Monthly Archives: March 2020

NEWSLETTER FOR VAYIKRA MARCH 28 2020

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Dr. Seth Ward

Newsletters and much more blogged at https://drsethward.wordpress.com  PDF version of this newsletter: newsletter March 28 2020.vayikra.pdf THIS WEEK’S TORAH READING starts the book of Leviticus. Growing up, one of the books I encountered was an edition of Scriptures that omitted … Continue reading →

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Implementing Islamic Law

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Dr. Seth Ward

This lecture was presented Sept. 21, 2009 to the University of Wyoming Law School. The lecture text is copied below, and is available here: https://www.scribd.com/document/387668399/WARD-Implementing-Islamic-Law-Lecture The lecture was adapted for classroom teaching and a PowerPoint was developed and later narrated. … Continue reading →

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“Blessed is He Who Varies his Creatures” and the Blessings on Diversity

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Dr. Seth Ward

“Blessed is He Who Varies his Creatures” and the Blessings on Diversity Seth Ward This essay was written approximately Nov. 2001. The Hebrew font was updated and minor copy-editing were done before posting in March 2020. There are a source … Continue reading →

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Ki Tissa March 14 2020. A Bovine Bounty

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Dr. Seth Ward

An earlier version of this posting had the wrong special reading. This has been corrected.  newsletter March 14 2020.KITISSA TORAH READING: KI TISSA Exodus 30:11-34:35 and Parashat PARAH regular reading plus Numbers 19:1-22. HAFTARAH: Ezekiel 36:16-38 (Some stop at Ezek. … Continue reading →

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Ki Tissa Study Sheet

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Dr. Seth Ward

WUTS–BovineBounty.KiTisa2020_.pdf

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TORAH READINGS AND SPECIAL HAFTAROT: A GUIDE

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Dr. Seth Ward

I prepared this and circulated it for Sept. 2019. It never was posted into this blog though. There is a chart of the 14 year types and special readings/Haftarota chart I do not think I have found in English. Most … Continue reading →

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Professor Profile from the UW Branding Iron

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Dr. Seth Ward

Professor Profile: Seth Ward March 5, 2020 http://www.uwbrandingiron.com/2020/03/05/professor-profile-seth-ward/ Karryn MacDonald Staff Writer Seth Ward’s journey from New York to the Philosophy and Religious Studies Department at the University of Wyoming is one full of many positions and extensive travel. In … Continue reading →

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A Thought from the Torah Reading: Moses’ Absence from Tetzaveh

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Dr. Seth Ward

A THOUGHT FROM THE TORAH READING Moses’ Absence from Tetzaveh Tetzaveh always occurs close to Adar 7, the traditional date of the birth and death of Moses. (In Jewish “leap” years, there are two months of Adar, and most people … Continue reading →

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