Temple Sinai — Two Paths to Receiving Revelation

Referring to the Torah, the rabbis teach, “Turn it and turn it, for everything is in it.” Since the end of the era of prophecy 2500 years ago, Jews have turned to text study as a way of connecting with the Divine. Often, we have interpreted old texts in new ways as a way of legitimizing innovations. We will look at several texts—including Leviticus 18:22 (“Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman.”)—to explore how new, fresh, relevant Torah has been interpreted in revelatory ways.