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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…
This three-part series will take place on Tuesdays at 2:00pm Eastern, 1:00pm Central, 9:00pm in Israel
This course will explore the ways in which the concept of Torah developed among Jews in the ancient world. We will begin by exploring the…
This five-part series will take place on Sundays from 11:15am Eastern, 6:15pm in Israel from January 23 to February 20
How to study a Biblical book: From 'Text' to 'Context' to 'Theme'
In our five part series, we will explore the methodology of…
This series will take place on Sundays at 11:15am Eastern time, 6:15pm in Israel.
From the very first chapter of the Bible, the number 7 emerges as a number that carries religious significance, be it in relation to shabbat, shemitta, purity laws…
'Reading the Bible in translation is like kissing your mother through a veil'. -Hayim Nahman Bialik (1873–1934)
Most of us use translations of the Tanakh in synagogue and for study purposes, but do we ever stop to think about what kind of…
This will be a five-part series taking place Thursday's at 12:15pm Eastern.
Part 1: Thursday, July 8
The Two Talmuds - Do They Need to be Understood as One?
Part 2: Thursday, July 15
Who has the final say on Biblical or Rabbinic Law? The…
10 classes from April 21 to August 11, 2021
Beginning in the days of Rashi, great rabbis began offering peshat interpretations of biblical texts that often deviated from previous midrashic interpretations found in the gmara or in works of midrash…
This five-part series will take place on Tuesdays, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern:
Part 1: Tuesday, January 12Introduction to Ta'amei HaMikra: Origin, History and Function.
Part 2: Tuesday, January 19Ta'amei HaMikra as Punctuation: How to Parse a Verse…