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Exodus Study Group, Week 10
By Michael FesslerMarch 6, 2024
This week, we turned our attention to modern writing on Exodus 2 - specifically, women's midrash in poetry and prose. The texts we examined can be found here: Women's Midrash on Exodus 2.pdf Here is the video: https://youtu.be/k_DYc5Lf6Gc
Exodus Study Group, Week 9
By Michael FesslerFebruary 29, 2024
We finished up our study of the medieval commentators on Chapter 2, reviewing ibn Ezra and Nachmanides. Here is the video: https://youtu.be/vwXYTii5aNE
Exodus Study Group, Week 8
By Michael FesslerFebruary 23, 2024
We continued with the medieval commentaries on Exodus 2 this week. Here is the video: https://youtu.be/T-2gqPPnZkw
Exodus Study Group, Week 7
By Michael FesslerFebruary 14, 2024
Here is the English traditional commentary for Exodus, Chapter 2: Shemot Chapter 2 - Carasik.pdf And here is the video: https://youtu.be/hbEWzPlghGw
Exodus Study Group, Week 6
By Michael FesslerFebruary 9, 2024
Here is the second half of Exodus Chapter 2 (multiple translations): Exodus, Chapter 2 - Week 6 Here is the video from February 7, 2024: https://youtu.be/FaSiFYyFVUo
Exodus Study Group, Week 5
By Michael FesslerFebruary 2, 2024
On January 31, we began Exodus, Chapter 2 with the help of several translations. Exodus, Chapter 2 – Week 5.pdf Here is the video:
Exodus Study Group, Week 3 and 4
By Michael FesslerJanuary 30, 2024
On January 17 and 24, we revisted Exodus Chapter 1 through the lens of the most prominent medieval Torah commentaries. We used Michael Carasik’s The Commentator’s Bible: Exodus, published by the Jewish Publication Society, which is an excellent reworking of these classic commentaries for modern readers. In addition, on January 24, we reviewed a piece […]
Exodus Study Group, Week 2
By Michael FesslerJanuary 10, 2024
This week, we continued with our close reading of the first chapter of Exodus, reviewing verses 15-22 in several translations. Here is the text sheet we used this week: Exodus, Chapter 1 - Week 2 (PDF) Next week, on Wednesday, January 17 at 6:30 PM, we'll make another pass through Exodus Chapter 1 through the […]
Exodus Study Group, Week 1
By Michael FesslerJanuary 4, 2024
Our Exodus (Shemot) study group met for the first time on Wednesday, January 3. Here is the study sheet that we used during the class: Exodus Study Group Week 1. Note that on the sheet, I shared four translations of our Torah text: 1) Jewish Publication Society (JPS) 2) Everett Fox 3) Richard Elliott Friedman […]
Tisha Ba-Av Resources for 2023
By Michael FesslerJuly 26, 2023
Friends, Here are some readings that we'll be using for this year's Tisha Ba'Av service — I'm uploading him here so folks on Zoom can find them easily. Texts for Group Discussion - 9 av and climate - Zoom Tisha ba-av Songsheet 2023 Climate Tisha Ba-av Chapter Readings Climate Tisha Ba-av Lamentation Book of Lamentations […]