Guided Group Learning

Explore different styles of Jewish learning in a group (chaburah):

Introduction to Jewish Meditation
Led by Rabbi Daniel Silverstein, Director of Jewish Life & Learning at Stanford Hillel

Come and learn some of the theory and practice of our ancient but relatively little-known Jewish mindfulness tradition. We will explore ancient, medieval and contemporary texts, experiment with their practical techniques and discuss how we can bring their wisdom into our everyday lives. This group will switch off every other week with the Midrash Madness group.

Midrash Madness
Led by Shani Gross, Director of the Silicon Valley Beit Midrash
We will examine the weekly Torah portion (parshah) through the lens of the Midrash: What exactly is Midrash, and what function does it serve? How do the writers of the Midrash respond to and expand on the different narratives in the weekly Torah portion, what compels them to do so, and how can it inform and shape our understanding of the original text? We will explore all of these questions (and many more!) in this group. This group will switch off every other week with the Jewish Meditation group.