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New Intro to Judaism classes!

Posted on January 14, 2012 by rabbiadar

This past Wednesday evening, Jan 11, we had our first class meeting for “Torah, Memory & History” in Oakland. There were familiar faces, and new faces, and I’m looking forward to exploring Torah and history with you! Class members should have received by now a copy of the class syllabus and other “welcome” materials by [...]

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Talking Torah

Posted on January 27, 2011 by rabbiadar

Tonight we talked about Torah, which can be translated as “teaching” and denotes (1) the first five books of the Bible or (2) the broader scope of Jewish learning. We also looked at the Tanakh, or Jewish Bible, which includes Torah (Genesis through Deuteronomy), Nevi’im [Prophets] (Joshua through Micah), and Ketuvim [Writings] (Psalms through Chronicles).

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