The Mysterious Mishnah

The Mishnah is the foundation upon which the entire edifice of rabbinic Jewish thought and literature is built. Beginning with a general introduction, we will read a selection of often-neglected chapters that illuminate some of the stranger aspects of the world of the ancient rabbis. From the courtroom to carcasses, from architecture to apocalypse, join us for a journey into the Mishnah.

If you have already booked in for Mishnah at the start of the term, you are already booked into this series.

Upcoming classes

Dates: 13 Jul 2026 – 31 Aug 2026

Total of 7 sessions

Monday 13 July

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Raphael Dascalu

Monday 20 July

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Raphael Dascalu

Monday 27 July

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Raphael Dascalu

Monday 10 August

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Raphael Dascalu

Monday 17 August

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Raphael Dascalu

Monday 24 August

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Raphael Dascalu

Monday 31 August

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Raphael Dascalu

About the facilitator

Raphael Dascalu

Founder and facilitator

Raphael Dascalu is a Melbourne-based researcher and translator. Born and raised in Sydney, he completed his MA at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, his PhD at the University of Chicago, and studied in a number of institutions of Jewish learning, including Yeshivat ha-Kibbutz ha-Dati (Ein Tzurim), the Pardes Institute, and the Shalom Hartman Institute. He is a Senior Research Fellow at Notre Dame University Australia, an Adjunct Research Associate at Monash University, and a student of the mysteries of the cosmos.