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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A Second Ascent?
Torah Study Date Saturday, June 29, 2024 Verses Covered Exodus (Sh’mot) 24:1-24:8 Next Session Saturday, July 6, 2024 Starting at Exodus 24:9 Ben led us in another fascinating discussion last week, beginning with the question of how this ascent of the mountain (Ex. 24:1) relates to the previous one (Ex. 19:9). We noted first that […]
Driving Out Enemies
Torah Study Date Saturday, June 22, 2024 Verses Covered Exodus (Sh’mot) 23:24-23:33 Next Session Saturday, June 29, 2024 Starting at Exodus 24:1 Last week Rabbi Sara described much of what the Israelites are being commanded to do under the heading of “Don’t assimilate!” That made it somewhat easier to digest passages like the first […]
Treaty with an Angel
Torah Study Date Saturday, June 15, 2024 Verses Covered Exodus (Sh’mot) 23:18-23:23 Next Session Saturday, June 22, 2024 Starting at Exodus 23:24 Last week we discussed YHVH’s prohibition on offering the blood of my sacrifice on leavened bread and the prohibition on letting the fat of YHVH’s festival remain until morning. Commentators assume the first […]
More Mishpatim
Torah Study Date Saturday, June 8, 2024 Verses Covered Exodus (Sh’mot) 23:8-23:17 Next Session Saturday, June 15, 2024 Starting at Exodus 23:18 Last week we discussed the prohibition on oppressing the stranger or sojourner (ger) for you know the feelings (nefesh) of the stranger since you were strangers in the land of Egypt (Exodus 23:9). […]