Ongoing Classes

TaNaKh / Bible

 

The Grand Finale

This course takes place within the framework of the Melton Mini School and the Gesher Graduate Program. This course will study the second half of the Book of Deuteronomy, where Moses charges the nation to keep the faith and the covenant after his death. We will learn about his efforts to prepare our nation for both the imminent and distant future, as well as about his commissioning of Joshua as his successor, the writing down of the Torah, and Moses’ own death and burial by the hand of God himself.

We will simultaneously endeavor to be faithful to the original, simple meaning of the text, as well as to its modern Jewish and existential relevance. Participants will be given ample opportunity to struggle with the significance of the Bible in their own lives and to address all their questions touching on the interface of text, tradition and life as experienced in the 21st century.

Rav Hanan Schlesinger

Wednesdays, 9:30-10:30 AM, beginning February 13, Aaron Family JCC

Charges apply and pre-registration is required. Please contact Annie Glickman for further details at 214-739-2737 or by email.

 

 

Deuteronomy – Three Books in One

The Rabbis call Deuteronomy the Mishne Torah, the Repetition of the Torah. It records the farewell speeches of Moshe in which he recounts much of the stories and laws presented in Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers. This class will focus on the Mosaic understanding of how Torah is to be applied in the real world beyond the Sinai Desert, paying special attention to the differences and discrepancies between Deuteronomy and the earlier books of the Torah.

We will simultaneously endeavor to be faithful to the original, simple meaning of the text, as well as to its modern Jewish and existential relevance. Participants will be given ample opportunity to struggle with the significance of the Bible in their own lives and to address all their questions touching on the interface of text, tradition and life as experienced in the 21st century.

Rav Hanan Schlesinger

Thursdays, 7:30-8:30 PM, Shaare Tefilla