Welcome to the homepage of our Tanach in a Day: Jews and Non-Jews program, which was held on Sunday December 25, 2022, the seventh day of Chanukah!
We offered 10 30-minute sessions, and a special Lunch and Learn, on the theme of: Jews, Non-Jews, and the relationships between them in Tanach.
We broadcast the sessions on YouTube Live, on our channel; you can see recordings on Youtube.
We also posted audio recordings at YUTorah.org.
The source sheet packet is available for download here (Google Drive file).
in memory of Riva Koschitzky z”l.
May her neshamah benefit from our community’s learning.
in honour of the Rosh Beit Midrash, Sganim and Avreichim,
for berachah and hatzlachah.
Table of Contents
Registration
List of Classes and Dedications
On-Line Donation Options
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To dedicate a specific class from this list, please email aya@torontotorah.com.
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Time | Program | Speaker | Dedication |
MORNING | |||
10:00-10:30 AM | The Arc of Bereishit: Universalism to Particularism |
Idan Rakovsky | Dedicated by Sarah and Harry Roz l’iluy nishmat Sarah’s parents, Asher Zelig ben Tzvi Shlomo z”l and Baila bat Yoseph Yehuda z”l, and Harry’s father Naftali ben Tzvi z”l |
10:30-11:00 AM | The Conversion of Yitro and Ruth | R’ Yehuda Mann | Dedicated by Shayna and Lazer Friedman l’iluy nishmat HaRav Yechiel Michel ben HaRav Eliezer Lipa z”l, Shayna’s father Dedicated by Danny and Ellen Gordon |
11:00-11:30 AM | Moshe: Between Egypt and Israel | Rebbetzin Emma Taylor | Dedicated by Robbie and Brian Schwartz to commemorate the yahrtzeit of Brian’s father Frank Schwartz, Ephraim ben Noach z”l |
11:30 AM-12:00 PM | The Ban on Intermarriage: Is It Racist? |
R’ Mordechai Torczyner | Dedicated by Fran and David Woolf and Family in commemoration of the yahrtzeit (3rd day of Chanukah) of David’s father Sidney Woolf, Shimon ben Yitzchak Gershon z”l |
LUNCH | |||
12:00-1:00 PM | Battlefield Ethics | R’ Yehuda Mann | Dedicated by Nathan Kirsh in honour of the Rosh Beit Midrash, Sganim and Avreichim, for berachah and hatzlachah |
AFTERNOON | |||
1:00-1:30 PM | Jews and Non-Jews in the Book of Yehoshua |
R’ Steven Gotlib | Dedicated by the Goldman Family l’ilui nishmas HaRav haGaon Dayan Chanoch ben Yisroel HaKohen zt”l on the occasion of the shloshim Dedicated by Mitchell Morgenstern |
1:30-2:00 PM | The Wolf and the Lamb, Russia and Ukraine |
Idan Rakovsky | Dedicated by the Zobin family in memory of Zena’s father Yakov Moshe ben Yitzhak Zvi HaKohen z”l |
2:00-2:30 PM | Tyre: Friend or Foe? | R’ Mordechai Torczyner | Dedicated by Rina and Irving Gottesman in honour of our grandchildren, Ezra, Ariella, Jackson, Tyler and Dylan. May they be blessed with always wanting to learn more.Dedicated by Dianna and Ricky Zauderer |
2:30-3:00 PM | Yonah, Nachum and Nineveh | Ms. Miriam Bessin | לעילוי נשמת אמנו מורתנו מרת מרים בת ר’ שמעון וברכה ז”ל In loving memory of our dear mother Marion Bessin ז”ל The Bessin and Aronson FamiliesDedicated by the Sosnovitch family in honour of our female educators |
3:00-3:30 PM | Yechezkel, Jews, Non-Jews and Olam HaBa |
R’ Steven Gotlib | Dedicated by Agnes and David Miller, keep up the good work! |
3:30-4:00 PM | Iyov: Jew or Non-Jew? | R’ Mordechai Torczyner | Dedicated by Rikki Blitt in gratitude for the wonderful learning with Rabbi TorczynerDedicated by Eddie and Lisa Jesin in honour of the recent birth of their grandson Isaac Leo (Yitzchak Levi) Dedicated by Neville and Lyn Richter |
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