Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify and describe key concepts and themes expressed in the Book of Genesis and selected Rashi commentaries; identify the midrashic and Talmudic sources of Rashi; elucidate the inconsistency and textual problems that Rashi attempts to solve based on his use of hermeneutics; identify where Rashi's interpretation is embedded in the text; and explain the significance of Rashi's solutions in terms of ethical and religious behavior.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify and describe key concepts and themes in Exodus and selections of the text and Rashi's commentary; identify the midrashic and Talmudic sources of Rashi; elucidate the inconsistency and textual problems that Rashi attempts to solve based on his use of hermeneutics; identify where Rashi's interpretation is embedded in the text; and explain the significance of Rashi's solutions in terms of ethical and religious behavior.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify and describe key concepts and themes in the Book of Leviticus and selected Rashi commentary; identify the midrashic and Talmudic sources of Rashi; elucidate the inconsistency and textual problems that Rashi attempts to solve based on his use of hermeneutics; identify where Rashi's interpretation is embedded in the text; and explain the significance of Rashi's solutions in terms of ethical and religious behavior.