Why did God redeem us – What’s in it for God and what’s in it for us? Today we think of freedom as an ultimate goal for humanity, but the Israelites suffered the anguish and pain of freedom with its resposibilities and burdens. In these interactive, intergenerational sessions, we will explore these and many other themes of Exodus. The text is studied with classical and modern commentaries and contemporary film clips.
Come join Rabbi Bob for a stimulating discussion of the weekly Torah Portion. Reading the Bible as literature, we compare and contrast ancient and modern approaches to the Text. Some topics may be controversial: Who could have written a particular passage of the Torah? When may it have been written? Why did one ancient story become Scripture, and others, not?No background in Hebrew or Bible necessary.
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