Torah Study
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Every Shabbat morning from 9:00 to 10:00 AM (in the Beit Kehillah, on Zoom and live stream; check the calendar for class dates and links to class registration pages) a large and enthusiastic group comes together for Torah Study. Members of the Beth Am clergy teach this class, which focuses on a thoughtful reading of the parashah of the week, exploring the historical, ethical and spiritual questions raised by the text.
We explore Torah on three levels:
- What meaning did it hold in its original ancient Near East setting?
- How have our sages and commentators understood the text over the centuries?
- What personal and communal meaning does it hold for us today?
Every session offers learning, lively interchange and ample opportunity for questions and discussion. People of all levels and backgrounds are welcome, and Hebrew knowledge is not required. No prior study of the Torah or Hebrew knowledge is needed. It is not necessary to read ahead or prepare. Although this is an ongoing class, drop-in attendance is welcomed. Be sure to stay after to continue the conversation through the Good Book Cafe breakout room discussions.
- World Union for Progressive Judiasm - Weekly Torah Commentary
- JTS Online includes many different links to Torah Commentary, Holiday information, Programs and Podcasts - go explore and learn.
- Tablet Magazine Online includes news and information from all types of Jewish perspectives.
Interesting Podcasts - Unorthodox: Many good interviews in Unorthodox - most recent an interview with Isaac Mizrahi and there was an excellent different perspective on Purim by Rabbi Ari Lamm.
- JudaismUnbound
Torah Study Audio Archive
Browse through recent Torah Study recordings below. To download any of the audio files, right click on the player and select "Save (or download) audio as..." (For older audio files, please visit our Torah Study audio archive, with sessions dating back to 2008.)
October 19, 2024 | Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot, Exodus 33-12–34-26
Rabbi Arthur Nemitoff
October 5, 2024 | Haazinu, Deuteronomy 32-1-52
Lead by Rabbi Shoshanah Nambi
September 28 , 2024 | Nitzavim - Vayeilech, Deuteronomy 29-9–30-20, 31 1–30
Lead by Rabbi Heath Watenmaker
September 21, 2024| Ki Tavo, Deuteronomy 26-1–29-8
Lead by Rabbi Shoshanah Nambi
September 14, 2024| Ki Teitzei, Deuteronomy 21-10–25-19
Lead by Rabbi Arthur Nemitoff
August 31, 2024 | R’eih, Deuteronomy 11-26–16.-17
Lead by Rabbi Arthur Nemitoff
Sun, October 27 2024
25 Tishrei 5785
Schedule
Slow Torah: Lay-Led Torah Study Class
Sunday, Oct 27th 9:00a to 10:00a
Beginning Prayerbook Hebrew
Monday, Oct 28th 7:00p to 8:30p
Join Beth Am's Adult B'nei Mitzvah Class
Tuesday, Oct 29th 7:00p to 8:30p
Lay-Led Talmud Study
Thursday, Oct 31st 12:00p to 1:00p
Congregant-Facilitated Learning: Beth Am Reading Group
Friday, Nov 1st 12:00p to 1:00p
An Erev Shabbat Conversation With Former Ambassador Michael McFaul
Friday, Nov 1st 6:15p to 7:30p
Torah Study
Shabbat, Nov 2nd 9:00a to 10:00a
Good Book Cafe
Shabbat, Nov 2nd 10:00a to 10:20a
Good Book Cafe
Shabbat, Nov 2nd 10:00a to 10:20a
Slow Torah: Lay-Led Torah Study Class
Sunday, Nov 3rd 9:00a to 10:00a
We strive to live as a holy community whose study and practice of Judaism inspires and challenges us to "do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly with our God" (Micah 6:8).