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How to Read Torah: A live series on Torah study methodology
A SEMINAR-STYLE JOURNEY LED BY RABBI DAVID FOHRMAN
$1800
Tuesdays: June 25 - Aug 20
8:00 - 9:15PM ET
Zoom
Suitable for all levels
This seminar is an exclusive offering to Aleph Beta Patrons. Learn more about becoming a Patron and all that's included. Unable to join Patrons Circle? Scholarship opportunities for this course are available.
Empower your Torah learning through this interactive seminar that will give you the skills and techniques to mine the depths of the Torah text for yourself.
One of the comments we often get from our users is: I love going on a journey through the Torah text with you, but I wish I could do this myself. When I open the text, I know there is deeper meaning to be discovered, but it feels impenetrable and inaccessible to navigate. It seems almost magical the way Rabbi Fohrman accesses these insights…
The way Rabbi Fohrman interprets the Torah text is not magic at all. There are tools, techniques and a methodology he uses –based in Rabbinic tradition – that helps to unearth these Torah gems. Anyone can learn this methodology and see their own Torah study expand.
And so, last year we began an ongoing series where Rabbi Fohrman shares this methodology with a live audience. This is a unique opportunity to go behind the curtain and learn the nuts and bolts, “the secret sauce,” of how Rabbi Fohrman reads and interprets the Torah text. The Patron’s Circle, an intimate group of Aleph Beta supporters is the perfect setting for us to come together and do just this.
We are excited to kick off the second installment of this series focusing on Midrash (Biblical commentary). Note, no prior course attendance is necessary, open to all study levels.
This course is the best way for you to learn how to really get the most out of your Torah study and equip you with the skills to become a more incisive reader of the Torah text and, hopefully, develop a deeper relationship with the Book and with God.
We guarantee the value of this course is nothing like the experience of discovering the Torah's profound wisdom for yourself.
Some methods you’ll learn
Lullaby Effects
Take it apart
Outliers
Intertextuality
Chiasms
About Rabbi Fohrman
Rabbi David Fohrman is the founder and lead scholar at Aleph Beta. Over the last two decades, he’s pioneered a way of reading Biblical text that feels both rigorous and revelatory. Through Aleph Beta, he’s given expression to that, developing what is now a vast library of content, spanning all types of media: animated videos, podcasts and books. He’s also embarked on an effort to train a team of Torah scholars adept at the close-reading methodology he’s pioneered – and their work can be found at Aleph Beta, too.
Prior to his founding of Aleph Beta, Rabbi Fohrman served as a senior editor and writer for the ArtScroll Talmud Project. He also taught Biblical themes as adjunct faculty at Johns Hopkins University, where he had earlier received a Master’s degree in Western intellectual history. Rabbi Fohrman received his rabbinical and Talmudic training at the Ner Israel Rabbinical College, but some of his earliest and most profound exposure to Biblical text analysis came from his encounters with Rabbi Yosef Leibowitz, in his childhood years in Northern California.
In registering for this course, you are joining a group of Patrons across the globe.
Unique perks and opportunities when you sign up for the course
Unlimited Access To Our Library
Gain unlimited access to our library of over 1,000 videos and podcasts on the Torah. From 10 minute videos to deep dive series, enjoy our high quality content that will help you fall in love with the Torah - for the first time, or all over again.
Shiny New Things Webinars
As a Patron, you get to join Rabbi Fohrman live as he develops his latest Torah research that he's in the process of refining. You're not just learning a "shiny new thing", you're participating in its creation!
In-Person Gatherings & Events
Ever wanted to shmooze with Rabbi Fohrman in the flesh? Meet up for dinner in Israel or for drinks in New York! Want to outsmart Rabbi Fohrman in a trivia games night? Or learn with him live, in person? We will keep you informed of these opportunities as they pop up during the year.
Biblical Hebrew Course
Unlock the secrets of the Torah in its original language with our semester-long beginner and intermediate Biblical Hebrew courses.
Concierge Service
A dedicated customer-service agent will field your calls and help you with any Aleph Beta-related issue. Also, have your burning Torah questions answered by our Scholars OR Rabbi Fohrman himself!
Interactive Live Courses
Dive deep into topics that intrigue, enlighten, and challenge your perception of life, Torah, and everything in between. From Aleph Beta methodology to explorations of parenting, recovering from trauma, or even the meaning of life, you'll have a front-row, participatory seat to some of the most profound learning experiences you can imagine.