Members of our Chavurah gather to study in three distinct ways. First, as part of our Kabbalat Shabbat service, it is customary for the leader to prepare a d'var torah. Often times this presentation leads to a discussion of the themes of the weekly sidra. Second, we gather for formal study (reading assignments are listed below). Third, members of the Chavurah routinely raise questions and generate informal discussion about a variety of issues. This page contains resources to support all three of these activities of study.
1) Online Tanach
2) An online Tikkun
2) Reconstructionist Divrei Torah: JRF
3) Orthodox d'vrei Torah: OU Torah Resources
4) This link points to a variety of commentaries from many sources: Shamash
2006
July Assignment: Joshua, chapters 1-6 (We will spend most of this session on setting the historical context, reviewing archeological background and familiarizing ourselves with the geography and topography of the region.)
August Assignment: Joshua 7-11, review 1-6: The conquest of CaananOctober Assignment: Judges 1-3: Ehud
November Assignment: Judges 4 and 5: Deborah
December Assignment: Judges 6, 7, 8: Gideon
2007
January Assignment: Judges 6, 7, 8: Finish Gideon
February Assignment: None: We'll be reviewing tefillah basics
March Assignment: Judges 11 and 12 Jephthah. We will also study this small section of Talmud.
April Assigmnet: Judges 13-16 Samson
May Assignment: Finish Samson (Judges 13-16)
June Assignment: First Samuel 1-4 (Hannah)
October Assignment: First Samuel Chapter 2 verse 11 through the end of Chapter 4 (Samuel, Eli)
December Assignment: First Samuel Chapters 5-7 (The Ark)
2008
January Assignment: First Samuel Chapters 7&8 (Requesting a king)
February Assignment: First Samuel Chapters 9&10 (Selecting Saul)
March Assignment: First Samuel Chapters 10-11(Saul as King)
May Assignment: First Samuel Chapters 12-13 (Saul Takes Charge)
June Assignment: First Samuel Chapters 14-15 (Saul's Power Wanes)
October Assignment: First Samuel Chapters 16-17 (David!)
December Assignment: First Samuel Chapters 18-19 (Saul becomes angry... and mad)
2009
January Assignment: First Samuel Chapters 18-19 (continued)
February Assignment: First Samuel Chapters 19-20 (the old teraphim in the bed trick!)
April Assignment: First Samuel Chapters 21-22 (David is on the lam)
November Assignment: First Samuel Chapters 23-24 (David in Ein Gedi)
November Assignment II: First Samuel Chapters 25-26 (Really, this is the last time I'm going to let you go!)
2010
January Assignment: First Samuel Chapters 27-28 (witches, ghosts and magic)
February Assignment: First Samuel Chapters 28 (death, sheol and the Olam Habah)
March Assignment: No new reading. We will review Jewish sources on the concept of death and whatever happens next.
April Assignment: First Samuel Chapters 29-31 (David, Ziklag and the Death of Saul).
May Assignment: First Samuel Completed (We've been working through First Samuel since June of 2007. Time for a Siyum!).
June Assignment: Second Samuel Chapters 1-2 (Another version of Saul's death, the Kingdom is divided).