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About the Course
From our earliest stirrings of political consciousness, people have dreamt of building an ideal state. Our text tradition preserves the record of such an attempt, a glorious commonwealth that existed for a brief moment of time about three thousand years ago. We will consider the rise and fall of this ideal state through the life and times of its main protagonist, King Solomon, focusing our attention upon the beginning of the Book of Kings 1, Chapters 1–12. DATES: Thursdays: January 22, 29 February 5, 12, 19, 26 March 5, 12, 19, 26 TIME: 9:00-10:00 AM Israel | 6:00-7:00 PM Australia
Meet Rabbi Michael Hattin
Michael Hattin teaches Tanakh and Halakha at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem and serves as the Director of the Beit Midrash for the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators. He studied for semicha at Yeshivat Har Etzion and holds a professional degree in architecture from the University of Toronto. Michael is the author of “Passages: Text and Transformation in the Parasha” (Urim Publications, 2012) as well as “Joshua: The Challenge of the Promised Land” (Koren Publishers, 2015) and “Judges: The Perils of Possession” (Koren Publishers, 2020). He has served as scholar-in-residence in many communities in North America and Europe and lives in Alon Shvut with his wife Rivka and their children.
Revisiting Israel’s Ideal Commonwealth
Join now to explore King Solomon’s rise and fall in I Kings 1–12, guided by Rabbi Michael Hattin through the dreams—and costs—of a perfect state.
$180.00