parents/TEENS BIBLE class WITH YOAV GAL

Discover the Bible as David Ben-Gurion saw it—A historic document affirming the Jewish people’s connection to the Land of Israel. 

Ben-Gurion valued its unvarnished realism: a record that neither hides violence nor idealizes its heroes, but tells our story in full humanity. 

In our homeland, the revival of Hebrew made it possible to understand the Bible as never before in exile. This lecture series will deepen our own understanding, so we can tell the complete Jewish story—past, present, and future—to the next generation. 

Each 60-minute talk is followed by a discussion.

A course for parents who wish to share the Hebrew story with their sons and daughters.

*Class can be taught in English or Hebrew

**Class is available in person or zoom

• The Bible Glows in Its Own Light
  Why did the founders of the Jewish state cared so much about the Bible?
• Empires, Part I
  How the powerful nations surrounding Judah influenced the development of the Jewish people.
  Part One: From Pharaoh to Cyrus.
• Empires, Part II
  From Alexander to Titus.
• Raiders of the Lost Ark
  The journeys of the Ark of the Covenant.
• Journeys
  From Ur to Beersheba, from Egypt to the Land of Israel, and also journeys of conquest.
• Dynasties
  The House of Saul, the House of David, and the House of Omri.
• The Flood of Gilgamesh
  The wisdom of the ancient world in the mirror of the Bible.
• In the Image of God He Created Them
  How the books of the Torah and the Prophets influenced the American Constitution.
• Blot Out the Memory of Amalek
  On holy wars and uncompromising vengeance.
• What is Prophecy
  An open channel to God – who can be a prophet?
• Wisdom Literature
  The ancient world in its splendor: Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes.
• King, Priest, Prophet
  On limiting the power of the king.
• Destruction and Survival I
  The end of the First Temple.
• Destruction and Survival II
  The end of the Second Temple.
• Ezekiel and the future temple