About This Course
Women in Torah examines many of the female characters in the Torah using just the actual text not commentary, midrash, and aggadah. The purpose is to see what the text says or in many cases, doesn’t say about the women in the Torah.
This course is 1 credit towards smicha
Units will cover:
- Eve
- Sarah
- Hagar
- Rebekah
- Rachel & Leah
- Dinah
- Tamar
- Miriam
- Daughter of Zelophehad
- Devorah & Yael
This course is graded through quizzes at the end of each unit. The course is valued at one credit.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students will have:
- Understand the role, or lack there of the women in Torah.
- Understand the relationship between the male and females in the Torah.
- Understand how the women in the Torah drove the story-line forward.
About Your Instructor
Rabbi Sandy Zisser is the Founder and Director of the Pluralistic Rabbinical Seminary. Additionally, he serves as the Director of Education at Temple Shaaray Tefila in Westchester County, NY. Rabbi Sandy received his smicha from the Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute, his Master of Arts in Special Education from Bank Street College, and his Bachelor of Arts in American History and Judaic Studies from the State University of New York at Albany.
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Ratings and Reviews
Brian KresgeI really enjoyed this course. It goes through the matriarch with elements from Talmud and midrash, and makes sure they take their place in our people's history.
Megan MiccoThis class was a helpful guide to diving deeper into women in Torah. Casual and conversational style.
I recommend this course!