Writing Your Drash
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 • 29 Cheshvan 5779
7:00 PM - 8:30 PMPreparing and delivering a drash (teaching on the Torah) is one of the core parts of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah experience. In this workshop, Rabbi Benjamin will guide students and parents as we explore passages of Torah together. We will respond to the text with our own questions and begin to learn how to craft a drash that connects Torah to our lives.
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