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B’REISHIT (בראשית) GENESIS

  • B’reishit (בראשית) (Genesis 1:1-6:8)
  • Noah (נח) (Genesis 6:9-11:32)
  1. 2014/5775 (Triennial II) — God’s Heart (Genesis 8:15-10:32)
  • Lekh L’kha (לך לך) (Genesis 12:1-17:27)
  1. 2012/5773 (Triennial III) — How Circumcision Brings Blessing (Genesis 16:1-17:27)
  2. 2013/5774 (Triennial I) — Go From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be (Genesis 12:1-13:18)
  3. 2014/5775 (Triennial II) — God Has to Show Up (The Covenant Between the Pieces) (Genesis 14:1-15:21)
  • Vayera (וירא) (Genesis 18:1-22:24)
  1. 2012/5773 (Triennial III) — Shirking Responsibility for Hurricane Sandy? (Genesis 21:1-22:24)
  2. 2014/5775 (Triennial II) — Raping Foreigners (Genesis 19:1-20:18)
  • Hayyei Sarah (חיי שרה) (Genesis 23:1-25:18)
  1. 2014/5775 (Triennial II) — Shalshelet: Making God’s Presence Present (Genesis 24:10-24:52)
  • Toldot (תולךות) (Genesis 25:19-28:9)
  1. 2012/5773 (Triennial III) — And He Begrudged Jacob: A Teaching on Responding to Recalcitrance, Polarization, and Violence (Genesis 27:28-28:9)
  • Vayeitzei (ויצא) (Genesis 28:10-32:3)
  1. 2012/5773 (Triennial III) — Clash of the In-Laws: Jacob and Laban (Genesis 31:17-32:3)
  • Vayishlah (וישלח) (Genesis 32:4-36:43)
  1. 2012/5773 (Triennial III) — Strength and Love (Genesis 35:16-36:43)
  2. 2013/5774 (Triennial I) — Who Did Jacob Actually Wrestle? (Genesis 32:4-33:20)
  • Vayeishev (וישב) (Genesis 37:1-40:23)
  1. 2012/5773 (Triennial III) — How God’s In Charge (Genesis 39:1-40:23)
  • Mikeitz (מקץ) (Genesis 41:1-44:17)
  1. 2012/5773 (Triennial III) — Joseph’s Feelings for Benjamin (Genesis 43:16-44:17)
  2. 2014/5775 (Triennial II) — Hope Amidst Destruction (Genesis 41:53-43:15)
  • Vayigash (ויגש) (Genesis 44:18-47:27)
  1. 2012/5773 (Triennial III) — Final Reconciliation (Genesis 46:28-47:27)
  • Vayehi (ויחי) (Genesis 47:28-50:26)
  1. 2013/5774 (Triennial I) — To Lie With Our Ancestors (Genesis 47:28-48:22)

 

