Torah Study at Temple Sinai
This is the blog for Temple Sinai’s Torah Study group. We are a mix of congregants and non-congregants, Jews and non-Jews, who meet on Shabbat mornings at 10am Pacific Time via Zoom. We are going through the Torah verse-by-verse. To catch up with us, please scroll through our summaries below. Many thanks to Deborah Achtenberg, the creator of this project and frequent author of our updates.
Torah Study
10:00 am Saturdays via Zoom
To join our weekly Torah Study via Zoom, choose the option that works best for you below. The meeting ID is 865 2046 4592 for each option. A password is required to join the study session. Please contact the Temple office to receive the password between 9 am and 3 pm, Monday through Friday, at 775-747-5508 or email admin@sinaireno.org during the week.
- From a Computer:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86520464592?pwd=WndnMVFnWVZWUkc3SnV3cFU5cHgvZz09 - Join by Phone:
+1 669 900 9128 US - From the Zoom App:
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Blood and Frogs
Torah Study Date Saturday, June 3, 2023 Verses Covered Exodus (Sh’mot) 7:16-7:29 Next Session Saturday, June 10, 2023 Starting at Exodus 8:1 Last week we discussed why YHVH tells Moses to station himself by the Nile in the morning and R. Sara said it is because Ra is the Sun God and would be at […]
Rods and Dragons
Torah Study Date Saturday, May 27, 2023 Verses Covered Exodus (Sh’mot) 7:5-7:14 Next Session Saturday, June 3, 2023 Starting at Exodus 6:15 Last week Rabbi Sara continued our master class this week on the topic of midrash. She explained that midrash is not a book (as the Talmud is a book) though it can be […]
Insulting Pharaoh
Torah Study Date Saturday, May 20, 2023 Verses Covered Exodus (Sh’mot) 6:28 – 7:5 Next Session Saturday, May 27, 2023 Starting at Exodus 7:6 Last week, Rabbi Sara continued to give us a master class on interpretive methodology. Specifically, she pointed out that the genealogy by way of clan heads (Exodus 6:14-6:25) is book-ended by […]
Genealogy Master Class
Torah Study Date Saturday, May 13, 2023 Verses Covered Exodus (Sh’mot) 6:26-6:27 Next Session Saturday, May 20, 2023 Starting at Exodus 6:28 Last week, Rabbi Sara showed us a chart she devised of the genealogy we have been looking at in Exodus and gave us a master class both on genealogy in the Torah and […]