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.

First posted on Facebook 11 January 2024, here.


Tisha be'Av, Tu be'Av and a harrowing hostage account

Just over a week ago, on the night of   Tisha Be’Av , I started making my way through Eli Sharabi’s account of his experiences as a hostage ...