The analytical skills required for in-depth Talmud study are introduced. Emphasis is placed on the requisite linguistic and methodological skills for proper study of the Talmud text with the commentary of Rashi and selected Tosefot. Approximately 60-70 pages are studied, and occasional commentary is introduced. Same as A4. Approximately 70-90 pages are studied, and occasional commentary is introduced.
Emphasis is placed on independent study.
A select number of advanced students are allowed to register for a second bekiut course which studies select sections of a tractate with commentary of Tur-Shulchan Aruch . By Special Permission. Students participate in a self-study Mishna survey program under the guidance of instructors. Most students participate in the study of one to two orders of the Mishna . There are a number of advanced students who successfully complete three to four, and occasionally all six, orders of the Mishna in the course of two semesters of study.