Ever since Ezra the Scribe instituted the public reading of Torah in the marketplace in the sixth century BCE, the imaginative and creative life of Jews has been informed by the weekly Torah portion (parashat hashavua).

This exciting and unusual lecture series presents a diverse group of intellectuals, artists, writers, and communal leaders, as well as renowned scholars and master teachers, who will give stand-alone lectures that draw on one compelling idea from each week’s Torah portion, reflecting their own particular interests and areas of expertise.

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