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Moses Wants to Know Why YHVH Has Not Rescued the Israelites

April 8, 2023 Deborah Achtenberg 2023 Torah Study Aaron, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Marc Chagall, Moses, Noah, Pharaoh, YHVH

Torah Study Date Saturday, April 8, 2023 Verses Covered Exodus (Sh’mot) 5:19-6:5 Next Session Saturday, April 15, 2023 Starting at Exodus 6:6 Last week we continued discussing Pharaoh increasing the Israelites’ work. We discussed how the Israelite officers/overseers complain to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites having to make the same number of bricks each […]

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Burning Bush and Holy Ground

February 18, 2023 Deborah Achtenberg 2023 Torah Study Abraham, Avner Moriah, Isaac, Jacob, Jethro, Moses, Noah, Pharaoh, YHVH

Torah Study Date Saturday, February 18, 2023 Verses Covered Exodus (Sh’mot) 3:1-6 Next Session Saturday, February 25, 2023 Starting at Exodus 3:7 Previously, we discussed the Egyptian King dying, the Israelites groaning under hard labor, God hearing them, remembering his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and knowing. Last week, we discussed Moses shepherding for […]

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Joseph’s Brothers Fear Him

January 14, 2023 Deborah Achtenberg 2023 Torah Study Batya, Dura Europos, Jacob, Joseph, Miriam, Moses, Noah, Pharaoh, Push, Shifra, YHVH, Yocheved

Torah Study Date Saturday, January 14, 2023 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 50:15-26 Next Session Saturday, January 21, 2023 Starting at Exodus 1:1 Last week we started with additional comments about the previous week’s readings, namely, that three possible reasons for Joseph asking permission to go up and bury his father are that he needed protection […]

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Leaving the Ark

August 29, 2020 Deborah Achtenberg 2020 Torah Study Noah, Siona Benjamin, YHVH

Torah Study Date Saturday, August 29, 2020 Verses Covered Bereishit (Genesis) 8:9-8:22 Next Session Saturday, September 5, 2020 Starting at Genesis 9:1 Last week, we discussed the dove’s foot and Noah’s hand, that it was an olive leaf in the dove’s mouth, why the leaf indicated the waters had receded, that the dove did not […]

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The Waters Recede

August 21, 2020 Deborah Achtenberg 2020 Torah Study Huqoq Mosaic, Noah, YHVH

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 […]

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Violence and Protection in the Noah Story

July 4, 2020 Deborah Achtenberg 2020 Torah Study Moses, Nathan Hilu, Noah

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 […]

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Reno, Nevada 89503
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Temple Sinai is an inclusive Jewish community that encourages members to fulfill their unique purpose in the world.

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Temple Sinai is a community that learns, cares for one another, and promotes Jewish practice, culture, and tikkun olam (healing the world).

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