Sefer Shemot traces our journey from slavery to freedom, from laboring for Pharaoh to being servants of God. This lecture series will focus on three themes that are central to that journey: the quest for knowledge, the pursuit of worthy work, and the battle against the obstacles that stand in the way of our crossing over into a life of freedom and service.
When: 3 Tuesday nights, January 11-25 (come for any or all classes) Time: 7:30 - 9:00 pm Cost: $5 per class Where: Mechon Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Avenue (at 69th Street)
Note:Please bring a humash (Bible) to each session if possible. We will have some extras.
Can't make it in person? Watch live on Ustream. Recorded audio and video of these lectures will also be made available with in a few days of each session.
Dr. Devora Steinmetz is a senior faculty member at Yeshivat Hadar where teaches Talmud and Tanakh. She is the author of From Father to Son: Kinship, Conflict, and Continuity in Genesis and Punishment and Freedom: The Rabbinic Construction of Criminal Law. She has taught rabbinic literature at Drisha and the Jewish Theological Seminary. She was a visiting scholar at Hebrew University's Hevruta Program and at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Steinmetz is the founder of Beit Rabban, an innovative day school that is profiled in Daniel Pekarsky's Vision at Work: The Theory and Practice of Beit Rabban. She serves as an educational leadership consultant to the Mandel Foundation.
Taught by Dr. Devora Steinmetz
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