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TORAH

Our mission is to grow in Torah study and understanding of our faith, in its many elements: Chumash, Navi, Ketuvim, Talmud, Tefilah, Halacha, Kodshim & Taharot, and Jewish Thought

We believe that a goal of our Kehilah community is to reinforce ourselves in our pursuit of the three things upon which the Earth Stands: Torah Study, Prayer, and Chessed.

Since “one only studies that which one is interested in,” the class schedule at the Maimonides Minyan is designed to provide different learning opportunities into different aspects of our tradition and our faith.  

Classes are free of charge and open to all members of the community.

Class schedule

  • Chumash: Discussions of Issues in the Parsha
    Between Mincha and Maariv on Sunday afternoon
  • Navi: Focusing on Sefer Yehoshua
    After Kiddush on most Shabbatot
  • Mishnah: Messechet Nedarim
    Each morning after Shacharit
  • Weekly Chevra Shas Gemara shiur
    Sundays at 9am
  • Weekly Talner Memorial Shiur on the Rambam's Laws of Prayer
    Tuesdays at 8pm (From Succot through Shavuot)
  • Divrei Halacha: Discussions of issues in practical Halacha
    Friday Nights before Maariv 
  • Pirkei Avot and Jewish Philosophy and Ethics
    Periodically at Seudah Shlishit
  • Jewish History
    In the summer months, as part of the Learning on the Lawn Program
  • Hebrew Poetry, literary analysis of the religious poetry of Rabbi Yehudah Halevi

In addition, we schedule special classes apropos for each holiday when the holidays approach.

A more precise class schedule is available on the monthly calendar.

Classes are given by Rabbi Jaffe, and by a series of visiting scholars-in-residence.

Published Torah studies by Rabbi Jaffe

  • Giving Pidyon Haben Moneys to Female Kohanim
  • Removing Sacrifices from their appropriate locations - with implications for spending Pesach at Hotels
  • Burning the Flour-offering of the Kohanim

Other resources

The ideal form of Torah Study is obviously to be active learners, and to be part of a give and take of communal Torah study and Torah growth, as we all are together each Shabbat morning.  But in the interest of adding other opportunities of Torah Study, we offer these links:

  • Torah Tidbits
    http://www.ouisrael.org/tidbits 
  • Menachem Leibtag
    http://www.tanach.org/ 
  • Chief Rabbi Sacks
    http://www.chiefrabbi.org/category/covenantandconversation/ 
  • YU Torah online
    http://yu.convio.net/site/R?i=U22IcMAr620OX5d3iX2KoQ
  • Net Torah from our own Prof. Noam Wasserman
    tinyurl.com/yitro5773
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