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Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary – Spring 2020 Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary – Spring 2020 1 of 6 CRN DEPT NUMBER COURSE TITLE SECT CRED DAY MEETING TIMES INSTRUCTOR REMARKS Talmud and Codes 63419 TAC 6058 Talmud: Hullin AA 9 MTW 09:00AM-12:00PM Aaron Kahn R 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM R 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MTW 01:01PM -02:30PM 63421 TAC 6058 Talmud: Hullin BB 9 MTW 09:00AM-12:00PM Hershel Schachter R 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM R 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MTW 01:01PM -02:30PM 63395 TAC 6004 Talmud: Shabbat/4th Yr Halakha CC 9 M 09:00AM-11:30AM Moses Tendler T 09:00AM-12:00PM R 09:00AM-10:45AM R 10:46AM-12:15PM M 11:31AM-01:00PM T 01:01PM-02:30PM 63393 HAL 6102 Codes: Yoreh Deah A 9 MTW 09:00AM-12:00PM Mordechai Willig R 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM R 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MTW 01:01PM -02:30PM 63431 TAC 7008 Katz Kollel A 5 U 02:00PM-05:30PM Hershel Schachter MTWR 03:00PM-06:30PM Avraham Sarfaty 63432 TAC 7008 Katz Kollel-Hilkhot Niddah B 5 U 02:00PM-05:30PM Michoel Zylberman MTWR 03:00PM-06:30PM 63433 TAC 7008 Katz Kollel-Self Study D 5 U 02:00PM-05:30PM David Hirsch MTWR 03:00PM-06:30PM Avraham Sarfaty 63428 HAL 6132 Laws of Shabbat I C 5 U 02:00PM-05:30PM Nathaniel Wiederblank This course meets during first seder as well; MTWR 03:00PM-06:30PM Satisfies Kollel option 63436 TAC 7508 Kupietzky Kodashim Kollel A 2 UMTW 08:00PM-10:00PM David Horwitz 63437 TAC 8008 Machon Beren A 12 TBA Michael Rosensweig 63439 TAC 8508 Wexner Kollel Elyon A 12 TBA Mordechai Willig 63441 TAC 9008 Kollel L'Hora'ah A 12 TBA J. Bleich; Mordechai Willig; Yona Reiss Rabbi Yosef Weiss zt”l Program in Issur v’Heter 63393 HAL 6102 Codes: Yoreh Deah A 9 MTW 09:00AM-12:00PM Mordechai Willig R 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM R 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MTW 01:01PM -02:30PM Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary – Spring 2020 2 of 6 CRN DEPT NUMBER COURSE TITLE SECT CRED DAY MEETING TIMES INSTRUCTOR REMARKS 63398 HAL 6102 Codes: Yoreh Deah B 8 MTW 09:00AM-12:00PM Michael Taubes R 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM R 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MTW 01:01PM-02:30PM 63383 HAL 6102 Codes: Yoreh Deah C 8 MWR 09:00AM-12:00PM Hershel Reichman T 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM T 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MWR 01:01PM-02:30PM 63348 HAL 6104 Codes: Yoreh Deah Chaburah A 5 MW 09:00AM-10:30AM Baruch Simon 63319 HAL 6104 Codes: Yoreh Deah Chaburah B 5 U 10:00AM-01:00PM Menachem Genack 63320 HAL 6104 Codes: Yoreh Deah Chaburah C 5 TBA Jeremy Weider Undergraduate Shiurim 63398 HAL 6102 Codes: Yoreh Deah B 8 MTW 09:00AM-12:00PM Michael Taubes R 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM R 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MTW 01:01PM-02:30PM 63383 HAL 6102 Codes: Yoreh Deah C 8 MWR 09:00AM-12:00PM Hershel Reichman T 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM T 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MWR 01:01PM-02:30PM 63399 TAC 6010 Talmud: Yoma I 8 MWR 09:00AM-12:00PM Baruch Simon T 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM T 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MWR 01:01PM-02:30PM 63400 TAC 6028 Talmud: Ketubot P 8 MTW 09:00AM-12:00PM Meir Goldwicht R 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM R 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MTW 01:01PM-02:30PM 63404 TAC 6048 Talmud: Makkot C 8 MWR 09:00AM-12:00PM Elchanan Adler T 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM T 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MWR 01:01PM-02:30PM Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary – Spring 2020 3 of 6 CRN DEPT NUMBER COURSE TITLE SECT CRED DAY MEETING TIMES INSTRUCTOR REMARKS 63418 TAC 6058 Talmud: Hullin A 8 MWR 09:00AM-12:00PM Eliakim Koenigsberg T 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM T 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MWR 