Isaiah - April 12, 2014

Greetings Boomers!

We will be studying the prophet Isaiah at our next session. Here are some background materials about Isaiah for your preparation for reflection.

B'shalom,

R.Mo

Isaiah Resources:

1. Essay on First Isaiah from myjewishlearning.com
2. Essay on Second Isaiah from myjewishlearning.com
3. Jewish Encyclopedia entry on Isaiah
4. Essay on Isaiah from the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies
5. Isaiah from Telushkin's Biblical Literacy
6. Isaiah from The Haftarah Commentary

Esther - March 12, 2014

Greetings Boomers +/-!

I am sorry these links and essays are up so late in the game for our next session.  I look forward to discussing Esther with you on Sunday.

R.Mo
Esther Resources:

• Purim in Reform Judaism
• Purim in My Jewish Learning
• Purim from United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
• Some politcal/cultural/social essays on Purim from Tikkun.org
• Esther from Telushkin's Biblical Literacy
• Esther from Five Megillot

Kings - January 9, 2014

We will be exploring the books of Kings at our next session.  Here is some background reading for your own supplemental learning.

R.Mo

• My Jewish Learning - Summary Article
• Jewish Encyclopedia Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

November 14th - Ruth: Wherever You Go ...

Greetings Boomers +/-,

In November we will explore the Book of Ruth.  Please use these resources as a preparation for our class or for follow-up from our discussion.

R.Mo

Resources on Ruth:

1. Basics from My Jewish Learning
2. Why Ruth is read on Shavuot
3. Jewish Encyclopedia entry on the Book of Ruth
4. Introduction to the Book of Ruth in the Interpreters' Bible
5. From Telushkin's: Biblical Literacy

October 10th - Job: Why Me? (Why Anybody?)

Here are some resources to learn more about the Book of Job:

1. Basics from My Jewish Learning
2. Some of the Introduction from Rabbi Solomon Freehof's translation
3. From Telushkin's: Biblical Literacy
4. From Ginzberg's: Legends of the Jews

September 19th - Ecclesiastes: Existential Musings

Greetings Boomers,

This month we will be exploring the musings/rantings of Ecclesiastes or Kohelet.  Enjoy these resources on the book and its history, tone and tenor in preparation for our time together or as a reflection from our time together.

Shana Tova!

R.Mo

Ecclesiastes Resources:

1. A primer on Jewish Wisdom Literature
2. Encyclopedic entry from the Jewish Encyclopedia
3. The book and its Sukkot connection
4. An overview of the contents of the book
5. Brief intro to authorship and content of the book

July 25 - Micah: The Vision

Greetings Boomers +/-!!

We are delving into our namesake this month as we study the prophet Micah. Here are some background resources should you like to read more about Micah before our session on July 26th.

R.Mo

Micah Resources:

1. Short Intro from Haftarah Commentary (1 page)
2. Basic Intro to Micah from Bible.org
3. Summary article on Micah from My Jewish Learning
4. Summary article on Micah from Chabad
5. Essay on Micah's 'Do Justly ... ' from Telushkin's Biblical Literacy