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Akedat Yitzchak ~ exploring the Binding of Isaac ~ session 1/10 ~ Intro and basic text
First of 10 classes on the Akedah
Akedat Yitzchak ~ Exploring the Binding of Isaac ~ Session 7/10 ~ The Zohar weighs in
How the Zohar weighs in Akedat Yitzchak
Akedat Yitzchak ~ exploring the Binding of Isaac ~ session 2/10 ~ Job and Avraham
Third class on the Binding of Isaac, the comparison of the life of Avraham with the Book of Job sheds light on the type of hero we expect Avraham to be. This session is based on Julie Klitsner, Subversive Sequels in the Bible.
Akedat Yitzchak ~ exploring the Binding of Isaac ~ session 3/10 ~ art and consequences
Second class - the visions of Avraham and Itzchak through art and a few midrashim addressing some of the concerns
Akedat Yitzchak ~ exploring the Binding of Isaac ~ session 5/10 - Avraham
Midrashim on Avraham, answering the questions of how could God possibly want this for and of who exactly is Avraham.
Akedat Yitzchak ~ exploring the Binding of Isaac ~ session 8/10 ~ Kierkegaard's influence
Fourth session - the hero type of Avraham through Kierkergaard eyes - which eventually is internalized as a hero-type among Orthodox Jewry
Akedat Yitzchak ~ Exploring the Binding of Isaac ~ session 10/10 ~ creating perspectives
An exercise on creating personal meaning out of playing with the Akedah in different perspectives.