119 The Ce f Amneia and A Meπa in Rabbinic Tex Reve Kπewae 1 Peliminay emak 1 Thi ae aim  dic an aec f claical abbinic cle ha deeve me chlaly aenin: memy. Thgh hee ha been a gd deal f debae ab al- iy in abbinic lieae, 2 he yemaic dy f aliy in elain  memizain ha begn nly ecenly. 3 In hi bk, Michael Swaz e “a bief line f he ie, keching in faily bad ke he mehdlgical and hiical ignif- icance f memy f he dy f Rabbinic Jdaim and indicaing me ancien Jewih aegie f haneing i f he ake f Tah,” 4 a ak ha he hen exely achieved. 5 In hi ae, I wan  add a few new bevain egading he vale f memy and fgeflne, and e an exlanain f he mechanim f hee cee a nded in abbinic hgh. Accding  he yical abbinic aach, knwledge m be accmanied by ndeanding. Hweve, he leaning ce a he abbinic academy invlved 1 - ence f he Inenainal Sciey f Religin, Lieae and Cle a he Facly f Thel- n “Jewih Medicine” wa eened a a ne-day anel a he 10h EAJS Cnge a Pai, Jly 24, 2014. I am gaefl  Lenna Lehmha f ing ha I blih hi ae. The ae Jdaic Sdie a he Feie Univeiä. I am hankfl  hee iniin f hei . 2 3 4 5 Michael Swaz en hi dicin wih he aemen ha in adiinal abbinic edcain, he baic ex wee  be memized befe hey wee nded and diced (b. ‘Abd. Za. 19a). Baed n he aemen aibed  Rava, Swaz e ha hi aemen e- ecnd in which he ac f analyic eview f he leaned ex ake lace, becae hi aemen ee ha he den hld memize even if he de n ndeand wha he i eciing. - ain f leaning wih dee ndeanding f he cnen f he maeial, hgh hee i aπ aga, which mean “he mmbling f Z-