e-TiM: Online Program
e-TiM: The Prophets and Psalmists as Exegetes

This five-part series will take place on Sundays at 11:15am Eastern (6:15pm in Israel) from May 1 to May 29.

Topics will include:

May 1: Tehillim 107 -  The reason for its recitation on Yom ha'Atzmaut

May 8: Tehillim 106  - Why it follows Tehillim 105 and introduces Tehillim 107

May 15: Lag b'Omer - What would the Prophets of old say about Har Meron today?

May 22: Yechezkel Chapter One: Does it really relate to Matan Torah?

May 29: Yom Yerushalaim and the Prophetic meaning of "Yom Hashem"

 

Dates

May 1, 2022 May 29, 2022

Time

Sundays 11:15 AM EDT

Topics

Neviim, Ketuvim, Tehillim

Class Video

The Prophets and Psalmists as Exegetes (Part 8)

May 1, 2022

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Watch The Prophets and Psalmists as Exegetes (Tehillim 107) || Rabbi Menachem Leibtag on YouTube.

The Prophets and Psalmists as Exegetes (Part 9)

May 8, 2022

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Watch The Prophets and Psalmists as Exegetes (Part 9) || Rabbi Menachem Leibtag on YouTube.

The Prophets and Psalmists as Exegetes (Part 10)

May 15, 2022

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Watch The Prophets and Psalmists as Exegetes (Part 10) || Rabbi Menachem Leibtag on YouTube.

The Prophets and Psalmists as Exegetes (Part 11)

May 22, 2022

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Watch The Prophets and Psalmists as Exegetes (Part 11) || Rabbi Menachem Leibtag on YouTube.

The Prophets and Psalmists as Exegetes (Part 12)

May 29, 2022

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Watch The Prophets and Psalmists as Exegetes (Part 12) || Rabbi Menachem Leibtag on YouTube.

Source Material

Tehillim 107 and Yom Haatzmaut (PDF)

Tehillim 106 (PDF)

Tehillim 67 and 15, and Lag b'Omer (PDF)

Yechezkel 1 and Matan Torah (PDF)

Yom Yerushalaim and Matan Torah (PDF)

Meet the speaker

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag, an internationally acclaimed bible scholar and pioneer of Jewish Education on the internet, is well known in the Jewish community for his essays on the weekly Bible portion.  His vibrant thematic-analytical approach blends the methods of modern academic scholarship with traditional Jewish approaches to the Biblical text. He is best known for his ability to teach students how to study rather than simply read Biblical passages. As his essays focus on meta-themes in the Bible, his readership…

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag bio & resources