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Cooking Made Simple

Discovering Talmudic Principles

This five-part Talmud series will be exploring and analyzing the second chapter of tractate Beitzah and the third chapter of tractate Pesachim, focusing on the mechanism of the ‘Eruv Tavshilin’—a Rabbinic legal procedure allowing one to cook on the Holiday for the upcoming Shabbat.

The Basics of ‘Eruv Tavshilin’
Cooking Made Simple, Lesson 1
Join the Talmud’s stimulating discussion on the mechanism of the ‘Eruv Tavshilin’—a rabbinic legal device that allows one to cook on the Holiday for the upcoming Shabbat.
The Two Reasons for the ‘Eruv’
Cooking Made Simple, Lesson 2
Join the Talmud’s stimulating discussion on the mechanism of the ‘Eruv Tavshilin’—a rabbinic legal device that allows one to cook on the Holiday for the upcoming Shabbat.
Cooking on Holidays for a Weekday
Cooking Made Simple, Lesson 3
Join the Talmud’s stimulating discussion on the mechanism of the ‘Eruv Tavshilin’—a rabbinic legal device that allows one to cook on the Holiday for the upcoming Shabbat. In this we class we are introduced to the Talmudic principle of “expect some guests” when cooking on yom tov.
The Legal Mechanism of ‘Eruv Tavshilin’
Cooking Made Simple, Lesson 4
Join the Talmud’s stimulating discussion on the mechanism of the ‘Eruv Tavshilin’—a rabbinic legal device that allows one to cook on the Holiday for the upcoming Shabbat. In this we class we explore practical ramifications to the differing approaches in defining the Eruv Tavshilin mechanism.
The Terminology of 'Eruv'
Cooking Made Simple, Lesson 5
Join the Talmud’s stimulating discussion on the mechanism of the ‘Eruv Tavshilin’—a rabbinic legal device that allows one to cook on the Holiday for the upcoming Shabbat. We are introduced to two opinions from the Rishonim (medieval scholars) in understanding this Talmud, which has implication for when the Eruv can be done. Finally, we examine the meaning of the word Eruv in this context.