Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

History:

16th - 18th Centuries CE 

Collections: R' Torczyner Icons of Moroccan Jewry

Description

A brief look at mysticism found in the Torah of Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar - Shabbat as a day when Creation is given a new, weeklong lease on existence, and the Torah's presentation of Bikkurim as a guide to success in judgment in the next world. Geared toward a group including people who lack strong background in Torah text study.