01:01PM-02:30PM 63420 TAC 6058 Talmud: Hullin B 8 MWR 09:00AM-12:00PM Zvi Sobolofsky T 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM T 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MWR 01:01PM-02:30PM 63422 TAC 6058 Talmud: Hullin D 8 MWR 09:00AM-12:00PM Jeremy Wieder T 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM T 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MWR 01:01PM-02:30PM 63423 TAC 6058 Talmud: Hullin E 8 MWR 09:00AM-12:00PM David Hirsch T 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM T 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MWR 01:01PM-02:30PM 63425 TAC 6058 Talmud: Hullin F 9 MWR 09:00AM-12:00PM Yitzchok Cohen T 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM T 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MWR 01:01PM-02:30PM 63401 TAC 6058 Talmud: Hullin J 8 MWR 09:00AM-12:00PM Eliyahu Ben-Haim T 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM T 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MWR 01:01PM-02:30PM 63402 TAC 6058 Talmud: Hullin K 9 MWR 09:00AM-12:00PM Yaakov Neuburger T 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM T 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MWR 01:01PM-02:30PM Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary – Spring 2020 4 of 6 CRN DEPT NUMBER COURSE TITLE SECT CRED DAY MEETING TIMES INSTRUCTOR REMARKS 63403 TAC 6058 Talmud: Hullin L 8 MTW 09:00AM-12:00PM Mayer Twersky R 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM R 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MTW 01:01PM-02:30PM 63405 TAC 6058 Talmud: Hullin N 8 MTW 09:00AM-12:00PM Eliahu Shulman R 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM R 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MTW 01:01PM-02:30PM 63406 TAC 6058 Talmud: Hullin O 8 MTW 09:00AM-12:00PM Michael Rosensweig R 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM R 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MTW 01:01PM-02:30PM 63407 TAC 6058 Talmud: Hullin R 8 MTW 09:00AM-12:00PM Daniel Stein R 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM R 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MTW 01:01PM-02:30PM 63408 TAC 6058 Talmud: Hullin S 8 MWR 09:00AM-12:00PM Daniel Feldman T 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM T 10:45AM-12:15PM R 11:31AM-01:00PM MWR 01:01PM-02:30PM 63409 TAC 60587 Talmud: Hullin U 8 MWR 09:00AM-12:00PM Avraham Sarfaty T 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM T 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MWR 01:01PM-02:30PM 63445 TAC 6504 Talmud:Shabbat/Hilkhot Shabbat V 8 MTW 09:00AM-12:00PM Ezra Schwartz R 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM R 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MTW 01:01PM-02:30PM Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary – Spring 2020 5 of 6 CRN DEPT NUMBER COURSE TITLE SECT CRED DAY MEETING TIMES INSTRUCTOR REMARKS 63446 TAC 5542 Talmud: Baba Metzia - Chaburah A 8 MTW 09:00AM-12:00PM Yaakov Werblowsky R 09:00AM-10:45AM U 09:00AM-11:30AM R 10:46AM-12:15PM U 11:31AM-01:00PM MTW 01:01PM-02:30PM 63430 TAC 5558 Talmud: Hullin - Chaburah B 8 UTR 11:00AM-12:30PM Itamar Rosensweig 63426 HAL 6122 Laws of Niddah Chaburah A 8 U 11:15AM-12:15PM Aryeh Lebowitz R 01:10PM-02:20PM MW 01:20PM-02:20PM 63312 TAC 6074 Talmud: Unassigned U 9 TBA STAFF Halakhah 63348 HAL 6104 Codes: Yoreh Deah Chaburah A 5 MW 09:00AM-10:30AM Baruch Simon 63426 HAL 6122 Laws of Niddah Chaburah A 8 U 11:15AM-12:15PM Aryeh Lebowitz R 01:10PM-02:20PM MW 01:20PM-02:20PM 63434 HAL 6144 Contemporary Jewish Law A 1 T 01:01PM-02:40PM Uri Orlian 63435 HAL 6158 Jewish Law in Prof/Business A 1 M 12:00PM-01:00PM J. Bleich 63440 HAL 6166 Sephardic Halakhah: Mourning E 5 MWR 11:00AM-12:00PM Eliyahu Ben-Haim 63438 HAL 6166 Sephardic Halakhah: Mourning A 1 TBA Abraham Sarfaty 63285 HAL 8002 4th Yr Halakhah L'ma'aseh Prog A 12 R 01:30PM-02:30PM Daniel Stein 63432 TAC 7008 Katz Kollel: Hilkot Niddah B 5 U 02:00PM-05:30PM Michoel Zylberman MTWR 03:00PM-06:30PM Jewish Thought 63286 JTH 6002 Survey of Jewish Thought A 1 F 10:30AM-11:30AM Nathaniel Wiederblank 63442 JTH 6018 Jew's Role in World A 1 M 03:00PM-04:50PM J.
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