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Leviticus is Christianity, Deuteronomy is Judaism: The Disentangling and Development of Biblical Worldviews

Hosted By: Orange County Community Scholar Program (CSP)

This series examines the distinct roles of Leviticus and Deuteronomy in shaping Jewish thought and practice, exploring their influence on early Rabbinic Judaism and interpretations by medieval Jewish philosophers and mystics. Rabbi Dr. Shai Cherry will also explore how these texts have impacted the evolution of Jewish theology and anthropology. The first session focuses on the differing authors of the Bible, their contrasting views on God’s relationship with the Jewish people, and the resulting dominant theological and anthropological perspectives.

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Rabbi Dr. Shai Cherry

Rabbi Dr. Shai Cherry serves as rabbi and Creative Educational Officer of Congregation Adath Jeshurun in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. After eighteen years in academics, Cherry shifted from university teaching to the pulpit in 2019. Rav Shai’s early academic research focused on Judaism and Darwinism. His first book,Torah through Time: Understanding Bible Commentary from the Rabbinic Period to Modern Times, redirected his focus from creation to revelation—how is God’s word and will understood in changing circumstances? Finally, how do we respond to what we understand to be God’s will? To address that question, Cherry attended the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies and was ordained in 2009. His latest work, Coherent Judaism: Constructive Theology, Creation, and Halakhah brings these threads together to offer a vision of 21st-century Judaism. Formerly on the faculties of Vanderbilt University and the University of San Diego, he is the featured lecturer for The Great Courses’ “Introduction to Judaism.”
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