Come for Super Sunday - stay for the learning!
LimmudPhilly is partnering with the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia to help out with the Super Sunday Phone-a-thon by providing some innovate learning options during the afternoon break.
So come for the phones, stay for the learning. From 1-3PM LimmudPhilly will be offering two hour-long sessions to choose from. Register for Super Sunday by clicking the link here and join us for fascinating sessions.
Our Presenters at Taste of Limmud @ Super Sunday
Mark Leuchter
Director of Jewish Studies
Temple University Department of Religion
"Moses: The Man and the Myth"
No figure stands taller than Moses in Jewish tradition, who is viewed
as the paradigm of the rabbinic sages, the fountainhead of the
prophets, and the founder of Israelite religion. But does the
historical Moses resemble the legendary figure who emerges in the
canon of Jewish scripture? A closer look at the biblical sources, the
archaeological record, and the function of myth in the ancient world
reveals the fascinating overlaps -- and discrepancies -- between the
Moses we read about in the biblical and rabbinic texts and the
historical Moses himself.
