How the details of a law help us understand the law itself. (Shlichus)
The bottom up approach to understanding a din, from the details you understand the din.
Final installation of this notion
What is the source for Shlichus? 3 approaches in second perek of Kiddushin and the Shut Rivash's inference.
Demonstrating that once you know the potential sources for the din the options may have fundamental impact on how the din actually works.
Final class discussing what to do when the source for a din is a not clear
Charting the debate between the Pney Yehoshua and the Tzlach on the nature of Svara as the source for a Biblical Law.
How understanding the Source of a Halacha helps you really understand it.
Biblical: (1) Verse (2) Svara (Logic/Tradition) (3) Halacha Li'Moshe Mi'Sinai (4) Disguised other Halacha
Rabbinic
Continuing to explore whether lifnei iver takes on the unique elements of each din it is applied to
When a Lav Klali has a specific application
How Talmudic assumptions impact Jewish law.
Learn about a Chakira about Mishloach Manot and then test it and see what emerges.
What we can learn from where a Halacha or Mishna is located.
Reviewing how to analyze a new din found in the Talmud.
Using the Rule Vs. Exception form of thinking to explain a debate.
We discuss the value of understanding whether a Halacha you learn represents the rule or the exception using a debate between Rambam and Rashba about the nature of Safeik Diorita being biblically prohibited or rabbinically prohibited.
Learn how to balance a close reading of a difficult text (Talmud, Rishon, Acharon) with a reading that can be easily explained.
Continuing to use the thought pattern established in class one.
Into to our new course and the first installment discussing how to unpack halachik comparisons like שומע כעונה.
Pilegesh Bi'Givah 2
Pilegesh Bi'Givah 1