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Giants Of #12: Rav Sherira Gaon: The Conclusion

Speaker:: Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner
Date:: January 12 2023

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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

History:

10 - 15th Centuries CE

Machshava:

Mesorah, Torah She-Ba'al Peh

Collections: R' Torczyner Giants Of

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Excerpt from Rav Sherira Gaon's Iggeret explaining the origin of the Mishnah. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

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Giants Of #12: Rav Sherira Gaon: The Conclusion

Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

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10 - 15th Centuries CE

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Giants Of #12: Rav Sherira Gaon: The Conclusion

Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

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History:

10 - 15th Centuries CE

Machshava:

Mesorah, Torah She-Ba'al Peh