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Topic
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Sacks
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Exodus
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Supplemental Readings
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2012
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Reading
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Suggested Reading
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7-Feb
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INTRO/Overview of the class and of Exodus
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pp 1-17
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“Exodus: The Birth of a Nation”
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All
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14-Feb
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Shemot: Moral Courage
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pp 20-24
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“Civil Disobedience”
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pp. 25-40
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“Character of the resistance”
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1:1-5:23
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21-Feb
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Va’era: Divine Intervention and Human Will
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pp. 47-51
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“The Heartened Heart “
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pp. 43-46
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“The Cup of Hope”
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6:1- 9:35
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pp.59-68
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“The God Who Acts in History”
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28-Feb
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Bo: Freedom for Freedom’s Sake
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pp. 77-90
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“Schools of Freedom”
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pp. 207-215
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“The Making of an Ark”
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10:1- 13:16
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6-Mar
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Beshallah: The Turning Point
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pp. 115-123
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“The Turning Point”
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pp. 97-101
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“Time and Social Transformation”
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13:17-17:16
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13-Mar
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Yitro: A Kingdom of Priests, A Holy Nation
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pp. 131-147
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“Kingdom of Priests”
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pp. 131-138
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“Justice of Peace?”
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18:1-20:26
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pp. 149-155
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“Mt. Sinai and the Birth of Freedom”
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pp. 279-282
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“The Sabbath: First Day or the Last?”
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20-Mar
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Mishpatim: Justice Among Strangers
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pp. 159-165
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“Helping the Enemy”
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pp. 173-178
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“God is in the Details”
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21:1-24:18
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pp. 179-186
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“Loving the Stranger”
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27-Mar
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Teruma: Home
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pp. 199-206
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“The Home We Make for God”
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pp. 189-197
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“A Portable Home”
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25:1-27:21
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3-Apr
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HOLY WEEK – NO CLASS
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10-Apr
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Tetzaveh: Prophet and Priest
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pp. 219-231
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“Priests and Prophets”
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pp. 233-248
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“Brothers: A Drama in Five Acts”
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28:1-30:10
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17-Apr
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Ki Tissa: The Golden Calf
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pp. 259-264
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“Shabbat and the Golden Calf: Reflections on the Crash of 2008“
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pp. 265-279
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“Counting Jews”
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30:11-34:35
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pp. 297-301
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“The Beauty of Holiness or the Holiness of Beauty”
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24-Apr
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Vayak-Hel: The Assembly
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pp. 283-295
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“Three Kinds of Community”
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35:1-38:20
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1-May
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Pekddei: Reckoning
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pp. 305-319
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“Above Suspicion: Integrity in Public Life”
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38:21-40:38
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8-May
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CONCLUSION: The Journey
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pp 321-337
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“Encampments and Journeys”
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All
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