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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God’s Jealousy, Our Sins, and Holy Shabbat
Torah Study Date Saturday, March 2, 2024 Verses Covered Exodus 20:5-20:11 Next Session Saturday, March 9, 2024 Starting at Exodus 20:12 Last week we discussed the different way the ten sayings or utterances (often called the “ten commandments”) are numbered by Jews and Christians of different denominations. The main difference is that Jews consider the […]
CCAR Translation-in-Progress 3
Torah Study Date Saturday, November 11, 2023 Verses Covered NONE Next Session Saturday, November 18, 2023 Starting at Exodus 14:6 We continued our departure from our normal Torah Study and instead discussed parts of the draft of the Central Conference of American Rabbis new Torah translation-in-progress. Moses Parts the Red Sea (Ethiopian Jewish Embroidery Project) […]
CCAR Translation-in-Progress 2
Torah Study Date Saturday, November 4, 2023 Verses Covered NONE Next Session Saturday, November 11, 2023 Starting at Exodus 14:6 We continued our departure from our normal Torah Study and instead discussed parts of the draft of the Central Conference of American Rabbis new Torah translation-in-progress. Red Sea (Offenbach Haggadah) Plagues (Offenbach Haggadah) Torah Study […]
Translation Critique 1
Torah Study Date Saturday, October 28, 2023 Verses Covered NONE Next Session Saturday, November 4, 2023 Starting at Exodus 14:6 In a departure from our norm, we discussed parts of the draft of the Central Conference of American Rabbis new Torah translation-in-progress. Opening the Sea (Phillip Ratner) The Sea Closes (Phillip Ratner) Torah Study Blog […]