Pathways in Torah

Pathways in Torah Sheb’al Peh is a five-series set, consisting of thirty booklets, which teach the fundamental history, development, structure and methodology of the Mishnah and Talmud. The material can be studied alone by laymen who wish to deepen their understanding and skills in Talmud study, or can be used by teachers and Rabbis in a group setting, as a framework for larger discussion. Booklets are in Hebrew or in English (English booklets contain Hebrew texts with translation), historical information, and questions and exercises that a student uses to refine his understanding.

Rabbi's Resource is an official distributor and facilitator of the program. The material can be purchased through us (in digital or booklet form), and we will be available for answering questions, guided learning, online discussion and future webinars. 

Pathways in Torah is excellent, engaging, and exposes the student, step-by-step, to a world of crucial information and skills.

The following topics are covered in this series. (Please click on highlighted text for  sample copies.)

Series One: Introductory Skills in Torah Shebichtav - To learn Torah Sheb’al Peh, it’s first necessary to have some basic skills in Torah Shebichtav In this first series, there are five booklets:

• 1.1 Torah Shebichtav and Torah Sheb’al Peh
  
• 1.2 Torah Shebichtav: “M’gilah M’gilah Nitna” or “Chatumah Nitna”
  
• 1.3 Torah Shebichtav: Division Systems of the Text
  
• 1.4 Torah Shebichtav: Ta’amei haMikra: Mafsikim and M’Shartim
  
• 1.5 Torah Shebichtav: Peshat and D’rash
  

Series 2: Stage One Skills - Mishnah: After learning the above basic skills in Torah Shebichtav, the student begins the study of Torah Sheb’al Peh with the skills for learning the Mishnah of Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi. In the second series, there are seven booklets:

• 2.1 Mishnah and Mikra
  
• 2.2 The Tannaitic period: Historical Background
  
• 2.3 The Structure of the Mishnah
  
• 2.4 Editing of the Mishnah: Gushim and Kevatzim
  
• 2.5 Mishnah Terminology and Styles
  
• 2.6 Revadim in Mishnah
  
• 2.7 Machalokot in Mishnah
  

Series 3: Stage Two Skills - Torat HaTannaim: After study of skills for Mishnah, the student acquires the skills required for learning the wider Tannaitic literature. In the third series, there are four booklets:

• 3.1 Mishnah and Tosefta
  
• 3.2 Mishnah and B’raita
  
• 3.3 Middot She’haTorah Nidreshet Bahen
  
• 3.4 Mishnah and Midr’she Halachah
  

Series 4: Torat Ha’Amoraim - After learning the skills for Mishnah and Torat HaTannaim, it’s time to move on to the literature of the Amoraim who followed the Tannaim, and learn the skills for studying their teachings. In the fourth series, there are six booklets:

• 4.1 The Amoraic period: Historical Background
  
• 4.2 Ma’aseh and Memra
  
• 4.3 Typologies of Memrot
  
• 4.4 The Natural Amoraic Sugya
  
• 4.5 The Edited Amoraic Sugya: Three Types
  
• 4.6 Stages in Amoraic Sugyot: The Four Main Centers
  

Series 5: Shakla V’Tarya - After learning the skills for Mishnah, Torat HaTannaim and Torat Ha’Amoraim, it’s time to enter the deep waters of the Shakla V’Tarya. In this fifth and last series, there are eight booklets:

• 5.1 Aramaic: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Letter Equivalencies
  
• 5.2 Shakla V’Tarya as a Layer Unto Itself
  
• 5.3 Who Edited the Talmud?
  
• 5.4 Three Functions of Shakla V’Tarya in Amoraic Sugyot
  
• 5.5 Shakla V’Tarya Sugyot
  
• 5.6 Fixed patterns in Shakla V’Tarya – I
  
• 5.7 Fixed patterns in Shakla V’Tarya – II
  
• 5.8 Fixed patterns in Shakla V’Tarya - III
  

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