JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, 30 Kislev 5767 (December 22, 2006) - Machon Shilo and Machon HaYerushalmi are hosting a symposium on the topic of THE RELEVANCE OF THE TALMUD YERUSHALMI IN OUR DAY.

Machon HaYerushalmi, formerly based at the Jericho Yeshiva, publishes the Talmud HaYerushalmi (the Jerusalem Talmud) with its own unique commentary, "Or Leyasharim" ("Light to the Righteous") based on a comparative study of the Talmud Yerushalmi with the Talmud Bavli. This commentary has received accolades from Israel Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu and Israel Chief Rabbi Avraham Shapira as well as other leading Rabbis.

"Machon HaYerushalmi is at the vanguard of the study of the Talmud Yerushalmi. In writing the Or Leyasharim commentary, we research Talmudic manuscripts as well as all parallel and related sources in order to provide a fuller understanding of Halachic and Aggadic aspects of the Oral Tradition throughout the ages in the Land of Israel and the Lands of Exile," says Rav Davidh Bar-Hayim, Head of Machon Shilo.

"The Talmud Yerushalmi is a unique document representing the wisdom of our forefathers in Erets Yisrael. As it says in Bereshit Raba, 'There is no Torah like the Torah of Erets Yisrael and no wisdom like the wisdom of Erets Yisrael.' We hope that this will be the first of many events that will reacquaint the public with the hidden jewel that is the Talmud Yerushalmi."

The seminar will take place with the participation of:

• Rav Avraham Blass, Head of Machon HaYerushalmi
• Rav Moshe Pinchuk, Head of Machon Doresh Tzion
• Rav David Bar Hayim, Head of Machon Shilo and S'gan Av Beit Din of the nascent Sanhedrin

About Machon Shilo
Machon Shilo seeks to promote the study of the customs and practices of the Jews in Erets Yisrael as practiced by our forefathers. Machon Shilo believes that while the Jewish People have physically returned to their ancestral homeland, Erets Yisrael, they have not yet returned to the Torah of Erets Yisrael, only to the learning of Torah in Erets Yisrael. For more information, visit www.machonshilo.org.

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