Parashat Ma-asei (מעסי) — The Torah’s Evolving Understanding of Others

July 5, 2013
By bethmordecai
no comments.

Parashat Ma-asei (מעסי) — The Torah’s Evolving Understanding of Others

2013/5773 (Triennial III) — The Torah’s Evolving Understanding of “Others”

Double Torah portion: Matot/Ma’asei

Much of the Torah focuses (understandably so) on the special relationship between God and Israel. This relationship though is set amidst a background of many other peoples and while some are sympathetic to God and the cause of the Israelites, the majority worship “elohim aheirim,” other Gods and act as a terrestrial proxy to the war against God. We will discuss whether these are the only kinds of relationships that Israel and God can have with the nations of the world or whether the Torah itself hints at an evolving relationship among God, Israel, and humanity.

Category : Online Learning Online Parashah Class
Tag :