This is Torah Talk for the week of April 5th, 2020 Lev 11:2  “These are the creatures that you may eat” — but what determines that?  What do they have in common?  And what connects this chapter to the story of creation? This week’s handout: 26 Shemini 5780 Donate! Learn Biblical Hebrew!

This is Torah Talk for the week of March 29th, 2020 Lev 6:3  says that priests must wear linen מכנסיים — but what are they?  And what do they tell us about the book of Leviticus? This week’s handout: 25 Tzav 5780 More links: James Diamond, Scribal Secrets [click the link to p. 110 for the tiny מ] […]

This is Torah Talk for the week of March 29th, 2020 Lev 6:3  says that priests must wear linen מכנסיים — but what are they?  And what do they tell us about the book of Leviticus? This week’s handout: 25 Tzav 5780 More links: James Diamond, Scribal Secrets [click the link to p. 110 for the tiny מ] […]

This is Torah Talk for the week of March 22nd, 2020 Lev 1:1  says that someone or something “called” to Moses — or does it?  A tiny א makes all the difference in this word. This week’s handout: 24 Vayikra 5780 More links: James Diamond, Scribal Secrets [click the link to p. 106 for the tiny א] […]

This is Torah Talk for the week of March 22nd, 2020 Lev 1:1  says that someone or something “called” to Moses — or does it?  A tiny א makes all the difference in this word. This week’s handout: 24 Vayikra 5780 More links: James Diamond, Scribal Secrets [click the link to p. 106 for the tiny א] […]

This is Torah Talk for the week of March 15th, 2020 Exod 36:1  Let, then, Bezalel and Oholiab and all the skilled persons whom the LORD has endowed with skill and ability to perform expertly all the tasks connected with the service of the sanctuary carry out [ועשה] all that the LORD has commanded. Why […]

This is Torah Talk for the week of March 15th, 2020 Exod 36:1  Let, then, Bezalel and Oholiab and all the skilled persons whom the LORD has endowed with skill and ability to perform expertly all the tasks connected with the service of the sanctuary carry out [ועשה] all that the LORD has commanded. Why […]

This is Torah Talk for the week of March 8th, 2020 This week, God “catches his breath” (וינפש).  Who else in the Bible does this? This week’s handout: 21 Ki Tisa 5780 Donate: https://www.paypal.me/mcarasik Learn Biblical Hebrew: https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/biblical-hebrew-learning-a-sacred-language.html

This is Torah Talk for the week of March 8th, 2020 This week, God “catches his breath” (וינפש).  Who else in the Bible does this? This week’s handout: 21 Ki Tisa 5780 Donate: https://www.paypal.me/mcarasik Learn Biblical Hebrew: https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/biblical-hebrew-learning-a-sacred-language.html

This is Torah Talk for the week of March 1st, 2020 Genesis was written with an eye on the story of David — and Exodus continues the story with an eye on Kings, as we learn from the names of Aaron’s two oldest sons. This week’s handout: 20 Tetzaveh 5780 Donate: https://www.paypal.me/mcarasik Learn Biblical Hebrew: https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/biblical-hebrew-learning-a-sacred-language.html