Readings in the Babylonian Talmud: Tractate Pesachim, Rabbi Lauren Tuchman — SP25

Tuesdays 3:00 – 4:30 PM CT

The tenth chapter of Tractate Pesachim contains what became the foundation of the seder as we experience it today. In this course, we will use the Mishnah as our foundation for exploring how the Talmudic rabbis devised and evolved the seder. Selected sugyot from the Gemara will enrich and enhance our understanding. Students will come away from the course with both a deeper understanding of the Pesach seder as well as textual skills for learning Talmud in the original. Facility reading and writing the aleph bet (Hebrew alphabet) is a prerequisite. All materials will be provided digitally only.