Gemara:

Bava Metzia 

Machshava:

Philosophy of Halacha 

Collections: R' Etshalom Hazal on Hazal

Description

Agadot Hazal - those sections of Rabbinic literature that are non-normative, neither legally prescriptive nor proscriptive, are a treasure-trove of perspectives and attitudes towards an unlimited range of topics. In this series, we will look at Agadot Hazal - both in Bavli and in Midrashic collections - that speak of the enterprise of Torah sheBa'al Peh and the transmission and development of Halakhah. To wit - an Aggadic window into the world of the Beit Midrash. In this first installment, we study the famous story of "The Oven of Akhnai" and analyze the symbolism and implications of the story