In this introductory episode, I discuss the methodology on which the series is based: Aggadah is meant to be taken metaphorically, but it is inextricably linked to the text of Tanach. I bring the PARDES (PRSD - פרדס) model, use several examples to illustrate the approach, and lay out the purpose of Aggadah.
 
(Aggadah, aggada, aggadaic literature, midrash, metaphor, tanach, hashkafa, weltanschauung, philosophy)

In this introductory episode, I discuss the methodology on which the series is based: Aggadah is meant to be taken metaphorically, but it is inextricably linked to the text of Tanach. I bring the PARDES (PRSD - פרדס) model, use several examples to illustrate the approach, and lay out the purpose of Aggadah. (Aggadah, aggada, aggadaic literature, midrash, metaphor, tanach, hashkafa, weltanschauung, philosophy)

Yam Iyun Introduction: How to Learn Aggadah

This podcast is for an advanced Jewish studies audience. In it, I analyze aggadah from Shas (Talmud) and interpret the metaphors therein, as well as explain why each aggadah piece is in a particular Masechta (tractate) in a particular order.

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Yam Iyun Introduction: How to Learn Aggadah

Yam Iyun Introduction: How to Learn Aggadah