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The Amoraim in 10 Minutes
Dive into the age of the Amoraim, the "Speakers" and "Interpreters" who dominated the intellectual landscape of the Land of Israel and Babylonia from approximately 200 to 500 CE. In this episode, we explore how these master scholars took the concise, often cryptic rulings of the Mishnah and subjected them to centuries of rigorous, high-speed debate and logical scrutiny. We'll follow the shift of the Jewish center of gravity from the Galilee to the great academies of the East—Sura, Pumbedita, and Nehardea—where legendary figures like Rav, Shmuel, and Rabbi Yochanan built the massive…
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