Imagining King David in the Babylonian Talmud
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 character of David in the Bible is a fascinating study. The Davids of Samuel and Chronicles are widely divergent, as is the David who emerges from Psalms. This class will focus on a set of stories from the Bavli, considering what picture – or pictures – of David emerge as well as examining how the Talmud serves as an interpretative tool.