Dear Friends,
Our Torah portion this week comes on the heels of the climactic event at Sinai. After receiving the 10 Commandments, our ancestors are introduced to an enormous body of general laws concerning the governance of daily life. This corpus of legal material addresses some of the most contemporary and controversial issues of today, including the ethics surrounding abortion and capital punishment.
Join us this Shabbat for an exploration of these extremely important laws. On Friday night, the sermon will explore Jewish values and beliefs on abortion. At our Saturday morning Torah study, we will explore the laws that have come to shape the Jewish views on capital punishment.
Each of these Shabbat learning opportunities are being offered in-person or through our streaming services. They will also be archived for those who wish to explore these programs at another time.
L’Shalom,
Steve