Susan Kray will lead a virtual Torah study for United Hebrew Congregation at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.
This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Beshalach, which includes Song of the Sea.
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Student Rabbi Caitlin Brazner will lead a virtual Torah study for United Hebrew Congregation from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021.
This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Yitro (Exodus 18:1-20:23).
Caitlin writes: “In this week’s parasha, the Israelites stand at Sinai and receive the Ten Commandments. We will study this moment of Revelation through the eyes of various scholars and theologians, from medieval commentators to scholars of modern Jewish thought.
“In the course of our study, we will consider how Revelation has been understood throughout different places and times, and by different streams of Judaism.”
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Student Rabbi Caitlin Brazner will lead a virtual Torah study for United Hebrew Congregation at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021.
Caitlin writes, “This weekend, we will join together in celebration of not only Shabbat, but the holiday of Purim as well! This festive holiday celebrates the triumph of Esther and Mordechai over the evil, anti-Semitic vizier, Haman.
“In celebration of Purim, we will look at Megillat Esther and take a closer look at what really happens in this raucous tale!”
This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Tetzaveh.
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Betsy Frank will conduct a virtual Torah study at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 13, 2021, for United Hebrew Congregation.
This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei.
Betsy will focus on the special reading for Shabbat Hakadosh from Exodus Chapter 12:1-20.
“We will incorporate some Talmud and arguments the sages used to formulate the Passover seder once the Temple was destroyed,” Betsy writes.
Please have the following available:
- A Torah volume or a Tanakh, which contains the Torah.
- Sefaria on your device to access the Talmud Tractate Pesachim. (Get the apps here).
- Your Haggadah. (Contact Betsy for a digital copy of the Parnes Haggadah.
- Any other relevant sources.
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Student Rabbi Caitlin Brazner will conduct a virtual Pesach Torah study at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 27, 2021, for United Hebrew Congregation.
Caitlin says she will lead a discussion “focusing on Passover and the rabbinic texts that guide this holiday. We will start in Mishnah Pesachim 10 and branch out from there.”
This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Tzav.
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Herschel Chait will lead Torah study from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, April 10, 2021, for United Hebrew Congregation.
“The study will begin with Leviticus Chapter 11, which deals with dietary laws, and is part of the weekly Torah portion, and will broaden to the concept of kosher,” Herschel writes.
This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Shmini.
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Student Rabbi Caitlin Brazner will conduct a virtual Torah study at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 24, 2021, for United Hebrew Congregation.
Caitlin says, “Our last few gatherings have focused mainly on rabbinic texts related to our Jewish holidays. What a busy spring we’ve had!
“This week, we return to Parashat Hashavua, with an examination of this week’s double parashat, Acharei Mot/Kedoshim.
“Covering Leviticus 16:1-20:27, Acharei Mot/Kedoshim includes sections of the ‘Holiness Codes,’ a part of our Torah concerned with how we as Jews maintain our pure, particular and ‘holy’ status.
“We will examine these commands, challenging in directness and intensity, and discuss their relevance (or lack thereof) for us today as 21st century Reform Jews. The role of halakha and its relevance for us today as Reform Jews will also be examined.”
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Student Rabbi Caitlin Brazner will conduct a virtual Torah study at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 21, 2021, for United Hebrew Congregation.
This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Nasso.
Caitlin writes: “Numbers 4:21-7:89 focuses heavily on the ritual purity of the Israelite community.
“From discussions of priestly duties and blessings to adultery and the Nazirite vow, Naso is a compelling (and sometimes challenging!) portion that invites us to consider, ‘How do we create or maintain “purity” today?’
“In our study we will focus on Chazal, rabbinic literature (particularly Talmud Sotah and Taanit), as well as more modern commentaries, as we seek to better understand the practices and mitzvot of Parashat Naso.”
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Student Rabbi Matt Derrenbacher will conduct virtual Torah study for United Hebrew Congregation at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021.
Rabbi Matt says, “This week we are beginning with sacrifice and prayer, as our High Holidays liturgy has a lot of sacrifice and supplication and atoning for sins. So, let’s look at sacrifice and how the idea of sacrifice transitioned to the idea of prayer.”
This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Vayeilech.
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Student Rabbi Matt Derrenbacher will conduct virtual Torah study for United Hebrew Congregation at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021.
This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Lech-Lecha.
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