Final class on the structure and message of Numbers - BeMidbar

Was the talmud edited? The political campaign against the Yerushalmi

R Shemueli b Hofni explains the nature of Talmudic texts and why illogical Midrashic material should be rejected. We also discuss the reason for the label Sephardic.

The Talmud is considered the central textbook in Yeshivot, but it hasn't always been that way.

Some proofs that the R Yehudah did not change or edit parts of the Mishnah.

After reviewing the decline in chapters 11-18 we analyze the general structure and message of the book.

In chapters 12-18 we see ongoing deterioration in the structure of nation and government.

A sample of Midrash Halakha. The concern of R Yehudah regarding the writing of the Mishnah. The importance of having a contemporary judge.

Four amazing benefits of the seven-year cycle.