A close, line-by-line study of the opening section of Berachos, the first tractate of the Talmud, dealing with prayer and blessings. The class works from the original text directly, alongside the classic commentaries of Rashi and Tosafos, learning what it says and how its arguments are built. Because the class works from the primary text itself, part of the goal is teaching students how to read and follow this kind of text on their own, not just what it says, but how to study it.
Telling the story of the Book of Kings, following the monarchy of ancient Israel, from the united kingdom to the civil war between Israel and Judah. We'll look at the righteous and the evil kings, the prophets God sent to confront them, and what happened when the people refused to listen.
A close look at the themes and structure of the Rosh Hashanah prayers.
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