We are pleased to announce that Rabbi Rembaum’s Amos Class Part 2 will resume for 8 Tuesday sessions beginning on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 (7:30 pm) and concluding on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 (NO CLASS ON JUNE 3).
“But let justice well up like water, righteousness like an unfailing stream.” (AMOS 5:24)
“Justice, justice shall you pursue, that you may thrive and occupy the land that your God YHVH is giving you.” (Deuteronomy 16:20)
Our eight-session class will study chapters 5-9 of the Book of the prophet Amos. Amos was active in the mid-eighth century BCE (ca. 750 BCE). He lived in the kingdom of Judah, in a town called Tekoa, some ten miles south of Jerusalem. Although he was from the Southern Kingdom, his prophecies focused on Israel, the Northern Kingdom. Unlike many of the other prophets, his primary charges against Israel dealt with injustice and immorality. Paganism, for Amos, was a secondary issue. Amos was a master of rhetorical argument, and his powerful use of metaphors is classical.
Students should bring a Bible to each class. They will receive reading assignments in advance of our Zoom meetings. Interactive discussion will constitute the methodology of our sessions. While Hebrew literacy is always helpful in the study of the Bible, those who will primarily use the English translation will be able to actively participate and feel comfortable. The first reading assignment is AMOS CHAPTER 5.