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.
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Ishmael Plays
Torah Study Date Saturday, March 13, 2021 Torah Study Date Saturday, April 3, 2021 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 21:7-13 Next Session Saturday, March 20, 2021 Last week we discussed Isaac growing and being weaned and Abraham making a big feast for him on the day of his weaning, that it might have been traditional in […]
Isaac’s Birth
Torah Study Date Saturday, March 6, 2021 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 20:14-21:6 Next Session Saturday, March 13, 2021 Last week we finished the story of the encounter between Abraham and Abimelech and began the account of the birth of Isaac. We discussed the gifts that Abimelech gave to Abraham and why he gave them, presumably […]
Abraham, Sarah and Abimelek
Torah Study Date Saturday, February 27, 2021 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 19:35 – 20:13 Next Session Saturday, March 6, 2021 Last week, we finished discussing the intercourse between Lot’s daughters and Lot and began discussing Abraham and Sarah’s encounter with Abimelek, king of Gerar. We discussed the daughters getting Lot drunk on wine for a […]
Fleeing Sodom: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Torah Study Date Saturday, February 20, 2021 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 19:18-33 Next Session Saturday, February 27, 2021 Recently we discussed the rare shalshelet trope mark found at Genesis 19:16 over the word translated as “and he delayed.” The trope indicates psychological or moral hesitancy to act. Last week we finished discussing the flight out […]