Name: From the Jerusalem Talmud to the Babylonian Talmud: the reworking of stories and the Talmudic ethic of shame
Start: 2025-06-09T09:30:00+1000
End: 2025-06-09T10:30:00+1000

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Monday June 9, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am AEST

MG.04 - Rm 1 (MPR)

Many rabbinic stories appear in multiple versions in different rabbinic compilations, sometimes with significant variations. Comparing parallel versions in the two Talmuds reveals differences in the values, cultures, and beliefs of the two rabbinic centers. In this session we will study stories from the Jerusalem Talmud that have little to do with shame and dignity and explore how the Babylonian Talmudic storytellers reworked them to emphasise this value.

Speakers

Jeffrey Rubenstein

Professor, New York University

Dr. Jeffrey L. Rubenstein is Professor of Talmud at New York University. He received his B.A. from Oberlin College, his M.A. from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. from the Columbia University. His scholarship focuses on Talmudic stories, the development of Jewish law... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am AEST
MG.04 - Rm 1 (MPR)

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Limmud Oz Melbourne 2025

Jeffrey Rubenstein

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