e-TiM: Online Program
e-TiM: Unlocking the Mystery of Midrashic Methodology

Dates

April 27, 2022 to June 8, 2022

Time

Wednesdays 1:00 PM Eastern

This seven-part series will take place on Wednesdays at 1:00pm Eastern (8:00pm Israel) from April 27 to June 8

What is the difference between Peshat and Midrash? Are all Midrashim "created equal"? Do they have to be taken literally? Do they have to be taken seriously?

If Peshat says one thing, and the Midrash says another, what really happened? Are we allowed to offer alternative views in Peshat that differ from Chazal? Are there limits to Peshat interpretation? Did Rashi have a methodology in his selective quotations of Midrashim?

Are Midrashic stories, like Abraham and the furnace of Nimrod, based on historical facts? Did they really "happen"?

In this 7 part series we will gain new appreciation for the depth of Midrashic interpretation even in our unquenchable thirst for understanding Peshat! Our journey will take us in the world of the Rishonim and how they saw the limits and scope of Midrashic insight, as well as into the breadth of Biblical events and personalities famously reinterpreted by Midrashic statements, such as David & Bat Sheva, and ask the question: What really happened?

Topics:

Aggadeta, Tanach, Biblical Methodology, Figures in Tanach, General Tanach Topics

Meet the speaker

Rabbi Moshe Shulman

Rabbi Shulman and his wife, Baila, recently made aliyah after 3 decades in the North American Rabbinate at the Young Israel of St. Louis, Shaarei Shomayim in Toronto, and House of Jacob-Mikveh Israel in Calgary. He is a passionate educator, infusing his rabbinic leadership with a love of Tanach, a passion for Religious Zionism, and a deep love of Israel. His passion for Israel is evident in his dynamic Tanach shiurim. This unique expertise was nurtured studying Tanach…

Rabbi Moshe Shulman bio & resources