Meet the Giants Winter Schedule The History of Halacha

MEET THE GIANTS

Winter Schedule

The History of Halacha

How do we get from a verse in Scripture to actual practice? How do we reconcile Halachic disputes amongst the Talmudic Sages and the belief that all the opinions are Divine? How is the final ruling determined? When and how did differing practices emerge between Sephardi and Ashkenazi? On what grounds do Rabbis make a Halachic ruling today? What does "Minhag" mean and why are there so many variants?

In this 5 part series, we will Meet the Giants who dedicated their lives to the study and development of Torah. Through them, we will gain a deeper understanding of the dynamic that lies at the core of how we observe Judaism today.

MONDAY EVENINGS 8:00 - 9:00, with Rabbi Levi Y. New

• Nov. 6 - Sinai to the Talmud The first principles of Torah learning and observance.
• Nov. 13 - the Geonim Centralizing Halachic authority in the Diaspora.
• Nov. 20 - the Reshonim The emergence of differing Halachic codifications.
• Nov. 27 - the Acharonim Applying Halacha to a changing world.
• Dec. 4 - Chabad practice within the larger Halachic context.

Couvert $25

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