Venue: The Jewish Center (New York, NY) The Jewish Center (New York, NY)

Halacha:

Brit Milah 

History:

Roman Period 

Parsha:

Lech Lecha 

Collections: R' Ari Lamm Fall 2016 Semester

Description

What role did shemirat ha'mitzvot play among early followers of Christianity? Who had to keep mitzvot, and who did not? In this class we examine a strand of early Christian writing which features the argument that all Christians need to keep the Torah. What does this tell us about these early Christians, and what should we - Orthodox Jews living in the 21st century - think about these figures? Do they represent sympathetic figures, or perhaps something more troubling?