SH’MOT (שמות) EXODUS

  • Sh’mot (שמות) (Exodus 1:1-6:1)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — The Meaning of the Name “Moses” (Exodus 4:18-6:1)
  2. 2013/5774 (Triennial I) — Israel as God’s Children: An Apt Metaphor? (Exodus 1:1-2:25)
  3. a2015/5775 (Triennial II) — And the Bush Was Not Consumed (Exodus 3:1-4:17)
  • Va-era (וארא) (Exodus 6:2-9:35)
  1. 2013/5774 (Triennial I) — Where Does Aaron Come From? Where Does Torah Come From? (Exodus 6:2-7:7)
  2. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — Egyptian Magicians and the Finger of God (Exodus 7:8-8:15)
  • Bo (בא) (Exodus 10:1-13:16)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — Leaving in Haste: On the Israelites Being Freed From Egypt (Exodus 12:29-13:16)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — Pharaoh’s Egypt: By the People, For the People? (Exodus 10:1-11:3)
  3. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — The Jewish Origin for Counting Time (Exodus 11:4-12:28)
  • B’shalah (בשלח) (Exodus 13:17-17:16)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — Interpreting God’s Gifts (Exodus 14:26-17:16)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — How Do We and God Interact in this World? (Exodus 13:17-15:26)
  3. a2015/5775 (Triennial II) — Why Am I in the Middle? (Exodus 14:15-16:10)
  • Yitro (יתרו) (Exodus 18:1-20:23)
  1. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — Getting “Buy In” (Exodus 18:1-20:23)
  • Mishpatim (משפטים) (Exodus 21:1-24:18)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — Can You See God? (Exodus 23:20-24:18)
  2. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — The Difficulty in Telling the Truth (Exodus 22:4-23:19)
  • T’rumah (תרומה) (Exodus 25:1-27:19)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — Standing With God, Standing Together: What Cherubs teach us about relationship building (Exodus 26:31-27:19)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — The Light of Lamps and The Bread of Tables (Exodus 25:1-40)
  3. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — The Gendered Language of Torah (Exodus 26:1-30) (Exodus 26:1-30)
  • T’tzaveh (תצוה) (Exodus 27:20-30:10)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — Connecting with God in Different Ways (Exodus 29:19-30:10)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — The Torah’s View of Brotherly Love (Exodus 27:20-28:30)
  3. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — Wearing Sacred Clothes (Exodus 28:31-29:18) (Exodus 28:31-29:18)
  • Ki Tissa (כי תשא) (Exodus 30:11-34:35)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — Where is God’s Face? (Exodus 33:12-34:35)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — From Cannabis to Shabbos: Does Judaism Embrace Or Control Our Desires? (Exodus 30:11-31:17)
  3. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — Can the Chasm Between God and Humanity be Bridged? (Exodus 31:18-33:11)
  • Vayakhel (ויקהל) (Exodus 35:1-38:20)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — See Parashat P’kudei (Double Torah portion)
  • P’kudei (פקודי) (Exodus 38:21-40:38)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial) — Can We Ever Finish Our Work? (Double Torah portion w/Vayakhel) (Exodus 39:22-40:38)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial) — Keeping Track of What’s Important (Exodus 38:21-39:21)

 

VAYIKRA (ויקרא) LEVITICUS

  • Vayikra (ויקרא) (Leviticus 1:1-5:26)
  1. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — The Secrets of Torah (Leviticus 1:1-2:16)
  2. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — All for One and One for All (Leviticus 3:1-4:26)
  • Tzav (צו) (Leviticus 6:1-8:36)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — Elevating Our Offerings (Leviticus 8:1-36)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — An Always Burning Flame (Leviticus 6:1-7:10)
  • Sh’mini (שמיני) (Leviticus 9:1-11:47)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — Why Is Pig So Unkosher? (Leviticus 11:1-47)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — A Strange Fire? (Leviticus 9:1-10:11)
  • Tazria (תזריע) (Leviticus 12:1-13:59)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — See Parashat M’tzora (Double Torah portion)
  • M’tzora (מצורע) (Leviticus 14:1-15:33)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — Are You Proactive or Reactive? (Double Torah portion w/Tazria) (Leviticus 14:33-15:33)
  • Aharei Mot (אחרי מות) (Leviticus 16:1-18:30)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — See Parashat K’doshim (Double Torah portion)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — There Is No Later and There Is No Later in Torah (Leviticus 16:1-34)
  3. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — “For the Life of the Flesh is in the Blood” (Double Torah portion) (Leviticus 17:8-19:14)
  • K’doshim (קדושים) (Leviticus 19:1-20:27)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — Judging Righteously (Double Torah portion w/Aharei Mot) (Leviticus 19:15-20-27)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — The Unique Holiness of Humanity (Leviticus 19:1-37)
  3. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — “For the Life of the Flesh is in the Blood” (Double Torah portion) (Leviticus 17:8-19:14)
  • Emor (אמור) (Leviticus 21:1-24:23)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — In or Out? (Leviticus 23:23-24:23)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — A Disabled Priest? (Leviticus 21:1-22:16)
  3. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — Shabbat Appears Everywhere (Leviticus 22:17-23:22)
  • B’har (בהר) (Leviticus 25:1-26:2)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — See Parashat B’hukotai (Double Torah portion)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — What’s A Jubilee? (Leviticus 25:1-28)
  • B’hukotai (בחוקותי) (Leviticus 26:3-27:34)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — What’s Your Value? (Double Torah portion w/B’har) (Leviticus 27:1-34)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — Is the Earth At Fault? (Leviticus 26:3-27:15)

 

