Interpreting the Mishnah evolved into a creative process where pairs of Rabbis would argue with each other. In this episode, we discuss how these debates about interpretation developed into a primary component of the Babylonian Talmud and the...

The Mishnah is the foundational rabbinic text. How did it come to be? Who authored it? And whats in it? In this episode, we look at an example of a mishnah and Rabbi Schwartz also gives an overview o

What led to the emergence of the group of scholars and teachers we call the Rabbis? What motivated them and what did they value? The Rabbis looked to their forebear, Hillel, as an exemplar of religious leadership, and in this episode, we’ll look at...