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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Smackdown between Moses and Pharaoh
Torah Study Date Saturday, August 12, 2023 Verses Covered Exodus (Sh’mot) 10:24-11:8 Next Session Saturday, August 19, 2023 Starting at Exodus 11:9 Last week R. Sara noted that the claim that the Israelites enjoyed light in their houses and could move about really has wider signification because moshav (dwelling, location) is used rather than beit […]
Locusts and Darkness
Torah Study Date Saturday, August 5, 2023 Verses Covered Exodus (Sh’mot) 10:9-10:23 Next Session Saturday, August 12, 2023 Starting at Exodus 10:24 Previously, we discussed why many think of the Exodus story rather than any or all the stories in Genesis as the founding event of the Jewish people. Having spent three years on Genesis […]
Locusts
Torah Study Date Saturday, July 29, 2023 Verses Covered Exodus (Sh’mot) 10:1-10:8 Next Session Saturday, August 5, 2023 Starting at Exodus 10:9 Last week, we discussed YHVH telling Moses to go to Pharaoh. We discussed YHVH stating his purpose in making Pharaoh’s heart heavy, namely, to display YHVH’s signs among Pharaoh and his servants (he […]
Hail (continued)
Torah Study Date Saturday, July 8, 2023 Verses Covered Exodus (Sh’mot) 9:29 – 9:35 Next Session Saturday, July 29, 2023 Starting at Exodus 10:1 Last week we discussed Moses telling Pharaoh that as Moses leaves the city, he will spread out his hands and the thunder and hail will stop so that you will know […]