How to Study Torah.

Summary: A six module course that introduces the user to how to navigate the Bible, understand how it was written down and has been transmitted, and how to 'unpack' the biblical text with a unique methodology of asking questions.

 

 

 

 

 

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO TORAH
MODULE 2: WHO WROTE IT
MODULE 3: QUESTIONS OF INTERPRETATION
MODULE 4: COMING UP WITH ANSWERS
MODULE 5: WE ARE NOT ALONE
MODULE 6: TORAH STUDY: PUTTING IT TOGETHER
 

A Survey of Jewish Texts

Summary: Tastiest Torah Treats surveys major Jewish texts (Bible, Midrash, Talmud, Kabbalah) and lets you understand how they work and how to read them. Developed by master teacher Justin Lewis.

Session One: The Sample Plate: The Siddur
Session Two: Unexpected Depths: Chumash with Rashi
Session Three: The Way of Imagination: Midrash
Session Four: Jewish Chess: Talmud
Session Five: A Rose is a Rose is Shekhinah: Kabbalah
Session Six: G-d in the Mountains: The Baal Shem Tov
Session Seven: Yom Kippur Dancing: Yiddish Radicalism
Session Eight: The How-To Manual: Hasidic Teachings
Session Nine: Food for the Journey: Conclusion

 

 last update: December 2000

 

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