Live Programs
Scholar in Residence: Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Please join us for a weekend of learning with
Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Sunday October 7, 2018, Or Chaim Minyan, 159 Almore Ave.  
9:30- 11:30 am
How the Chumash Explains the Siddur 

$10 in advance, $15 at the door. Register here
Students and TiMPass holders no charge

Shabbat October 6, 2018
7:45 am: (Shacharit at 8:30am)
Parshanim on the Parsha: Why Tehillim and Nevi’im Are the Earliest Parshanim

Devar Torah before laining: 
Seven Minutes About the Number Seven

After Kiddush: (approx 11:15 am)
The Biblical Theme of "Tzelem Elokim”: From Anthropology to Theology

5:15 pm (Mincha at 6:20pm) 
The Flood Story: Polemic—or Platform? From Noach to Avraham to Moshe Rabeinu

Seudat Shlesheet:
Yeshivat Shem v'Ever—Really? The Peshat Behind the Drash

All shiurim take place at the Or Chaim Minyan, 159 Almore Ave, Toronto

Date

October 7, 2018

Time

5:30 AM EDT

Location

Or Chaim Minyan

Topics

Tanach

Class Audio

How the Chumash Explains the Siddur

December 27, 2018

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Program: Scholar in Residence: Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

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