Men of Torah

We open with an introduction to Mussar, Ethics or Character Building with Chapter 1 of Way of the Upright, Messilat Yesharim.

What is the path to holiness? The Sages say the mouth of the Upright will laud HaShem, the words of the Righteous will bless Him, the tongue of the Pious will exalt Him and that HaShem is sanctified among the Holy Ones. How do we climb this ladder?

Repentance, Charity and Prayer are really not the same as the Hebrew equivalents. Taylor helps us examine these attributes from a Hebraic perspective.

We pick up the narrative in Luke 14. What do we learn from the Master at the dinner table? What about healing on the Sabbath? Where should we sit? Are we too busy for our faith?

Several hard sayings of Yeshua are reviewed and prioritized in order that we may learn to explain them to others.

A quick review and recommendation of Rabbi Shalom Arush's classic work, The Garden of Emunah, which leads to a discussion of resurrection vs. reincarnation and rebuffs from Christian teachers.

The final melachah is discussed, leading us to HOW we guard Shabbat. The division of Jew and Gentile became a halachic issue in Apostolic times, but WHO is the authority to make halachah?

In Samuel's first presentation to the Tzadik Class, he teaches remotely, bringing us up to speed on some very specific issues regarding grains and liquids.

Scott tag-teamed with his sons to review these melachot with the class.

In Isaac's first presentation to the Tzadik Class, he reviews skinning, reaping and tanning.