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Talmud: Bava Kammah Survey (TS261)

Formerly Talmud: Bava Kammah Survey (TS161, TS361)
Course Category: 
Survey Courses - Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland
Location: 
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland, 91 West Carlton Road, Suffern, New York.
Length: 

Version 1 and 2: 97 hours (19 weeks); in addition, 213.5 hours of supervised peer study.

Dates: 
Version 1: August 2002 - July 2007. Version 2: August 2007 - Present.
Instructional delivery format: 
Traditional classroom model
Learner Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: prepare a textual, linguistic, and legal analysis of the applicable Talmudic material; discuss the underlying principles to derive halachic conclusions; follow the dynamics of Talmudic argumentation leading to halachic resolutions; develop a comparative study of the various opinions raised.

Instruction: 

Version 1: The third and fourth chapters of Tractate Bava Kammah focuses on property damages done by negligence and the damage done by one's chattel. Students prepare the applicable Talmudic texts as well as the major halachic opinions of the rishonim and acharonim, and the opinions of various other commentaries and decisors. The instructor guides students in understanding the issues raised and assists them to deduce the crux of these issues. Topics  include: application of the Talmudic rule of following the majority; defining the parameters of damages caused by a pit; liability for workplace injuries; laws pertaining to court appointed guardians; laws regarding an animal that damages. NOTE: This tractate is studied by all students in a given trimester. While the scope of instruction is the same, the depth of study depends upon what level the student is in. Version 2:Topics are the same as the earlier version. Only one level credit recommendation level is now in effect.

Credit recommendation: 

Version 1: First Level Students (TS161): In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion; or Second Level Students and beyond (TS361): In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (4/04). NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course, the other Survey course of the same title, and the two Intensive Study courses of the same title. Version 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jurisprudence, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (12/09 revalidation). NOTE: Credit can be awarded for this course, the other survey course of the same title, and the two Intensive Study courses of the same title.

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