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Fourteen Centuries #4: Rav Achai, the Non-Gaon

Speaker:: Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner
Date:: December 24 2023

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Venue: Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park

History:

8th - 10th Centuries CE

Collections: R' Torczyner Fourteen Centuries

Description

Why Rav Achai left Bavel for Israel, and the origin and nature of the Sheiltot. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

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Fourteen Centuries #4: Rav Achai, the Non-Gaon

Venue: Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park

History:

8th - 10th Centuries CE

Collections: R' Torczyner Fourteen Centuries

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Fourteen Centuries #4: Rav Achai, the Non-Gaon

Venue: Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park

History: 8th - 10th Centuries CE

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History:

8th - 10th Centuries CE