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Class Schedule Jerusalem
SundayParshat Hashavua -Rav Ari Kahn Day: Sunday Hours: 09:00 - 10:05, Jerusalem Exploration of the Parasha (weekly portion) through the prism of the Sages Portion of the Week
MondayLearn and Tour Course in Trei Asar “And I raised up your sons for prophets . . .” Amos 2:11-Shulie Mishkin, Dr. Yael Ziegler and Shani Taragin Day: Monday Hours: 08:45 - 10:15, Jerusalem This year's learn and tour course will delve into the twelve short but complex books of Trei Asar. These little- known books encompass different eras and circumstances of the Jewish people, throughout the First Temple period and reaching to the time of Shivat Zion. The concerns of the prophets and their imagery are a window into the different time periods as well as into the idea of prophecy itself.
Each of the six units will be an overview of two books, with a tour focusing on one of books or on a thematic idea connected to that unit. The course will include two classes a month taught in the Matan building on Monday mornings 8:45-10:15 am alternately by Dr. Yael Ziegler and Shani Taragin, and one tour a month led by Shulie Mishkin on Mondays.
Detailed information on the website. Bible Megillat Taanit and Jewish Chronology:The Moral and Spiritual Lessons of Rabbinic Historiography -Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz Day: Monday Hours: 10:30 - 11:40, Jerusalem Megillat Taanit ,a document that lists a number of days that were designated as festive due to significant events was the first rabbinic text to be written down, more than a century before the Mishna. It clarifies (and raises questions on) a number of important historical issues about the Tekufat Bayit Sheni and early period of the Tannaim and will facilitate our understanding of the hashkafa of Chazal on world events.
14 sessions: Oct. 22, Oct.29, Nov. 19, Nov. 26, Dec. 24, Dec.31, Jan. 21, Feb.4, Mar. 4, Mar. 11, May 6, May 13, Jun. 3, Jun. 10 MishnahShabbat and Yom Tov in Chassidic Thought-Yardena Cope - Yossef Day: Monday Hours: 11:50 - 13:00, Jerusalem Keeping Shabbat and Yom Tov in a lightning-paced world offers us rest, respite and renewal. The Chassidic Masters we will examine, offer us insights into the concept of holiness, in time and in ourselves and the influence the days of rest have on our souls and our world 14 sessions: Oct. 22, Oct.29, Nov. 19, Nov. 26, Dec. 24, Dec.31, Jan. 21, Feb.4, Mar. 4, Mar. 11, May 6, May 13, Jun. 3, Jun. 10
WednesdayFrom King David to the Davidic Dynasty-Dr. Yael Ziegler Day: Wednesday Hours: 09:00 - 10:05, Jerusalem This course will explore the summation narratives of David's life (II Samuel 21-24), the story of David's transmission of kingship (I Kings 1-2), and the narrative of Solomon's attempt to create an ideal society, as well as its ultimate failure (I Kings 3-11). We will employ literary and exegetical tools as well as Midrashic texts to mine these narratives for their deeper messages. Bible The Book of Sh´Mot - From Mitzrayim to Mishkan ; From Slavery to Servitude-Shani Taragin Day: Wednesday Hours: 10:15 - 11:30, Jerusalem This year's course will focus on the narrative and laws from Sinai through the construction of the mishkan (tabernacle). Through textual study, literary analysis and structure, we will appreciate the continued development of nationhood amongst the Bnei Yisrael. We will probe medieval and modern exegesis to enhance our understanding of the physical and spiritual metamorphosis and redemption revealed through Sefer HaGeulah. Bible From Adolescence to Maturity in Sefer B´Midbar-Atara Snowbell Day: Wednesday Hours: 11:40 - 12:50, Jerusalem This course will explore the travels of Bnei Yisrael in the desert in the latter part of the book of Numbers, and question the difference between the generation doomed to die in the desert and the generation which merits entering the Land of Israel. Bible
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