ABSTRACT
This paper argues for a submerged continuity within the apparent dichotomy of relativism and devotion, the academy and the yeshiva. This continuity characterizes the present study of Talmud in ostensibly secular and neutral spaces, in which both spheres contribute to the masculine-dictated status and distinction of the Talmud in ways that occlude other cultural possibilities, including some operative in the world of Orthodox girls and women.
