General Tanach Topics

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“Love Is as Strong as Death”: The Catastrophe and the Romance of Biblical Love

Dr. James A. Diamond

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The People and the Book 2017

Rabbi Zvi Grumet, Rav Yosef Carmel, Dr. Elliott Malamet and 3 more

In addition to their presentations at the Tanach Yom Iyyun on Sunday morning at Shaarei Shomayim, the Minyan, Mizrachi and Torah in Motion are pleased to welcome both Rav Yosef Carmel and Rabbi Zvi Grumet for Shabbat. Please join…
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Scholar in Residence: Rabbi David Silber

Rabbi David Silber

Join us as the Or Chaim Minyan welcomes another distinguished Scholar in Residence for Shabbat! Rabbi David Silber is the Founder and Dean of Drisha Institute for Jewish Education, the world’s first center for women’s advanced study of classical…
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Why Should Tanach Matter to Me?

Rabbi Alex Israel, Rabbi Dr. Martin Lockshin, Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich and 1 more

from The People and the Book: Annual Conference on Tanach (2016).
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The Tension Between Halakhah and the Bible

Rabbi Dr. Martin Lockshin

from The People and the Book: Annual Conference on Tanach (2016).
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Did Medieval Jews and Christians Discuss the Bible?

Rabbi Dr. Martin Lockshin

from The People and the Book: Annual Conference on Tanach (2016).
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The People and the Book 2016

Rabbi Alex Israel, Rabbi Dr. Martin Lockshin, Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich and 4 more

The People and the Book A Weekend of Tanach Study Saturday April 2 9:45 pm • Or Chaim Yeshiva • 159 Almore Avenue Why Should Tanach Matter to Me? Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman, Rabbi Alex Israel, Rabbi Dr. Martin Lockshin, Dr. Malka Simkovich; moderated…
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Or Chaim Minyan Scholar in Residence -Sarah Gordon

Sarah Gordon

Friday night Oneg Shabbat (This session will take plance in a private home, please be in touch for details): Leadership vs Followship: Are Both Needed? Comparing Miriam and Moshe to Devorah and Barak Shabbat morning After kiddush 11:20am…
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Shabbat Scholar in Residence at Or Chaim

Aaron Segal

5:00 pm Friday night Being the Chosen People: Polemics, Pesukim, and Philosophy 11:15 am After Kiddush: Maintaining Faith in the Face of Doubts 4:45 pm Seudah Shlesheet The Desire to Live Forever: Indefinite Life extension in Jewish Thought
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Reading Forward and Backward: How Midrash Changes the Way We Read Tanach (The People and the Book 2013)

Rabbanit Gilla Rosen

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