OK, if I have your attention, please help me say a "Shehechianu" tonight at the start of the weekly Torah class. I will try to stay focused on the topic, but I may get sidetracked and share a couple of baby pictures. --Rabbi David

**Thursday Zoom**

BIBLE 101: 

Fresh approach to Torah study

Please join Rabbi David on Zoom this Thursday (7-8pm) for the renewed Nafshenu weekly Torah class. Here's a link to the texts: bit.ly/Naf2-27

Here's a link to the Zoom class: bit.ly/NafTorah

Some thoughts from Rabbi David on learning at Nafshenu

Let's try something a little different. For the next few weeks, our Thursday Torah study will look beyond the Five Books of Moses to the Hebrew Bible as a whole. We'll cover the week's Torah portion (this week, Terumah, Exodus 25:1-27:19, on donations for building the Tabernacle) in the context of the Hebrew Scriptures overall. 

I want to spotlight meaningful and interesting parts of the Bible's other sections (Prophets and Writings). Parts 2 and 3 of the Bible include self-help advice, love poetry, post-Exodus history and legends; and prophetic cries of outrage against injustice. This week's source sheet bit.ly/Naf2-27 gives an idea of the new approach.

If you haven't done so in a while, please consider dropping in for tomorrow's class. It runs 7-8pm, and the Zoom link is  bit.ly/NafTorah. Each class stands on its own.

We'll be meeting each Thursday through Passover: March 6, 13, 20, and 27; and April 3, 10, and 17. I'll be sending a link to source sheets on Mondays ahead of that week’s class.

--Rabbi David Goodman

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