Monthly Archives: November 2019

Newsletter–Toldot–2019

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Dr. Seth Ward

SHABBAT SHALOM FROM DR. SETH WARD! Want to receive this Newsletter? Contact sward@uwyo.edu TORAH READING: Toldot Genesis 25:19-28:9 Haftarah: Malachi 1:1-2:7 SHABBAT SERIES: TORAH AND QURAN IN THE MIRROR. This series takes a break this week; it will return in … Continue reading →

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Support the Israel Study Excellence Fund on UW’s Giving Day!

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Dr. Seth Ward

Support the Israel Study Excellence Fund on UW’s Giving Day! Many if not most of the readers of this Blog know that I run an annual Field Course in the Middle East, and have done so almost every year since … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Values

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Dr. Seth Ward

THANKSGIVING VALUES Dr. Seth Ward I have put out a source sheet for Thanksgiving several times in recent years. This one is an expanded version of what I have done in the past, including a previous posting on this blog, … Continue reading →

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24 November, 2019 — Expert Testimony about Marriage in Iran and the Emirates

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Dr. Seth Ward

WARD-Federal Rule 26-Marriage in Iran Emirates 1120sw.pdf

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Lecture by Seth Ward: 24 years since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Dr. Seth Ward

I gave a talk to the Jewish War Veterans here in Denver–the date was the day before Veterans Day, Nov. 10 2019, which was the Yahrtzeit of Yitzhak Rabin. I spoke about Rabin, about the nearly quarter century since the … Continue reading →

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STUDY SHEET–Lot/Sdom. Gender Complexity. Nov. 16 2019

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Dr. Seth Ward

Versions of this study sheet were used in my classes at the University of Wyoming and at Kavod Senior Living. –SW Seth Ward University of Wyoming KAVOD SENIOR LIVING NOV. 16 2019 Gen. 13:13ff. וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י סְדֹ֔ם רָעִ֖ים וְחַטָּאִ֑ים לַיהוָ֖ה מְאֹֽד׃ … Continue reading →

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Vayera 2019. Essay on Abraham and Lot, in Judaism and Islam.

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Dr. Seth Ward

TORAH READING: Vayeira Genesis 18:1-22:24. Haftarah 2 Kings 4:1-37 SHABBAT SERIES: TORAH AND QURAN IN THE MIRROR. Stories of Lot. Dr. Seth Ward, who has directed Shabbat morning services at Kavod for a generation, teaches Jewish, Islamic and Middle Eastern … Continue reading →

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Article in the IJN: Seth Ward, VIP

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Dr. Seth Ward

This is an article the Intermountain Jewish News ran about me. Andrea Jacobs did a great job! My Dad’s original last name should be spelled Warszawczyk. I was indeed born in Manhattan but did not grow up there: We lived … Continue reading →

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NEWSLETTER–Chayei Sarah 2019

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Dr. Seth Ward

TORAH READING: Chayei Sarah Genesis 23:1-25:18 Haftarah 1 Kings 1:1-31 SHABBAT SERIES: TORAH AND QURAN IN THE MIRROR. Today: David and Solomon. Dr. Seth Ward, who has directed Shabbat morning services at Kavod for a generation, teaches Jewish, Islamic and … Continue reading →

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ABRAHAM—Prophet or Patriarch? Abraham/Ibrahim in Torah and Quran. Nov. 9

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Dr. Seth Ward

This study sheet was prepared for my Intro to Quran class and WUTS group at UW and adapted for the Kavod Jewish Chapel series Torah and Quran in the Mirror. –SW KAVOD JEWISH CHAPEL NOV 9 2019 Dr. Seth Ward … Continue reading →

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