Modeled on the Daf Yomi program of reading a page of Talmud every day, this class discusses several brief readings from the Talmud each week. All texts are in English, with explanatory text by Rabbi Aden Steinsaltz. Prospective students meet with Rabbi Jennifer prior to joining, and are asked to make a commitment to participate regularly. The texts for each week are emailed the night before class.
Each week we will discuss the Torah portion for the following Shabbat. This class is designed for those who are new to Torah study, although more advanced students are welcome. All text and conversation will be in English. Students can use any copy of the Jewish Bible, with or without commentary.
Modeled on the Daf Yomi program of reading a page of Talmud every day, this class discusses several brief readings from the Talmud each week. All texts are in English, with explanatory text by Rabbi Aden Steinsaltz. Prospective students meet with Rabbi Jennifer prior to joining, and are asked to make a commitment to participate regularly. The texts for each week are emailed the night before class.
Each week we will discuss the Torah portion for the following Shabbat. This class is designed for those who are new to Torah study, although more advanced students are welcome. All text and conversation will be in English. Students can use any copy of the Jewish Bible, with or without commentary.
Each week we will discuss the Torah portion for the following Shabbat. This class is designed for those who are new to Torah study, although more advanced students are welcome. All text and conversation will be in English. Students can use any copy of the Jewish Bible, with or without commentary.
Ari was born in Israel and moved to the USA in 1960 at the age of 24. He was married to Joan, a reading teacher, for nearly 51 years. She passed away in 2011.
He is a retired clinical psychologist, with a doctorate from Columbia University. He worked for the Gov’t of Israel, and in the US, at agencies and he was in private practice for nearly 40 years. Ari volunteered three times with the IDF, in his seventies, and wrote a book about it, in two languages.
For the last 10 years Ari and Judie have been together and recently got married. He has three daughters and seven grandchildren. He has many interests; writing (3 books, many essays,)
painting and sketching, sculpting and woodworking, travel, flying (no more,) and recently boating. He speaks three languages and teaches two at Pelican Cove where he and Judie have been for the last 5 years. He gave courses at Pelican Cove on opera, requiems, symphonies and conductors, although he is not a musician. Jewish life plays an important part in Ari and Judie’s lives.