Bereshit Part 2
Focusing our attention on some of the world’s oldest and most profound stories, the Shiv’im Panim (70 Faces) series highlights 70-text selections from the Jewish Bible. Based on the tradition that the Torah has 70 ways of interpreting and understanding it, this curriculum features a multi-faceted approach to Torah study utilizing:
- Modern and classical commentaries
- Textual interpretations by rabbis, scholars, artists, and poets
- Opportunities to learn key Hebrew vocabulary
- uncovering the real-life implications of the story’s contemporary relevancy
The narrative of this course follows the development of the first Jewish family from the birth of two nations through great wrongdoings and reunions, to the renowned blessing of the grandchildren. Stories of sibling rivalry, wrestling with angels, palace seduction, rape, and reconciliation, provide some of the most dramatic and iconic images that reverberate across the millennia.
Table of Contents
Lesson 1 – Birth of Two Nations
Lesson 2 – The Stolen Blessing
Lesson 3 – Sisters Compete
Lesson 4 – Wrestling with the Angels
Lesson 5 – Dishonor and Outrage in Shekhem
Lesson 6 – Yosef, the Dreamer
Lesson 7 – The Yehudah and Tamar Incident
Lesson 8 – Seduction in the House of Potiphar
Lesson 9 – Reunion in Egypt: Trial, Payback, or Something Else?
Lesson 10 – Blessing the Grandchildren
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