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Talmud 10 - Survey Bava Kama I (T10)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 25 hours (5 weeks); in addition, 50 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: September 1996 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Bava Kama employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve aspects of the law pertaining to torts and damages. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (1/97) (5/99 revalidation) (7/01 revalidation). Version 2:  In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion. (5/06 reconsideration) (8/08 revalidation). NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 11 - Survey Kethuboth I (T11)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 25 hours (5 weeks); in addition, 50 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 1991 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Kethuboth employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve the legal principles of compensation in marital affairs. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/94) (5/99 revalidation) (7/01 revalidation). Version 2:  In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration) (8/08 revalidation). NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 12 - Survey Kethuboth II (T12)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 100 hours (20 weeks); in addition, 200 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 1991 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Kethuboth employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve the laws and commandments pertaining to marital rights. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/94) (5/99 revalidation) (7/01 revalidation). Version 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration) (8/08 revalidation). NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 13 - Survey Yevamoth I (T13)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 25 hours (5 weeks); in addition, 50 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 1991 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Yevamoth employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve aspects of judicial and legal principles of levirate marriage. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/94) (5/99 revalidation) (7/01 revalidation). Version 2:  In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration) (8/08 revalidation). NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 14 - Survey Yevamoth II (T14)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 100 hours (20 weeks); in addition, 200 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 1991 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Yevamoth employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve the laws pertaining to marital status consequent upon licit and illicit marital relations. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1:  First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/94) (5/99 revalidation) (7/01 revalidation). Version 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration) (8/08 revalidation). NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 15 - Survey Bava Kama (T15)
(Also known as Survey Bava Kama II)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 100 hours (20 weeks); in addition, 200 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 1991 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Bava Kama employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve the laws pertaining to torts and damages. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation:  Version 1: First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/94) (5/99 revalidation) (7/01 revalidation). Version 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration) (8/08 revalidation).  NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 16 - Survey Bava Metzia (T16)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 100 hours (20 weeks); in addition, 200 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 1991 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Bava Metzia employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer
study involve the laws pertaining to obligations of guardianship of property. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/94) (5/99 revalidation) (7/01 revalidation). Version 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration) (8/08 revalidation). NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 17 - Survey Bava Batra II (T17)
(formerly Survey Bava Batra [T17])
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 100 hours (20 weeks); in addition, 200 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 1991 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Bava Batra employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve the laws pertaining to the sale and transfer of property and to business ethics. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1:  First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/94) (5/99 revalidation) (7/01 revalidation). Version 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration) (8/08 revalidation) . NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 18 - Survey Kidushin I (T18)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 65 hours (13 weeks); in addition, 130 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 1991 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - December 2007.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Kidushin employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve the geographical, social, and temporal parameters of the applicability of commandments. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/94) (5/99 revalidation) (7/01 revalidation). Version 2:  In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration). NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 19 - Survey Kidushin II (T19)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 25 hours (5 weeks); in addition, 50 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 1991 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - December 2007.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Kidushin employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve aspects of judicial and legal principles pertaining to modes of acquisition. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1:  First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/94) (5/99 revalidation) (7/01 revalidation).  Version 2:  In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration). NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 20 - Survey Nedarim I (T20)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 65 hours (13 weeks); in addition, 130 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 1991 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - December 2007.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Nedarim employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve aspects of the laws of vows. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1:  First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/94) (5/99 revalidation) (7/01 revalidation). Version 2:  In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration). NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 21 - Survey Nedarim II (T21)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 25 hours (5 weeks); in addition, 50 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 1991 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - December 2007.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Nedarim employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve aspects of the law pertaining to vows. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/94) (5/99 revalidation) (7/01 revalidation). Version 2:  In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration). NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 22 - Survey Gitin (T22)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 65 hours (13 weeks); in addition, 130 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 1991 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Gitin employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve aspects of the laws pertaining to divorce. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/94) (5/99 revalidation) (7/01 revalidation). Version 2:  In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration) (8/08 revalidation).  NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 24 - Survey Pesachim (T24)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 65 hours (13 weeks); in addition, 130 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 1991 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Pesachim employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve aspects of the laws pertaining to the permitted and forbidden foods of Passover. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1:  First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/94) (5/99 revalidation) (7/01 revalidation). Version 2:  In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration) (8/08 revalidation).  NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 25 - Survey Sukah (T25)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 65 hours (13 weeks); in addition, 130 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 1991 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Sukah employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve the laws and commandments pertaining to the holiday of Sukkot. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1:  First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/94) (5/99 revalidation) (7/01 revalidation). Version 2:  In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration) (8/08 revalidation).  NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 26 - Survey Makot (T26)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 25 hours (5 weeks); in addition, 50 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 1991 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Makot employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve aspects of the legal and judicial principles pertaining to criminal intent. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/94) (5/99 revalidation) (7/01 revalidation).  Version 2:  In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration) (8/08 revalidation).  NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 27 - Survey Yuma (T27)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 25 hours (5 weeks); in addition, 50 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: August 1994 - December 1999.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Yuma employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve aspects of the laws and commandments pertaining to holiday of Yom HaKippurim (the Day of Atonement). NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/94) (5/99 revalidation) (7/01 revalidation). NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 28 - Survey Sanhedrin (T28)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 65 hours (13 weeks); in addition, 130 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: April 2001- April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: Version 1: The student reads and studies tractate Sanhedrin employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve the laws and commandments pertaining to judicial procedures of Jewish courts of law. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (7/01). Version 2:  In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration) (8/08 revalidation).  NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 29 - Survey Bava Batra I (T29)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 25 hours (5 weeks); in addition, 50 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 2001 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi's commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Bava Batra employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve the fundamental legal principles that govern partnerships between neighbors concerning properties. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/02). Version 2:  In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration) (8/08 revalidation). NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course, Survey Bava Batra II, and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 30 - Survey Kidushin III (T30)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 25 hours (5 weeks); in addition, 50 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 2002 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Kidushin employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve a father's obligations to his son and, reciprocally, the son's filial responsibility; also, a mother’s religious responsibilities generally. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (6/03). Version 2:  In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration) (8/08 revalidation).  NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 31 - Survey Kidushin IV (T31)
Location: Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 100 hours (20 weeks); in addition, 200 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: August 2002 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Kidushin employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve betrothal by proxy, flawed acts of betrothal, conditional betrothal, forbidden marriage partners and their offspring.  NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (6/03). Version 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration) (8/08 revalidation).  NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 32 - Survey Yuma (T32)
Location:Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 65 hours (13 weeks); in addition, 130 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: Version 1: May 2005 - April 2006. Version 2: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the literary and linguistic elements characteristic of the Talmudic Aramaic, allowing a systematic reading of the Talmudic text; discuss the essential substance of the legal/ceremonial material addressed in the Talmudic discussion; discuss the running Talmudic commentary offered in the Rashi gloss.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Yuma employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve the laws pertaining to the Day of Atonement Topics covered include: Forbidden pleasures on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the laws of each, their levels of severity and leniencies; eating on Yom Kippur; education of children toward fasting; life threatening circumstances; and atonement, its system and methods of achieving. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given semester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the breadth of study depends upon what year of study the student is in.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: First year students: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second year students and beyond: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (9/05). Version 2:  In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06 reconsideration).

