Talmud: “But Who Laid the Egg?”
The Babylonian Talmud is known for its ability to reach increasingly impossible depths in its exploration of the most seemingly simple propositions. In this introduction to the Talmud’s style and content, we will commence with the opening page of Tractate Beitza and try to answer a (surprisingly!) complicated question: when the schools of Hillel and Shammai disagreed regarding the permissibility of an egg, where did the egg come from? No background familiarity with the text is required, and all passages will be presented in the original text and in English translation.
Upcoming classes
Dates: 28 Apr 2026 – 23 Jun 2026
Total of 9 sessions
Tuesday 28 April
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
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Tuesday 5 May
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
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Tuesday 12 May
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
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Tuesday 19 May
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
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Tuesday 26 May
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
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Tuesday 2 June
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
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Tuesday 9 June
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
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Tuesday 16 June
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
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Tuesday 23 June
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
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Simon Holloway
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