Summer-time and the Minchah-Ma’ariv Conundrum
To be delivered at GGS after Minchah, Shabbat HaGadol 5773
First Century Intrigue
The Midrasha 07/03/13
The Haggadah with Rabbi Y.I. Chover's Commentary
JLE March 2013
The Function of Testimony and Intimidating Witnesses
The Midrasha 05/12/13
A Look at a Systemic Dispute
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, NY 01/03/13
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