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Deena Aranoff's Talmud Circle is a group of learners who meet once a month to read the Talmud closely and argue about what it says. Each session works through a passage together, line by line, with plenty of room for questions and disagreement. You don’t need any experience with Talmud. Many participants return year after year, and newcomers join every fall.

The Circle meets monthly on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30pm, at the East Bay Jewish Community Campus in Oakland, with a Zoom option available at every session. The year concludes with a celebratory siyum (culmination) on Sunday, June 6.

Who this is for:

• Learners at any level, including those who have never opened a page of Talmud
• Returning members continuing their study
• Anyone, of any background, curious about rabbinic literature, Jewish law, and the way the rabbis argued

What you'll leave with:

• Growing ease with the structure, language, and reasoning of a Talmudic passage
• A year of conversation with the same group of fellow learners

Eight Wednesdays:

• October 14
• November 4
• December 2
• January 6
• February 3
• March 3
• April 7
• May 5

6:30–8:30pm Pacific Time

The siyum (Culmination) will take place at the JCC San Francisco on Sunday, June 6 at 10am–noon Pacific Time.

Questions? Our FAQ covers registration, recordings of missed sessions, refunds, and financial assistance.