Journeying through Tishrei: Four Midrash Maps for the New Year

This Elul we will explore four different ways of understanding the holidays of Tishrei as a single spiritual arc. Our guides will be a series of teachings from Vayikra Rabbah, a classical collection of midrash. Midrash is the rabbinic tradition of close and imaginative Torah interpretation, uncovering deeper layers of meaning within biblical texts. In these teachings, the rabbis read the verses describing the holidays in Torah not simply as a calendar of observances, but as a map for inner transformation. 

This course is an opportunity to (1) learn midrash! and (2) explore new and different ways to approach and experience the fall holidays.