| Teacher | Title | Abstract | Course |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rav Moshe Taragin | Avid Inish Dina Le-nafshei | Executing Justice Independent of Beit Din | Talmudic Methodology |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | Bah Be-Machteret and the Stolen Item | The gemara in Sanhedrin (72a) discusses the guidelines governing someone known as “bah be-machteret,” a robber who enters someone’s home. | Talmudic Methodology |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | The Structure of Eidei Hachasha | Talmudic Methodology | |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | The Requirement of "Semukhin" | Talmudic Methodology | |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | Mai Chazit - Whose Blood Is Redder | The gemara in Sanhedrin asserts that piku'ach nefesh is 'docheh' (overrides) all the mitzvot in the Torah. | Talmudic Methodology |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | Forming a Beit Din with an Even Number of Judges | Talmudic Methodology | |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | Lo Titchaten - The Issur of Intermarriage | In parashat Va-etchanan the Torah enumerates some of the precautionary measures that need to be taken upon entry into the land of Israel. | Talmudic Methodology |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | The Functions of the Sanhedrin Ha-Gedola | The first mishna in Sanhedrin lists the various roles of the Sanhedrin Ha-Gedola, loosely translated as the High Court. | Talmudic Methodology |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | A Two to One Majority Verdict | The verse in Shemot 23:2 allows a verdict to be based on a 2-1 majority. Tosafot in two locations raise an interesting contradiction regarding the employment of “rov” or a majority. | Talmudic Methodology |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | Assembling a Zeh Borer Court | Typically, we assume that courts are institutionalized bodies whose members are appointed by higher socio-juridical organizations. | Talmudic Methodology |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | Kiddush Hashem | Talmudic Methodology | |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | Validating Disqualified Witnesses and Judges Part 1 | The mishna in Sanhedrin (24a) introduces a fascinating halakha known as “ne’eman alai.” | Talmudic Methodology |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | Defining A Kanai | In a few weeks we will read about the stirring heroism of Pinchas in saving the Jewish people from a certain catastrophe. | Talmudic Methodology |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | Yeihareig Ve-al Ya'avor and Kiddush Hashem | The mitzva of kiddush Hashem generally divides into two different categories. | Talmudic Methodology |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | Shiur #17: The Mechanics of Achieving a Pesak | Talmudic Methodology | |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | Validating Disqualified Witnesses and Judges – Part 2 Ne’eman Alai Abba | In the previous shiur, we addressed the underlying mechanism of ne’eman alai abba, the ability of two litigants to validate ordinarily invalid witnesses or judges. | Talmudic Methodology |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | Shiur #18: Challenges to Rav Chayim's Principle of a Majority Verdict | Talmudic Methodology | |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | The Disqualification of a Sinner from Serving as an Eid | The gemara in Sanhedrin (27a) introduces a law that disqualifies a “rasha” from offering testimony. | Talmudic Methodology |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | Testimony Offered in Separate Installments | The requirements for testimony in monetary cases are not as formal as those governing capital cases. | Talmudic Methodology |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | The Role of Hatraӡ (Warning) | Talmudic Methodology | |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | Combining Discrepant Testimonies | A previous shiur discussed the question of whether two witnesses may offer their testimony in separate installments. | Talmudic Methodology |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | Pesul Eidut De-Rabbanan | The mishna in Sanhedrin lists several people who the Rabbis invalidated from testifying. | Talmudic Methodology |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | The Role of Beit Din of the Shevet | This week's shiur will depart in certain respects from the standard format. Instead of focusing upon a topic which showcases the methodology of talmudic analysis, I would like to address an issue which arose out of the discussion surrounding the beginning of masekhet Sanhedrin, which we are currently learning in yeshiva. | Talmudic Methodology |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | The Role of Peshara within the Halakhic Judicial System | In general terms, Beit Din's role in deciding civil suits between two parties entails gathering evidence and issuing a definitive verdict. | Talmudic Methodology |
| Rav Moshe Taragin | The Prohibition of Issuing a Verdict in the Vicinity of a Rebbi | The gemara in Sanhedrin (5a) discusses the various parameters governing the issuance of halakhic pesak (rulings or verdicts). | Talmudic Methodology |