B’MIDBAR (במדבר) NUMBERS

  • B’midbar (במדבר) (Numbers 1:1-4:20)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — Making Every Dot Count (Numbers 3:14-4:20)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — Size Doesn’t Matter (Numbers 1:1-54)
  • Naso (נשא) (Numbers 4:21-7:89)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — In It Together (Numbers 7:1-89)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — The Relationship Between the Mundane and the Holy (Numbers 4:21-5:10)
  • Beha-alot’kha (בהעלותך) (Numbers 8:1-12:16)
  1. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — Does God Need Light? (Numbers 8:1-9:14)
  • Sh’lah L’kha (שלח לך) (Numbers 13:1-15:41)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — One Torah For All? (Numbers 15:8-41)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — The Religious Value of Doubting What You See and Desire (Numbers 13:1-14:7)
  3. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — Why Is Life So Hard? (Numbers 14:8-15:7)
  • Korah (קרח) (Numbers 16:1-18:32)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — The Fear of Losing Power (Numbers 17:25-18:32)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — The Only Land of Milk and Honey (Numbers 16:1-17:15)
  3. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — Criticizing Torah, Loving Torah (Numbers 16:20-17:24)
  • Hukkat (חקת) (Numbers 19:1-22:1)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — Using God’s Sword (Numbers 21:11-22:1)
  • Balak (בלק) (Numbers 22:2-25:9)
  • Pinhas (פנחס) (Numbers 25:10-30:1)
  1. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — Won’t You Be My Messiah? (Numbers 26:52-56)
  • Mattot (מטות) (Numbers 30:2-32:42)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — See Parashat Ma-asei (Double Torah portion)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — Insights on the Road to War (Numbers 30:2-31:54)
  3. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — Will You Go to War with Me? (Double Torah portion w/Ma-asei) (Numbers 32:1-33:49)
  • Ma-asei (מעסי) (Numbers 33:1-36:13)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — The Torah’s Evolving Understanding of Others (Double Torah portion w/Matot) (Numbers 33:50-36:13)
  2. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — Will You Go to War with Me? (Double Torah portion w/Matot) (Numbers 32:1-33:49)

 

D’VARIM (דברים) DEUTERONOMY

  • D’varim (דברים) (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — Can God Be the Ultimate General? (Deuteronomy 2:31-3:22)
  2. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — “Many Hands Make Light Work:” The Importance and Challenge of Delegating (Deuteronomy 1:1-2:1)
  3. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — Does God Bring Financial Success? (Deuteronomy 2:2-30)
  • Va-ethanan (ואתחנן) (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — Are Certain Parts of the Torah More Important Than Others? (Deuteronomy 5:1-7:11)
  2. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — All of Us Who Live (Deuteronomy 5:1-6:25)
  • Eikev (עקב) (Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25)
  1. 2013/5773 (Triennial III) — More Than Just Us (Deuteronomy 10:12-11:25)
  • Re-eh (ראה) (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17)
  1. 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — Can I Eat Chicken with Milk? The Balance between Personal and Communal Choices (Deuteronomy 12:29-14:29)
    1. Specific verses studied: Deuteronomy 14:1
  • Shoftim  (שופטים) (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9) 
  1. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — How Do You Pursue Justice? (Deuteronomy 16:18-18:5)
  • Ki Teitzei (כי תצא) (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19)
  1. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — Sinning Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should (Deuteronomy 21:10-23:7)
  • Ki Tavo (כי תבוא) (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
  1. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — Having a Positive Outlook (Deuteronomy 26:1-27:10)
  2. 2015/5776 (Triennial II) — The Power of Blessing (Deuteronomy 26:12-28:6)
  • Nitzavim (נצבים) (Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20)
  1. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — Stranger Danger (Double Torah Portion w/Vayeilekh) (Deuteronomy 29:9-30:14)
  • Vayeilekh (וילך) (Deuteronomy 31:1-31:30)
  1. 2014/5774 (Triennial I) — Stranger Danger (See Double Torah Portion w/Nitzavim) 
  • Ha-azinu (האזינו) (Deuteronomy 32:1-52)
  1. 2015/5776 (Triennial II) — The Enemy of My Friend (Deuteronomy 32:1-52)
    1. Specific verses studied: Deuteronomy 32:20-21
  • V’zot Hab’rakhah (וזאת הברכה) (Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12)

 

SPECIAL SHABBATOT

  • Hol Hamoed Sukkot (חול המועד סוכות)
  • Hol Hamoed Passover (חול המועד פסח)
  1. 2013/5773 — Shabbat Hol Hamoed Passover: Keeping Shabbat in Passover
  2. 2014/5774 — Shabbat Hol Hamoed Passover: Time for a Festival

 

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