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About the Course
The Orchard Sessions return for 2025–2026, offering a new theme each week and engaging, text-based study for learners of all levels. This fall’s series follows the rhythm of the Jewish calendar—beginning with Elul, moving through the High Holidays and Sukkot, and culminating in October with explorations of Bereshit. Fall Dates: September 2, 9, 16, 30 October 21, 28 November 18 December 2, 9, 16 TIME: 9:00-10:00 AM Pacific / 12:00-1:00 PM Eastern / 5:00-6:00 PM UK / 7:00-8:00 PM Israel
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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.