About Project Genesis Interfaith

Jewish-Christian Interfaith Learning & Pilgrimages Project Genesis is a Jewish-Christian Learning Program, where Christians and Jews are invited to learn about the common roots of their faith and heritage, building bridges between the two communities. This process of learning is accomplished through interfaith lectures and pilgrimage experiences.

Shabbat Teaching 5.02.2026

Parashat Emor A Second Chance in Life Saturday, May 2, 2026 / 15 Iyar 5786 Zoom at Noon Tonight – A Second Passover One of the central themes this Shabbat is the bringing of the Omer to the Temple, the first fruits of the trees. The Omer represents the 49 steps we climb from Passover [...]

Shabbat Teaching 5.02.20262026-05-14T17:31:35+00:00

Shabbat Teaching 4.25.2026

Parashat Acharei-Kedoshim What is life after death? Saturday, April 25, 2026 Zoom at Noon Join me this Shabbat for the double portion. It begins with Acharei Mot—“After the Death”—recalling the tragic death of Aaron’s two sons, Nadav and Avihu, who brought a “strange fire” before God, teaching us about the awe, responsibility, and discipline required [...]

Shabbat Teaching 4.25.20262026-05-14T17:29:27+00:00

Shabbat Teaching 4.18.2026

Parashat Tazria-Metzora What does it mean to be pure? Saturday, April 18, 2026 Parashat Tazria–Metzora invites us to reflect on the profound and often misunderstood concepts of purity (taharah) and impurity (tumah). These categories are not about hygiene or moral worth, but about spiritual states connected to life and death, presence and absence. Moments such [...]

Shabbat Teaching 4.18.20262026-05-14T17:26:25+00:00

Shabbat Teaching 4.11.26

Parashat Shmini After the Rebirth Parashat Shmini – The Meaning of Eight and Rebirth Parashat Shmini comes immediately after the eight days of Passover, and its very name—Shmini, meaning “eighth”—invites us to reflect on the significance of the number eight in Jewish thought. While seven represents the natural order of creation, such as the seven [...]

Shabbat Teaching 4.11.262026-05-14T17:27:43+00:00

Shabbat Teaching March 28 2026

Parashat Tzav The Great Shabbat – Waiting in the Wings for Freedom What is so great about this Shabbat? It is the Shabbat before Passover—the Shabbat when the Israelites took the idols of Egypt, the lambs that the Egyptians worshipped, and set them aside to be slaughtered four days later. Moses pleaded with Pharaoh not [...]

Shabbat Teaching March 28 20262026-04-28T18:59:46+00:00

Shabbat Teaching March 21 2026

Parasha Vayikra A New Beginning – The Book of Leviticus What is our divine calling? n Parashat Vayikra, we begin a new book of the Torah. As its name suggests, Vayikra—“And He called”—invites us to ask: What is our divine calling, and how do we learn to hear and respond to it? This book teaches [...]

Shabbat Teaching March 21 20262026-04-28T18:58:06+00:00

Project Exodus session 23

Join Rabbi Gadi and Father Roy as we explore the Book of Exodus The Foundation of the Sanhedrin Special Guest Rabbi Chaim Berger This month we will explore Exodus Chapter 24, a powerful moment in the biblical story. Just before the construction of God’s Sanctuary begins, God establishes the first council of elders—the foundation of [...]

Project Exodus session 232026-04-28T19:03:54+00:00

Shabbat Teaching March 14 2026

Double Parasha – Vayakhel Pikudei The Shabbat of the Congregation When Moses congregates all the people around the completed Tent of Meeting “Vayakhel” means “gathering.” Moses assembles the People of Israel after the completion of the Mishkan—the Tent of Meeting—the first form of the Temple, the sanctuary of God among the people. Now that the [...]

Shabbat Teaching March 14 20262026-04-28T18:56:02+00:00

Shabbat Ki Tisa Teaching March 7

Parashat Ki Tisa Saturday, March 7, 2026, Zoom at Noon Many times, in life, just as we are engaged in the holiest work, we encounter pushback from the opposite side — a negative force that seeks to resist it. This is not random or accidental. It is built into both the physical and spiritual worlds: action and [...]

Shabbat Ki Tisa Teaching March 72026-04-08T00:23:00+00:00
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