This is the first unit in a series designed to help broaden and deepen one's skill set, so that we can more clearly engage with texts. In Continuing Skills I, our focus will be on pinpointing where our translation skills are imprecise, specifically when learning the Rishonim, within the stimulating dyanmic of a collaborative workshop. These sessions are to be attended live on Zoom, and not utilized as recordings if at all possible. You will be surprised how much progress you can make in a mini-course like this; it's a wonderful opportunity to jump-start your learning. This course is open to the community, not just to educators. It is not an in-person class, but will be held entirely online.

In this course, we will follow the path of the parshah, focusing each week on a single mitzvah and exploring it through the lens of the inner Torah. We will be using original texts from a spectrum of the tradition--from the Ben Ish Chai to the Mekor Chaim, to Reb Nosson of Breslov, the Shlah HaKadosh, and others. This course is an excellent enrichment opporunity for educators, providing profound insights to share with students. It is also open to the community to enjoy immersion into the depths of meaning to be discovered in every mitzvah.