Shiurim on the Talmud Yerushalmi
This is a shiur series by R' Yumi Kleinbart devoted to the Talmud Yerushalmi — the Jerusalem Talmud, the less-traveled counterpart to the Bavli that most learners rarely reach. The collection gathers around thirty sessions working through its text. Beyond the recordings and their clear subject, this page carries no verified biography, and it will not invent one; what is certain is the focus, which is unusual enough to be worth noting.
The Yerushalmi has a reputation for difficulty. Its language is terser than the Bavli's, its discussions are sometimes compressed, and it has far fewer of the standard commentaries that smooth the Bavli's path. A series dedicated to it fills a real gap, giving learners a guided way into a part of Torah that usually sits just out of reach. That alone makes a Yerushalmi series a notable resource.
Why the Yerushalmi is worth the effort
For all its challenge, the Yerushalmi is a treasure. It preserves the Torah of Eretz Yisrael, often approaches a sugya from a different direction than the Bavli, and sheds light on halachos — especially those tied to the land — that the Bavli treats only briefly. A learner who has spent years in the Bavli finds in the Yerushalmi both familiar ground and genuine surprises worth the extra effort.
Because it is so seldom learned, having a guide matters more here than almost anywhere else in Shas. A series that moves through the Yerushalmi steadily, making its compressed arguments followable, turns a daunting text into something a committed learner can actually take on. That is the practical service a focused series like this provides: it lowers the barrier to a part of Torah most never open.
For the committed learner
This series will speak most to someone already comfortable in Gemara who wants to stretch beyond the Bavli. Recorded and self-paced, it lets such a learner take on the Yerushalmi without needing a live chaburah or a rare local shiur — the guidance travels to wherever, and whenever, they can learn. For that learner, steady access to a Yerushalmi series is a real find.
This page keeps to what can be said plainly: a recorded series by R' Yumi Kleinbart on the Talmud Yerushalmi, around thirty sessions deep. The subject is its distinction, and the way to weigh the teaching is to learn a sugya and see. For a household with a serious learner, it points toward a corner of Torah too often left unopened.
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At a glance
Key takeaways
- R' Yumi Kleinbart's series is devoted to the Talmud Yerushalmi, a text most learners rarely reach.
- Around thirty sessions guide learners through the Yerushalmi's terse, lightly-commentated text.
- The Yerushalmi preserves the Torah of Eretz Yisrael and often approaches a sugya differently than the Bavli.
- Recorded and self-paced, it opens a daunting corner of Shas to any committed Gemara learner.
- Search FilteredTube for kosher, approved Torah video — the catalog grows every day.