Programma del Seminario do Medrash Ets Haim
The Medrash Ets Haim aims to be an online Beth Medrash
(study house or yeshivah/ yeshibah) for those interested in
the rational and balanced approach to Torah Study as taught
in the great Sephardic yeshiboth (yeshivot) of Western Europe
during the Renaissance.
There will be a focus on the beginner learning Hebrew and
Aramaic grammar and language; obtaining extensive exposure
to a wide range of texts, including an overview of the entire text
of the Mishnah, Tanach and Targum, before beginning the study
of Guemara. The initial emphasis will be on basic textual competence.
Guemara (Talmud) will be approached in a direct manner,
unencumbered by pilpul. There will also be a strand of halacha study.
Aramaic grammar and language; obtaining extensive exposure
to a wide range of texts, including an overview of the entire text
of the Mishnah, Tanach and Targum, before beginning the study
of Guemara. The initial emphasis will be on basic textual competence.
Guemara (Talmud) will be approached in a direct manner,
unencumbered by pilpul. There will also be a strand of halacha study.
GOALS:
Overall Goal: To provide you with the tools to gain understanding of
the core texts of Judaism, and to provide you with the tools to rapidly
acquire a broad, wide-ranging knowledge of these key texts.
All of our teaching resources are available for free on YouTube.
the core texts of Judaism, and to provide you with the tools to rapidly
acquire a broad, wide-ranging knowledge of these key texts.
All of our teaching resources are available for free on YouTube.
1. Goal: To provide entry level courses in Hebrew and the various
Jewish dialects of Aramaic. The goal is to give you confidence,
and if you are a more experienced scholar, to deepen
you linguistic knowledge. Most yeshiboth do not formally teach
either language, and there are few courses available online
for free that are directed at rabbinic textual study..
Jewish dialects of Aramaic. The goal is to give you confidence,
and if you are a more experienced scholar, to deepen
you linguistic knowledge. Most yeshiboth do not formally teach
either language, and there are few courses available online
for free that are directed at rabbinic textual study..
2. Goal: To read the entire Mishnah for understanding.
The most rapid way of doing this is for you to rapidly survey
the texts in English, and we will be producing a series of
readings of the Mishnah, using translations that are
congruent with the rabbinic tradition.
The most rapid way of doing this is for you to rapidly survey
the texts in English, and we will be producing a series of
readings of the Mishnah, using translations that are
congruent with the rabbinic tradition.
3. Goal: To read the entire Babylonian Talmud for understanding.
The most rapid way for you to do this is to survey the texts in
English, and we will be producing a series of readings of the
Talmud, using translations that are congruent with the rabbinic tradition.
The most rapid way for you to do this is to survey the texts in
English, and we will be producing a series of readings of the
Talmud, using translations that are congruent with the rabbinic tradition.
4. Goal: To read the entire Tanach for understanding and language acquisition.
The most rapid way and painless way to do this is to use the
audiovisual resources we have provided in Hebrew and English
using a bilingual text; as the goal here is also to build your
language knowledge and understanding of the core meaning
of the texts, as rapidly as possible.
The most rapid way and painless way to do this is to use the
audiovisual resources we have provided in Hebrew and English
using a bilingual text; as the goal here is also to build your
language knowledge and understanding of the core meaning
of the texts, as rapidly as possible.
The material on this site is produced by Mordechai de Molinar מרביץ תורה,
who studied at Yeshivat ha-Mivtar from 1987 to 1991,
subsequently at Jews' College (MA in Hebrew and Jewish Studies,
then at Yeshivath Knesseth Beth Eliezer in Jerusalem,
followed by a further year of research at
Beth ha-Medrash L'Rabbanim, London.
who studied at Yeshivat ha-Mivtar from 1987 to 1991,
subsequently at Jews' College (MA in Hebrew and Jewish Studies,
then at Yeshivath Knesseth Beth Eliezer in Jerusalem,
followed by a further year of research at
Beth ha-Medrash L'Rabbanim, London.
