Isaiah Gafni

This is a series of 24 lectures about the development of Judiasm. The lecturer is knowlegeable but the content is somewhat boring. I learned some about Judiasm although the beginning lectures covered much of what is written in the Bible. Since most people have read the Bible this is not highly informative. I did find it interesting that Judiasm has evolved over time to adapt to the lack of a temple. New concepts such as rabbis and synagogues are not in the Bible.

Easy to follow in downloaded audio format. I learned a lot!

Course Lecture Titles


1. What is Judaism?
2. The Stages of History
3. The Jewish Library
4. The Emergence of Rabbinic Judaism
5. Jewish Worship—Prayer and the Synagogue
6. The Calendar—A Communal Life-Cycle
7. Individual Life-Cycles
8. God and Man; God and Community
9. Philosophers and Mystics
10. The Legal Frameworks of Judaism—Halakha
11. Common Judaism—or a Plurality of Judaisms?
12. Judaism and "Others"
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Lectures by Professor Isaiah M. Gafni, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.