Past Divrei Torah and Other Presentations

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1. Adult Education Presentations - TURNING TOWARD G-D, SOME IDEAS ABOUT TESHUVA by Ari Goldberg - Jewish Calendar by Edward L. Cohen - Asherah by Avi Yan - Calendars of the Dead-Sea-Scroll Sect by Edward L. Cohen -Jewish History Tables by David Steinberg - Ugaritic Literature as an Aid to Understanding the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) by David Steinberg -Flavius Josephus, Judaea and Rome: A Question of Context by David Steinberg - Temple Tablet Transcription and Translation By David Steinberg - History of the Hebrew Language By David Steinberg - The Origin and Nature of the Samaritans and their Relationship to Second Temple Jewish Sects  by David Steinberg - Jewish Sects of the Second Temple Period by David Steinberg - What Should We Call Eretz Israel-Palestine? by David Steinberg - Some Ecumenical Thoughts on Sin by David Steinberg - Israelite Religion to Judaism: the Evolution of the Religion of Israel  by David Steinberg - The Greek Influence on Judaism from the Hellenistic Period Through the Middle Ages c. 300 BCE- 1200 CE  by David Steinberg - A Note on Esther 8:17 – What did the Gentiles Do? by David Steinberg - Orthodox, Conservative and Reform Judaisms - Contrasting Positions on Key Issues by David Steinberg - A Comparison of the New Conservative Humash, Etz Hayim, with those of Plaut and Hertz by David Steinberg - Body Part Metaphors and Euphemisms in Biblical Hebrew by David Steinberg - Arabs, Edomites and Jews - Getting on With Your Relatives by David Steinberg - Guide to Ancient Treasures and the Dead Sea Scrolls by David Steinberg - Kaufmann Kohler and the Rise of Reform Judaism in America by David Steinberg - Conservative Judaism and Halakhah (Jewish Law) - Women in Minyan, Driving on Shabbat, Electricity on Shabbat, Yom Tov Sheni by David Steinberg - Jewish Responses to Challenges to the Historicity of Biblical History by David Steinberg  - NOTES FROM TWO WEEKS OF TOURING IN NORTHERN ETHIOPIA David B. Brooks 2. Divrei Torah BERESHIT - Susan Robertson BERESHIT - Why Were There Two Trees in the Garden of Eden? A Possible Development of the Eden Myth - David Steinberg BERESHIT Genesis 2 vs. 3 and the Concept of Nature - David Steinberg LECH-LECHA - Irwin Brodo LECH-LECHA - Sylvia Greenspoon Akeda - Rabbi Miriam T. Spitzer Shmini Atzeret - Gene Bodzin Chaye Sarah - Danielle Dugas Chaye Sarah 3 - David Brooks TOLDOTH 1 (Bereshit (Genesis) 25:19 - 26:22)- David Brooks TOLDOTH 2 (Bereshit (Genesis) 26:23 - 27:27) - David Brooks TOLDOTH - Arabs, Edomites and Jews - David Steinberg TOLDOTH - God Covers His Tracks - David Steinberg VAYESHEV (3rd Part - Bereshit (Genesis) 39:1 - 40:23) - David Brooks Miketz - Susan Landau-Chark Vayigash - Danielle Dugas Vayigash1 - David Brooks Vayehi - Molly Tepper Vayehi - Susan Landau-Chark SHEMOT Exodus Chapters   3:1 to 4:17 – David Brooks SHEMOT Hardening Pharaoh's Heart - David Steinberg Bo 2 - Susan Landau-Chark VA-EYRA (Exodus VI, 2 – end of IX) - Ellen Caplan VA’ERA - David Brooks BESHALAKH - Carol Steinberg MISHPATIM - 3 - David Brooks TETZAVVEH-2 - David Brooks Ki Tissa - Susan Robertson Ki Tissa - Carol Steinberg Ki Tissa (2^nd Part) Shemot (Exodus) 31:18 - 33:11- David Brooks Vayakhel -Pikudei – David Brooks ZAKHOR; VAYIKRA - Irwin Brodo VAYIKRA - 1 (Vayikra/Leviticus 1:1 - 2:16) - David Brooks SHMINI - 2– David Brooks Passover, First Day - The Origins of Pesach and the Haggadah - David Steinberg Meta-questions for Discussion at the Passover Seder - David Steinberg PESACH, SEVENTH DAY - Irwin Brodo Song of Songs: A Comparison of Texts - David Brooks Acharei Mot - Gene Bodzin EMOR 2 - David Brooks Naso - Ellen Caplan Naso - Susan Landau-Chark Naso (Sotah) - Carol Steinberg Acharei Mot/Kedoshim - Homosexuality and Jewish Law B’HA-ALOT’KHA - 3 - David Brooks Shlach Lecha - Ron Huberman Korakh – David Brooks Hukat-Balak - Gene Bodzin Pinchas 1 - (Bemidbar (Numbers) 25:10 to 26:51) - David Brooks BALAK - Gene Bodzin MATTOT - MASE-2 - David Brooks MASE-3 - David Brooks MASE - Numbers 33:53 and the Mitzvah of Yishuv Eretz Yisrael - LP D'VARIM - SATAN IN JEWISH AND EARLY CHRISTIAN THOUGHT - David Brooks D'VARIM - Carol Steinberg D'VARIM - Susan Landau-Chark BECHUKOTAI - Irwin Brodo BECHUKOTAI - Fern Goldman VAETCHANAN - Carol Steinberg VAETCHANAN - David Steinberg VAETCHANAN 2 - David Brooks VAETCHANAN 3 - David Brooks Ekev - Sin - Three Little Words by David Brooks Re'eh - David Brooks Ethannan, Ekev and Shoftim - Commandment for Genocide? – David Steinberg Shoftim - Susan Robertson Ki Tetse - Roslyn Walker Ki-Tavo - Elaine Vininsky Nitzavim Deuteronomy Chapt 30 - David Steinberg Tashlich - Rabbi Miriam T. Spitzer HA’AZINU – David Brooks HA’AZINU – Baruch Sienna Shabbat Shuvah - David Steinberg Geshem and Tal: The Prayers for Rain and for Dew in our Liturgy - David B. Brooks From Noah to Jonah through Abraham - Rabbi Miriam T. Spitzer Jonah - David Steinberg Tisha B’Av Readings - David Steinberg Return to Adath Shalom Home Page Affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, which hosts this website Webmaster David Steinberg (webmaster@adath-shalom.ca) Last Updated January 29, 2012 Ver. 2.0 Copyright Copyright © 2000-2012 Adath Shalom Congregation