Talmud: Berakhot Chapter 4 Part 1
Read, translate, and explain the Talmud's rules on prayer. Pages 26a—27b.
The fourth chapter of Berakhot is one of the most often studied chapters in school for a good reason: it's super practical. The rules on prayer define one of the most frequent ways we show our devotion to God and our faith.
Join Jeffrey as he reads, translates, and explains this chapter of Talmud. When finished, you'll have the skills to read, translate, and explain this chapter.
Audience:
Intermediate/Advanced. This course is ideal for a person who knows the basics of reading Hebrew but is new to the study of Talmud or needs help with basic reading, translating, and comprehending. You can read how we define skill levels here.
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Your Instructor
Founder of Talmid. I started Talmid after years of working with students, my kids, and people who returned to Judaism. You can read The Talmid Story here.
I am a graduate of Ner Israel and Johns Hopkins University. Professionally, I taught Judaic Studies for six year at the Seattle Hebrew Academy, and now I have over a decade of working as an instructional designer and writer for technology companies.
I translated In You I Trust: Verses, Teachings, and Prayers of Jewish Tradition to Comfort and Inspire and organized Girsah Deyankutah on: Tractate Shabbat, Mishnah, available as a free download.
I like learning, spending time with my family, baking, running, and playing the Oud.
Class Curriculum
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Preview26a.1: The Mishnah (5:04)
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Start26a:1 Rashi on The Mishnah (1:58)
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Preview26a.2: Question; when is the earliest time for the Amidah? (2:48)
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Preview26a.2: Rashi on Question; when is the earliest time for the Amidah? (0:38)
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Preview26a.3: Answer; when is the earliest time for the Amidah? (1:58)
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Start26a.3: Rashi on Answer; when is the earliest time for the Amidah? (2:12)
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Start26a.4: Question; when is the latest time for the Amidah? (2:55)
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Start26a.4: Rashi on Question; when is the latest time for the Amidah? (1:40)
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Start26a.5: Answer; when is the latest time for the Amidah? (1:55)
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Start26a.6: Question; A person errs and doesn't say Arvit (6:22)
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Start26a.6: Rashi on Question; A person errs and doesn't say Arvit (3:49)
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Start26a.7: Answer; A person errs and doesn't say Arvit (2:39)
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Start26a.8: Objection; one who didn't recited Shema or pray (3:45)
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Start26a.9: Resolution; one who didn't recited Shema or pray (2:50)
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Preview26b.1: A Baraita (4:10)
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Preview26b.1: Rashi on A Baraita (5:23)
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Start26b.2: Question:;One who forgot the havdala declaration (4:05)
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Start26b.3 Two opinions on the source for prayer (2:27)
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Start26b.3 Rashi on Two opinions on the source for prayer (1:19)
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Start26b.4 The Avot established the daily prayers (8:58)
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Start26b.5 The daily prayers were established parallel to the korbanot (6:12)
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Start26b.5 Rashi on the daily prayers were established parallel to the korbanot (2:00)
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Preview26b.6 The "Big" and "Small" Mincha times (2:16)
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Start26b.6 Rashi on the "Big" and "Small" Mincha times (5:16)
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Start26b.7 The Plag HaMincha time of R. Yehuda (3:44)
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Start26b.7 Rashi on the Plag HaMincha time of R. Yehuda (1:32)
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Start26b.8 Established by the Fathers, supported by the korbanot (4:24)
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Start26b.8 Rashi on Established by the Fathers, supported by the korbanot (1:59)
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Start26b.9 Question: Until and including? (3:45)
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Start26b.9 Rashi on Question: Until and including? (2:38)
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Start26b.10-27a Answer; not including (4:46)
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Start26b.10-27a Rashi on Answer; not including (2:27)
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Start27a1 Question: Until but not including? (5:50)
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Start27a1 Rashi on Question: Until but not including? (6:21)
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Start27a.2 Conclusion: Until and including (7:41)
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Start27a.2 Rashi part 1 on Conclusion: Until and including (14:57)
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Start27a.2 Rashi part 2 on Conclusion: Until and including (3:49)
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Start27a.3 A baraita on "the sun got hot" (11:05)
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Start27a.3 Rashi on A baraita on "the sun got hot" (6:53)
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Start27a.4 Rabbi Yehuda v. Rabbanan on Pelag HaMincha
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Start27a.4 Rashi on Rabbi Yehuda v. Rabbanan on Pelag HaMincha (1:49)
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Start27a.5 Three laws (12:24)
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Start27a.5 Rashi on Three laws (4:31)