Torah Classes

This morning we discussed what, exactly, was the sin of the spies.

In today’s Torah class we discussed complaining and gossip.

This morning we discussed the priestly blessing.

This morning we studied the origin of the oral Torah.

The class provides a general introduction to the book of numbers and the idea of the wilderness.

The class explored the meaning of the Jubilee in ancient times and today.

In this morning’s class we discussed the mystical and historical significance of the Omer.

In this morning’s class we covered the meaning of the scapegoat traditionally and today and told a little known story about Hebrew’s greatest poet.

We talked about the metaphor of illness and the meaning of Jewish speech laws today.

Today we spoke about Passover.

We covered the building of the tabernacle, art, and clouds.

We covered the building of the tabernacle, art, and clouds.

We spoke about the Megillah, Purim, clothing, AIPAC and coronavirus

Today we examined the philosophy of the Torah’s attitude toward money and physical structures.

Today we recapped last week’s discussion about conversion and discussed how Judaism works as a legal system, especially with regard to the prohibition on lending with interest.

We discussed why God first asked Moses to hit the rock, and later punished him for it.

We spoke about the way darkness is explained and why the heart of Pharaoh was hardened.

Israel: the complicated blessing.

We discussed whether Joseph really forgave his brother.