaz. Show all posts
Monday, 27 May 2024
Sepharadi and Ashkenazi Talmudic methodologies compared
Here is a recording of my Shiur last night regarding the contrasting Talmudic and Halachic methodologies of Sepharad (Rambam, Rif and Geonim) on the one hand, and Ashkenaz -- represented by the Baalei Tosafot on the other.
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