In advance of attending Hillel International’s Global Assembly (HIGA) last week in Boston, Rabbi Drew Kaplan led a class discussion last week at the Lehrhaus on Drunkenness in the Mishnah and the Tosefta. Having spoken last year at Lehrhaus (also prior to HIGA), Rabbi Drew returned to lead an investigation of all ofContinue Reading
In advance of attending Hillel International’s Global Assembly (HIGA) last week in Boston, Rabbi Drew Kaplan led a class discussion last week at the Lehrhaus on An Introductory Overview of Beer in Judaism. In addition to it being his first such speaking opportunity there, it was his first such visitContinue Reading
This past Sunday marked the conclusion of my summer “Star Wars and Judaism” series, in which I held live Zoom sessions over the course of a dozen consecutive weeks. Taking place on Sunday evenings from late May through this past Sunday, I put together source sheets on Sefaria and heldContinue Reading
Recently, I came to the realization that I was approaching each and every teaching opportunity as an experiment. As opposed to a set way of leading a discussion, I needed to different styles at each and every opportunity. I think I had come to the realization that the style to whichContinue Reading