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
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The Brothers Feast in Joseph’s House
Torah Study Date Saturday, August 6, 2022 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 43:21-32 Next Session Saturday, August 13, 2022 Starting at Genesis 43:33 Last week we discussed the fact that Judah was changed by the death of his two sons and, as a result, is able to gain his father, Jacob’s trust that he will do […]
Judah and the Brothers Go Back to Egypt
Torah Study Date Saturday, July 30, 2022 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 43:8-43:20 Next Session Saturday, August 6, 2022 Starting at Genesis 43:21 Last week, we discussed Judah urging his father, Jacob (referred to by the text as “Israel”), to let him and the other brothers take Benjamin back to Egypt. We noted Judah redeeming himself […]
The Brothers Return to Jacob in Canaan
Torah Study Date Saturday, July 16, 2022 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 42:29-43:7 Next Session Saturday, July 30, 2022 Starting at Genesis 43:8 Last week, we discussed the nine brothers going back to Canaan and telling their father, Jacob, what had happened to them. They told him the lord of the land (who is Joseph but […]
Joseph Tests His Brothers
Torah Study Date Saturday, July 2, 2022 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 42:18-42:28 Next Session Saturday, July 16, 2022 Starting at Genesis 42:29 Last week we discussed Joseph testing his brothers by keeping one of the brothers in prison while the rest were to go back with grain, get the youngest brother, and bring him back […]