Colliding Methodologies
Yeshiva University Stern College for Women, NY 28/02/13
History, Text and Truth – a New Look
The Midrasha 05/12/13
The Interpretative Objectives of Shem mi-Shemuel
Oxford Seminar in Advanced Jewish Studies 30/01/13
A Dynamic Study of Shabbat Tefillot
LSJS Jan – Mar 2013
From the LSJS website:
How do we talk to the God of Creation on the Day of Rest?
This course looks at seven sections of the siddur that we encounter every Shabbat: Who wrote them? Why were they included in the siddur? Do we appreciate and embrace the ideas they contain? Have their meanings changed over time? Are they still relevant?
“The Shabbat is given unto you, not you unto the Shabbat” (Mechilta 31:13).
This course will enable you to get more out of your siddur prayer and develop your appreciation of God’s great gift to us, the Shabbat.
For the course on Yom Tov prayer, click here
Session 1: Introduction and Kiddush
Session 2: Kabbalat Shabbat
Session 3: Friday Night Amidah and Zemirot
Session 4: Shabbat Morning
Session 5: Shabbat Musaf and Lunch
Session 6: Shabbat Minchah and Seudah Shelishit
Session 7: Havdalah and Motzo'ey Shabbat
Moshe's Speech Defect
Ner Yisrael 09/01/13
Seforno’s Torah Commentary: Renaissance Brilliance, Human Sensitivity and Narrative Fidelity
JLE January – March 2013
Sessions 1 & 2: Introduction to Seforno's Commentary
Session 3: BeReishit
Session 4: Universalism
Session 5: Approach to the Mishkan
Sessions 6 & 7: The Story of Yosef and Narrative Continuity
Chanukah, Brachot and the War of the Greeks
The Midrasha 11/12/12
Tension, Awareness, and Holistic Self-understanding
Nachas Ruach Melave Malka 01/12/12
The Problem of Prayer – Memorial event for Rabbi Shmuli Kass
Shenley Jewish Community 18/11/12