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October 18, 2020

“Your Name Shall Be Great” The Abraham Narrative

Rabbi David Silber

Rabbi David Silber

David Silber is the founder and dean of Drisha Institute for Jewish Education in New York and Israel. Rabbi Silber received ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He is a recipient of the Covenant Award, for excellence in innovative Jewish education, and is the author of A Passover Haggadah: Go Forth and Learn (Jewish Publication Society 2011), For Such a Time as This: Biblical Reflections in the Book of Esther (Koren Publishers 2017), and Malkhut Adam: Iyunim Bsefer Shmuel (Maggid 2021). He is also a nationally acclaimed lecturer on the Bible. Rabbi Silber is married to Dr. Devora Steinmetz. They have eight children and live in New York City.

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The story of Abraham is one of the great foundational stories of the Bible. We will engage in a close reading of this great narrative and its various intertexts to uncover its central themes and how they engage their immediate context and beyond.

The story of Abraham is one of the great foundational stories of the Bible. We will engage in a close reading of this great narrative and its various intertexts to uncover its central themes and how they engage their immediate context and beyond.

Session 1

Session 1 - 10/18/2020

Session 2

Session 2 - 10/25/2020

Session 3

Session 3 - 11/01/2020

Session 4

Session 4 - 11/08/2020

Session 5

Session 5 - 11/15/2020

Session 6

Session 6 - 11/22/2020

Session 7

Session 7 - 12/06/2020

Session 8

Session 8 - 12/13/2020

Session 9

Session 9 - 12/20/2020