All courses are for women only unless otherwise noted.
We will focus on Hebrew reading, as well as beginning grammar skills and building vocabulary. As we strive to accomplish these goals, we will complete the Book of Ruth, a dramatic and compelling narrative of lovingkindness, as our text. The Adult Beginners Path to Biblical Hebrew, 3rd ed. This course will allow for both directed chevrutah time in which to explicate the subtleties of the text and anticipate the commentaries' questions, as well as the benefits of analysis by the instructor in the styles of exgesis and use of midrashic sources. The Bible is filled with human relationships that impact on our understanding of the Jewish family and family dynamics.