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:
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+1 669 900 9128 US - From the Zoom App:
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Isaac and Ishmael Bury Abraham
Torah Study Date Saturday, July 17, 2021 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 25:7-25:18 Next Session Saturday, July 31, 2021 Starting at Genesis 25:19 Last week, we discussed the death of Abraham, that he lived one hundred seventy-five years (but the text says one hundred years and seventy years and five years), that he is said to […]
Isaac and Rebecca Meet, Abraham and Keturah Marry
Torah Study Date Saturday, July 10, 2021 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 24:62-25:6 Next Session Saturday, July 17, 2021 Starting at Genesis 25:7 Last week, we discussed different interpretations of what Isaac was doing in the field toward evening (was he meditating? was he walking? was he praying?). The meaning of ‘suach’ is uncertain so interpreters […]
Gender Queer Rebecca
Torah Study Date Saturday, July 3, 2021 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 24:50-61 Next Session Saturday, July 10, 2021 Starting at Genesis 24:62 Last week we discussed Laban and Bethuel telling Abraham’s servant to take Rebecca to be wife to Abraham’s son since the idea of doing so came from YHVH. We discussed Laban being the […]
Eliezer’s Narrative
Torah Study Date Saturday, June 24, 2021 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 24:33-49 Next Session Saturday, July 3, 2021 Starting at Genesis 24:50 Last week, we discussed Abraham’s servant being so eager to fulfill his commitment to Abraham that he would not even eat until he had discharged it and also why midrash believes the servant […]