Sunday Morning Study: From Exodus to Prophets, Trimester #2
Nine Sunday Mornings
(November 17, 24; December 1, 8, 15; January 19, 26; February 2, 9)
Time: 10:30 AM - 12 PM ET
Instructor: Gideon Amir
Location: Zoom Classroom
Standard Class Rate: $150
Base Rate: $135
(Subsidized by Haberman Institute donors)
Haberman Institute courses are offered on a sliding payment scale.
Both tiers receive identical access to the program. All interested students are encouraged to join our classes. Should the registration rates become a barrier to enrollment, please contact our Executive Director, Matthew Silverman.
We will embark on two studies this year in our Sunday morning sessions…
We will first focus on the final chapters of the book of Jubilees, delving into the author’s perspective on the Exodus story. Participants are not required to be familiar with the earlier chapters of Jubilees to join us.
Following our exploration of Jubilees, we will transition to a study of the monarchy and God’s messengers, the Prophets. Rather than focusing on individual prophets and their specific messages, our discussions will include initiation into prophecy, the overarching messages delivered by the prophets, the influence of their personalities on their teachings, distinctions between early prophets and later prophets, and a range of other relevant themes.
We hope you will join us for any or all of the three trimesters in this series!
Gideon Amir was born in the Netherlands to Holocaust survivors who immigrated to Israel in 1947. He grew up in Jerusalem and served in the IDF as a Paratrooper.
Gideon received his Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rechovot. In 1980, he moved to the United States, where he worked as a manager in several companies including Sperry Univac, British Telecom, and Cisco Systems.
In 1999, he pursued his interest in Judaic Studies and enrolled in a full-time graduate program at Baltimore Hebrew University, where, in May 2001, he received his Master’s degree with honors. Redirecting his passion for teaching from computer science to Jewish and Bible studies, he became an adult Jewish educator for several education programs, including the Haberman Institute, where he continues to teach today.