Gemara:

Shabbat 

Machshava:

Midrash,  Shavuot 

Collections: R' Etshalom Hazal at the Foot of Sinai

References: Shabbat: 88a ,  Shabbat: 88b ,  Shabbat: 89b  

Description

We begin a study of some of the Aggadot in the 9th chapter of Masekhet Shabbat relating to Maamad Har Sinai. The shiur is prefaced by a lengthy introduction to the composition of Midrash and the various approaches to studying Aggadah.