The Myriad Interpretations of Parshat Hashavua

Course Description

The Myriad Interpretations of Parshat Hashavua

Using the weekly cycle of Torah or Haftorah readings, each week we will explore some of the most intriguing stories and commandments in the Torah. In addition to closely reading the textual narratives, we will use parallel midrashic and modern interpretations to understand how these narratives continue to resonate, influence and inspire us over thousands of years.

About the Educator Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash

is a graduate of Hilkhata, Matan's Advanced Halakhic Institute and is a certified Meshivat Halakha. In addition she is a Yoetzet Halakha, and a graduate of Matan’s Advanced Talmud Institute. She has an M.A. in Talmud from Bar-Ilan University. She is a graduate of Nishmat’s Yoetzet Halakha program as well as qualifying as a sex educator through Yahel and the Eden Center. She teaches contemporary Halakha and Talmud at Matan and Pardes, as well as teaching in Torah V'Avodah (TVA), a Bnei Akiva gap year program based in Matan. She is an active member of Beit Hillel and participates in interfaith dialogue through Roots, based in Gush Etzion.