Smart Jewish Studies

Category: Talmud

  • Shevuot 12

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    Summary Table: Shevuot 12 (Modules 1–13) Section Focus Core Insight / Outcome 1. Halakhic Analysis Korbanat surplus,Azazel, hekdesh al tenai Surplus offerings handled via grazing/redemption; Azazel atones for forgotten/doubtful sins;debate over conditional sanctity 2. Halakhic SWOT Strategic evaluation of halakhic system Strength: structured moral repair;Weakness: ritual dependence; Opportunity: adaptive use; Threat: ritual without teshuvah 3.…

  • Shevuot 11

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    Summary Table – Shevuot 11a–b Section Framing Paradigm Key Insight Representative SMART Goal 1 Halakhic Analysis Kedushas haGuf vs. Kedushas Damim; conditional hekdesh Sanctity’s status depends on vessel, usage, and stipulation Annual hekdesh audit in synagogues to align pledged funds with halakhic categories 2 Aggadic Analysis Ketores as unity; Parah Adumah as paradox Integration of…

  • Shevuot 10

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    Summary Table – Shevuot 10 Section Focus Core Insight Primary SMART Goal (Individual/Community) 1. Halakhic Distinct goats for types of tum’ah and memory-states Each korban addresses a specific configuration of awareness and transgression Personal teshuvah map matching memory state to symbolic goat 2. Aggadic Mo’ed goats reflect Divine compassion for what we never knew God…

  • Shevuot 8

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    Summary Table – Shevuot 8 Analytical Frame Core Insight Sample SMART Goals Halakhic Analysis The inner goat atones only for specific cases of Tum’at Mikdash/Kodshim where no other korban applies. Timing of memory (before/after Yom Kippur) determines responsibility. Community: Develop a flowchart of korban eligibility based on awareness. Individual: Build a “teshuvah matrix” to track…

  • Shevuot 7

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    Summary Table: Shevuot 7 Analytical Frame Core Insights Example SMART Goals Halakhic Analysis Differentiates korban obligations for Tum’ah based on awareness, action, and category (Kodshim vs. Terumah); “Bah” and Gezeirah Shavah structure legal limits. Community: Offer structured halakhah series on korban classifications. Individual: Journal forgotten actions and their teshuvah paths. Aggadic Analysis Forgotten impurity =…

  • Shevuot 6

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    Summary Table: Shevuot 6 Analytical Frame Key Insights Example SMART Goals Halakhic Analysis Tzara’at requires Kohanic expertise; korban required for impurity with lapse in memory; R. Akiva vs. Chachamim on lesion hierarchy. Community: Develop halakhic literacy courses; Individual: Weekly chavruta on impurity halakhot. Aggadic Analysis Lesion brightness reflects spiritual fall; metaphors like milk and kings…

  • Shevuot 5

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    Summary Table Focus Key Insight SMART Goal (Community) SMART Goal (Individual) Halakhic Analysis Liability depends on conscious knowledge before forgetting; interpretive disputes shape obligation Launch shiurim on interpretive models (Klal/Prat vs. Ribuy/Mi’ut) Weekly journaling on memory and halakhic status Aggadic Themes Forgetting = spiritual dimming; Hotza’ah = crossing internal boundaries; Tzara’at = visible moral shadow…

  • Sheuvot 4

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    Summary Table: Modules for Shevuot 4 Section Focus Area Key Insight Halakhic Analysis Lashes for Lav She’ein Bo Ma’aseh, contradictions in Stam Mishnah, legal attribution (R. Akiva, R. Yishmael, Rebbi) Halakhah explores inaction and layered intent; contradictions reflect nuanced pedagogy Aggadic Analysis Silence, unspoken commitments, meta-commentary on halakhic methodology Aggadic motifs emphasize inner ethical calibration;…

  • Shevuot 3

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    Halakhic Overview of Shevuot 3a–3b A. Structure and Thematic Continuity The opening sugya justifies why Masekhet Shevuot follows Makot by thematic proximity: Makot ended with cases of multiple lashes for one body part, analogous to multiple liabilities from a single category of transgression in Shevuot (e.g., two types of oaths—future and past—each yielding two actionable…