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. Rashi's methodologies are analyzed and his use of Midrashic sources is emphasized. Students use preparatory self-study sessions to study the Chumash text with Rashi commentary. A topical study of the Book of Samuel which seeks to analyze character, wording and plot line, and develop the numerous halachic issues contained therein. Much use is made of the encyclopedic Midrashic work Yalkut Shimoni which is a required text for the course.