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April 30, 2024

Midrash on the Parashah – Sefira 2023

Dr. Samuel Lebens

Dr. Samuel Lebens

Rabbi Dr. Samuel Lebens is a philosopher at the university of Haifa and adjunct faculty at Drisha. His first book is about Bertrand Russell and the philosophy of language. His second book, The Principles of Judaism (forthcoming with Oxford University Press) is a contemporary exploration of the philosophical underpinnings of the Jewish faith. He is also co-founder of the Association for the Philosophy of Judaism (personal website: www.samlebens.com).

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A deceptively simple description for this course: each week, we’ll explore a number of Midrashim on the weekly Torah reading, in order to get a better sense of what one might call the “Rabbinic imagination.”

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Session 1: Source – Emor

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Session 2: Source – Behar

Session 3: Source – Bemidbar

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Session 4: Source – Naso

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