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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Lot Faces the People of Sodom
Torah Study Date Saturday, February 6, 2021 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 19:1-9 Next Session Saturday, February 13, 2021 Last week we discussed whether the two malachim who came to Sodom were messengers or angels, that the gate at which Lot sat was large and had rooms, and that some commentators make a sharp contrast between […]
Judging Justly: Abraham Argues with God
Torah Study Date Saturday, January 30, 2021 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 18:25-33 Next Session Saturday, February 6, 2021 We’re beginning Genesis, chapter 19, this week–the story of another group of anashim, this time the ones who come to the house of Abraham’s nephew, Lot, in Sodom. Last week, we discussed Abraham continuing, by specifying numbers, […]
Sarah Laughs and God Makes Plans
Torah Study Date Saturday, January 23, 2021 Verses Covered Genesis (Bereishit) 18:14-23 Next Session Saturday, January 30, 2021 Last week we discussed that YHVH told Abraham that Sarah would have a child, that Sarah lied (if ‘lied’ is really the best translation) and told YHVH that she did not laugh, that it in fact might […]
Abraham, Sarah and the Visitors II
Torah Study Date Saturday, January 16, 2021 Verses Covered Genesis (Bereishit) 18:14-22 Next Session Saturday, January 23, 2021 Recently, we discussed the fact that Abraham lifted up his eyes (and then saw the visitors), the difference between looking and seeing, that what is indicated might be that Abraham had a vision as well as the […]