Abraham Kept the Whole Torah: The Logic of the Absurd

Date: Mar 28, 2017 - Mar 28, 2017

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Sponsor: JTS Learning in Your Community

Location: Toronto

Category: JTS in Your Community

Abraham Kept the Whole Torah: The Logic of the Absurd


Join JTS and Adath Israel Congregation for learning with Dr. Yedida Eisenstat, JTS fellow and assistant professor of Humanities at York University.

Tuesday, March 28, 7:30 p.m.

According to our tradition, Abraham lived generations before God gave the Torah to Moses at Sinai.  Still, the ancient rabbis asserted that Abraham kept all of the commandments—including those that were instituted later by the rabbis themselves. During this session, we will examine the basis of this claim, the historical reasons the rabbis advanced it, and how the argument changed over time.

Adath Israel Congregation
37 Southbourne Avenue, Toronto
(416) 635-5340

This program is free and open to the public. Registration is not required.