Torah from Jerusalem with Dr. Melila Hellner-Eshed

Torah from Jerusalem – Taught by Dr. Melila Hellner-Eshed

January 4, 18, and 25, 9:15-11am.

Zoom only, although a room at Oseh can be reserved for those who would like to be online together.

These three sessions are an invitation to explore the various layers of meaning and interpretation of Parshat B’haalotcha (Numbers 8:1-12;16) through Melila’s unique and vibrant approach to learning Torah. Melila will be speaking with us from her home city of Jerusalem, sharing her torah and also some of her experience as an Israeli living through these tumultuous times. Melila is one of Rabbis Josh and Daria’s favorite teachers of Torah in the world! Half of the spaces in this class are reserved for those in the Adult Bnai Mitzvah class, so space is limited and you must preregister by Jan. 2, 2026.

Register HERE. 

Dr. Melila Hellner-Eshed is a Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute and has been a professor of Jewish mysticism and Zohar in the Department of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem for over two decades. Her books include A River Flows from Eden: The Language of Mystical Experience in the Zohar and Seekers of the Face: Secrets of the Idra Rabba (The Great Assembly) of the Zohar. Melila also serves on the faculty of the Institute of Jewish Spirituality in the U.S. and is active in the ‘Sulha’ – a reconciliation project that brings together Israelis and Palestinians.

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