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"Torah is not a fixed point in time and place. For us it is a living Torah"
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"Torah is not a fixed point in time and place. For us it is a living Torah"
Welcome to Zman Torateinu, Belmont community’s unique Torah learning programme in which members can select one weekly Parsha to learn between Pesach and Shavuot.
Click here to choose your Parsha. Every Parsha has now been chosen at least once. There is still to time for you to join by adding your name in the column headed "Person 2" against the Parsha of your choice.
Watch out for announcements in the Shul newsletters about our closing programme for Zman Torateinu on Zoom - being released soon.
You need no prior knowledge nor ability to read Hebrew to take part in Zman Torateinu. At minimum you just need access to a Soncino Hertz or Artscroll Chumash.
If you want to take your learning to a slightly higher level, below is a list of resources which we have identified as suitable for your chosen level.
First of all, decide at which level you and/or your family or friends want to learn:
Now look at the list of recommended resources below and explore any of these that is suitable for your level. Each resource has something about your chosen Parsha.
Recommended resources
Recommended - Level 1:
torah.org – Part of Project Genesis, an Israeli based on-line educational website. Provides one-page thematic ideas on each Parsha for all levels
https://torah.org/parsha-index/ select your Parsha – beginner level
aish.com – From Aish HaTorah, outreach educators. Inspirational ideas for each Parsha
https://www.aish.com/tp/pl/ select your Parsha – beginner level
Recommended - Level 2 and 3:
aish.com – At the bottom of each Parsha’s advanced section, you will find at least two short articles under the heading, “What’s bothering Rashi”. A chance to gain deeper insight about your Parsha from the most famous classical commentator of the Middle Ages.
https://www.aish.com/tp/pl/ select your Parsha – advanced level, bottom of column.
Covenant & Conversation – famous weekly commentaries written over many years by former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks.
http://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-homepage/ near top, click to search by Parsha
Thinking Torah – Rabbi Alex Israel, one of today’s leading Anglo-Israeli writers and educators with a Modern Orthodox outlook, has been writing his weekly Parsha blogs under the heading “Thinking Torah” for many years.
http://www.alexisrael.org/parsha - select the sefer (Bereshit, Shemot etc) and Parsha
Pardes Podcasts – Pardes, a co-ed, pluralistic yeshiva in Jerusalem, produces a 10-to-20 minute podcast on the Torah portion, each week led by a different member of its 40-teacher faculty.
https://elmad.pardes.org/topic/specials/podcasts/
Other resources (advanced)
Toronto Torah (YU Torah online) - https://www.yutorah.org/publications/?publicationid=232
VBM (Yeshivat Har Etzion Virtual Beit HaMedrash) - https://www.etzion.org.il/en
KMTT Torah Podcast (Har Etzion) between 10 and 40 minutes - http://kmtt.libsyn.com/webpage/category/Parsha
5-10 minute thoughts on the Parsha (Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi, Jerusalem) https://yehatzvi.org/torah.php
For further information about resources for Zman Torateinu/Our Time for Torah, contact:
Rabbi Levene – [email protected]
David Levenson – [email protected]
Welcome to Zman Torateinu, Belmont community’s unique Torah learning programme in which members can select one weekly Parsha to learn between Pesach and Shavuot.
Click here to choose your Parsha. Every Parsha has now been chosen at least once. There is still to time for you to join by adding your name in the column headed "Person 2" against the Parsha of your choice.
Watch out for announcements in the Shul newsletters about our closing programme for Zman Torateinu on Zoom - being released soon.
You need no prior knowledge nor ability to read Hebrew to take part in Zman Torateinu. At minimum you just need access to a Soncino Hertz or Artscroll Chumash.
If you want to take your learning to a slightly higher level, below is a list of resources which we have identified as suitable for your chosen level.
First of all, decide at which level you and/or your family or friends want to learn:
- Level 1: Read the Parsha in Hebrew and/or English at least once
- Level 2: Study the Parsha together with a classic or modern commentary (eg Rashi or Rabbi Sacks)
- Level 3: Study the Parsha and write in your own words (say 500 words) what you have taken from your/your family’s learning
Now look at the list of recommended resources below and explore any of these that is suitable for your level. Each resource has something about your chosen Parsha.
Recommended resources
Recommended - Level 1:
torah.org – Part of Project Genesis, an Israeli based on-line educational website. Provides one-page thematic ideas on each Parsha for all levels
https://torah.org/parsha-index/ select your Parsha – beginner level
aish.com – From Aish HaTorah, outreach educators. Inspirational ideas for each Parsha
https://www.aish.com/tp/pl/ select your Parsha – beginner level
Recommended - Level 2 and 3:
aish.com – At the bottom of each Parsha’s advanced section, you will find at least two short articles under the heading, “What’s bothering Rashi”. A chance to gain deeper insight about your Parsha from the most famous classical commentator of the Middle Ages.
https://www.aish.com/tp/pl/ select your Parsha – advanced level, bottom of column.
Covenant & Conversation – famous weekly commentaries written over many years by former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks.
http://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-homepage/ near top, click to search by Parsha
Thinking Torah – Rabbi Alex Israel, one of today’s leading Anglo-Israeli writers and educators with a Modern Orthodox outlook, has been writing his weekly Parsha blogs under the heading “Thinking Torah” for many years.
http://www.alexisrael.org/parsha - select the sefer (Bereshit, Shemot etc) and Parsha
Pardes Podcasts – Pardes, a co-ed, pluralistic yeshiva in Jerusalem, produces a 10-to-20 minute podcast on the Torah portion, each week led by a different member of its 40-teacher faculty.
https://elmad.pardes.org/topic/specials/podcasts/
Other resources (advanced)
Toronto Torah (YU Torah online) - https://www.yutorah.org/publications/?publicationid=232
VBM (Yeshivat Har Etzion Virtual Beit HaMedrash) - https://www.etzion.org.il/en
KMTT Torah Podcast (Har Etzion) between 10 and 40 minutes - http://kmtt.libsyn.com/webpage/category/Parsha
5-10 minute thoughts on the Parsha (Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi, Jerusalem) https://yehatzvi.org/torah.php
For further information about resources for Zman Torateinu/Our Time for Torah, contact:
Rabbi Levene – [email protected]
David Levenson – [email protected]