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We usually think of the Omer as a commandment to count up to fifty days as a bridge between Passover and Shavuot. What is much less familiar is that in certain post-Biblical works the Omer is considered its own festival. This podcast examines the surprising roots of the Omer. It analyzes passages in rabbinic literature alongside writings from the Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo and… Continue reading The Omer Festival: Recovering a Lost Holiday and its Surprising Roots


Summer series 2019 “Moments of Creation.” Discuss the mitzvah of P’ru u-Revu, God’s creation “yesh may’ayin” of the human and divine.


A key tenet of Jewish faith, and the main theme of Shavuot (the festival of weeks), is the belief that there was a Divine revelation at Sinai. This 2-part course explores various interpretations of that event, and various theories of Jewish revelation in general. In part 1, we’ll explore a much neglected puzzle regarding the revelation of… Continue reading Revelation Revealed