Sukkot 5782: ”A Bavli Story about a Sukkah, a Savta, and Misogyny” with Meira Wolkenfeld

In this class we will analyze a Talmudic story in which  woman accuses the exilarch of sitting in a stolen sukkah. The story follows a legal discussion about performing the mitzvot of Sukkot using stolen items. Looking at the literary and cultural context, we will examine the interpersonal interactions in the story and the ways the story nuances and personifies the themes of the surrounding discussion.