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:
Download the Zoom Cloud Meeting App to your smart device.
The Waters Recede
Torah Study Date Saturday, August 21, 2020 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 7:16-8:8 Next Session Saturday, August 29, 2020 Starting at Genesis 8:9 Last week we discussed what it means that God remembered Noah, God as relatable, the emphasis on the waters receding, that the ark came to a stop on Mt. Ararat before the waters […]
The Flood
Torah Study Date Saturday, August 7, 2020 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 6:12 -7:15 Next Session Saturday, August 14, 2020 Starting at Genesis 7:16 Last week we discussed Jacob’s sons speaking with guile when they answer Shechem and Hamor, and noted the term for guile, mirmah, was applied previously to Jacob when he took Esau’s birthright […]
Violence and Protection in the Noah Story
Torah Study Date Saturday, July 4, 2020 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) Next Session Saturday, July a24, 2020 Starting at Genesis 6:11 We’re now in our second parsha, Parsha Noach! I think we’re benefiting a lot from our close, word-for-word reading of the text of the Torah–not to mention having the presence in our group of […]
God Creates Eve
Torah Study Date Saturday, April 18, 2020 Verses Covered Genesis (B’reishit) 2:16-2:24 Next Session Saturday, April 25, 2020 Starting at Genesis 2:25 Last week, we discussed God making trees grow, the trees being pleasing and good to eat, what ‘knowledge of good and bad’ means, what ‘good’ means and whether it is hard or easy […]