Abraham and Sarah: What Made Them So Special, and What, if Anything, are We Supposed to Do About It?
Abraham and Sarah are, famously, the first mother and father of the Jewish people. What, exactly, did they do to earn that role? Is the position basically biological, or is there a moral/ethical legacy they have handed down to us and, if so, what is it, and is it still relevant? We will look at the Biblical text, classical commentaries, and Rabbinic Midrashim to try and get some answers. Knowledge of the alef-bet is required for this class, no other experience needed.
This class will take place in-person in central Edinburgh.
Monday 10 July, 1.30 – 3.00pm
Tuesday 11 July, 1.30 – 3.00pm
Wednesday 12 July, 1.30 – 3.00pm
Thursday 13 July, 1.30 – 3.00pm
Monday 17 July, 1.30 – 3.00pm
Tuesday 18 July, 1.30 – 3.00pm
Wednesday 19 July, 1.30 – 3.00pm
Thursday 20 July, 1.30 – 3.00pm
Rabbi Shimon Felix is an Orthodox Rabbi who was born in New York and made aliyah in the early ‘70s. He has worked at a wide range of communal and educational frameworks, with young people and adults, in Orthodox as well as pluralistic frameworks, in Israel, North America, and the UK. He taught and served as Educational Director at Yeshivat Hamivtar, taught at Michlelet Bruria, and was a shaliach in London, as a Rabbi and educator at Yakar, a progressive Orthodox synagogue and educational centre. He also served as Assistant to Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. He is the former Executive Director of the pluralistic Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel.
