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Fourteen Centuries #15: Rav Sherira Gaon, Part 4

Speaker:: Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner
Date:: March 31 2024

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

History:

8th - 10th Centuries CE

Machshava:

Torah She-Ba'al Peh

Collections: R' Torczyner Fourteen Centuries

Description

Rav Sherira Gaon's explanation of the origin and nature of Tosefta and Braitot. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

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Fourteen Centuries #15: Rav Sherira Gaon, Part 4

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

History:

8th - 10th Centuries CE

Machshava:

Torah She-Ba'al Peh

Collections: R' Torczyner Fourteen Centuries

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Fourteen Centuries #15: Rav Sherira Gaon, Part 4

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

History: 8th - 10th Centuries CE Machshava: Torah She-Ba'al Peh

Collections: R' Torczyner Fourteen Centuries

Description

Additional Materials

Contact Us

About Us

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History:

8th - 10th Centuries CE

Machshava:

Torah She-Ba'al Peh