Sefer Bamidbar: The Classical Commentators

Reading the text of the weekly parsha in Sefer Bamidbar only scratches the surface of the deep meaning of the Torah. From the story of the meraglim to Korach to the generation of the desert dying out, join Rabbi James Kennard as he explores enigmatic words and phrases from the Chumash, through the eyes of the classical commentators.

                                            
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                                        June 29, 2026
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May 11, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sefer Bamidbar: The Classical Commentators: What is a teacher?

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May 18, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sefer Bamidbar: The Classical Commentators: Tortoise Wagons?

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May 25, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sefer Bamidbar: The Classical Commentators: Five years’ training for Levi’im?

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June 1, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sefer Bamidbar: The Classical Commentators: Milk and Honey

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June 8, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sefer Bamidbar: The Classical Commentators: What Happened to Korach?

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June 15, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sefer Bamidbar: The Classical Commentators: Why was Moshe afraid of Og?

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June 22, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sefer Bamidbar: The Classical Commentators: Bilaam’s Home Town

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June 29, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sefer Bamidbar: The Classical Commentators: Pinchas: 1+1 = 2

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July 6, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sefer Bamidbar: The Classical Commentators: Sefer Bamidbar: The Classical Commentators

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Rabbi James Kennard

Rabbi Kennard has won fame as a leader and educator in both the UK and Australia and is known as a dynamic speaker, whose lectures and public addresses attract young and old alike. Rabbi Kennard was born in London, studied Mathematics at Oxford University and attended Yeshivat Hamivtar in Israel. He has served as a Student Counsellor, and Principal of schools in Manchester, London, and Melbourne. Rabbi Kennard and his wife made Aliya in 2024 and live in Ramat Beit Shemesh.