Selected Courses

Political disputes and religious schools of thought in the rabbinic world

Purity and sanctity in early halakha

History and identity in Megillat Ta‘anit

Talmudic literature: A historical source? Methodological issues

On both sides of the fence: Between Qumran literature and rabbinic halakha

Judaism and Hellenism: Hellenistic influence on the rabbinic world

The Tannaim, their literature, and world

The Amoraim, their literature, and world

Highwaymen, tax-collectors, and robbers in the Babylonian Talmud

Between neighbors and partners in the Babylonian Talmud

Moral and legal discussions in the Babylonian Talmud

Striking a neighbor: Violence, dignity, and shame in the Babylonian Talmud

Between East and West: Studies in the textual development of tractate Sukka