Iggeres D'Rav Sherira Gaon, part 12: Babylonian Baraisos, Ancient Yeshivos, Tanya vs. Tanu Rabbanan

Iggeres D'Rav Sherira Gaon, part 12: 

Babylonian Baraisos, Ancient Yeshivos, Tanya vs. Tanu Rabbanan

Fundamental and fascinating stuff about the traditions in Bavel, the order of learning in yeshivos during the epoch of the Tana'im and early Amora'im, and the difference between Tanu Rabbanan and Tanya.

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