Around the Calendar with Drisha
Over the years, Drisha has offered Torah classes on the many observances that mark out the timeline of the Jewish yearly cycle. Around the Calendar brings you all our holiday- and observance-focused classes, from our back catalog of recordings and continuing through our contemporary shiurim and lectures.
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Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Why does God command us to kill animals when we’ve done something wrong? What does this have to do with atonement, Yom Kippur, and the Binding of Isaac? Are you ready to transform yourself into a living sacrifice, and is that what we do on Yom Kippur?
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
In this session, we will look at the themes of memory, judgement, and covenant in Zichronot (verses of remembrance), one of the three blessings we add to musaf on Rosh Hashana.
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
In this session, we will look at the haftarah of the first day of Rosh Hashana (I Samuel 1:1-2:10) and use it to gain a better understanding of the holiday.
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Through an examination of the Yom Kippur prayer service, we will uncover major themes of the holiday.
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
To what extent is it possible to become a new person? Is that what teshuva demands? What does the concept of repentance have to teach us about what and who we really are?
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Do we believe that God is in time, or does He somehow stand outside of time? How is this question relevant to Rosh Hashana? Together we will think through some of these philosophical issues, and use them to interpret a puzzling Talmudic debate as to what we have to repent for each year.
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Through an examination of the Rosh Hashana prayer service, we will uncover major themes of the holiday.