Talmud 33 - Survey Bava Metziah I (T33)
Location:Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 25 hours (5 weeks); in addition, 50 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: September 2005 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the substance and essence of the Talmudic text; apply analytical skills in Talmudic explication; explicate the literary and linguistic elements of Talmudic Aramaic; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to Halachic conclusions and resolutions; utilize Rashi’s commentary to render the text intelligible.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Bava Metziah employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve aspects of the law pertaining to found objects and lost objects. 
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (10/06). NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course and the Intensive Study course of the same title.

Talmud 34 - Survey Bava Metziah III (T34)
Location:Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 65 hours (13 weeks); in addition, 130 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the literary and linguistic elements characteristic of the Talmudic Aramaic, allowing a systematic reading of the Talmudic text; discuss the essential substance of the legal/ceremonial material addressed in the Talmudic discussion; discuss the running Talmudic commentary offered in the Rashi gloss.
Instruction: The student reads and studies tractate Bava Metziah employing the commentary of Rashi. Instruction and peer study involve the laws pertaining to the Laws pertaining to the local custom of workers, responsibilities of the owner and the worker, grounds for deducting from the rental fee, must a purchase befit its description; and conditions for taking a security. Topics covered include: Following the local custom of workers; responsibilities of the owner and the worker; grounds for deducting from the rental fee; must a purchase be fit its description?; rulings based on the wording people use; a sharecropper that deviated; how iska works; laws of tumah related to weak things; loads that must be put down; the amount of produce worth farming; region-wide afflictions; how long the renter must persevere; paying chakhirus when the field was stricken; planting differently than agreed; trees on the border; blessings and curses; land by the waterfront; laws relating to rivers; a neighbor's right to buy land; precedence of buyers; compensation for what a developer leaves behind; when a sharecropper leaves; changes of contract; ambiguous documents; when wages must be paid; when one transgresses "bal talin" for withholding wages; oshek and gezel;, why the worker swears; taking a security; leaving vessels for the borrower; for whom are we mesader?; conditions of returning a security; when one may enter the borrower's house to take a security; the reason not to take a security from a widow; taking as security an item that is used with food.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (10/06).

Talmud 35 - Survey Makos(T35)
Location:Mercaz HaTorah, Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: (To be posted shortly.)
Dates: (To be posted shortly.)
Objectives: (To be posted shortly.)
Instruction: (To be posted shortly.)
Credit recommendation:(To be posted shortly.) (8/08).

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