Chesed (Loving Kindness)

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Chesed (Loving Kindness)

Chesed (Loving Kindness)

Sunday 5 pm EST (GMT -5) Academy of Shem
Instructor: Jack Saunders

This class shall be devoted to defining the idea of “Chesed” i.e. “loving kindness”. Understanding what it is as well as discovering the means in which we may conduct ourselves according to its standards. As well as answering the question as to, Whom is obligated to perform such acts?

Our main text will be Micah 6:8. “He has told you: O man, what is good, and what does G-d require of you-But to act justly, to love chesed and to walk humbly with your G-d.”

Our main text book will be Ahavath Chesed by the Chafetz Chaim. We shall also be looking at other sources such as The Guide for the Perplexed, Duties of the Heart, Mishna Torah Foundations of Torah, and of course the Tanach.

Course Schedule: Sunday's 5:00-6:00 pm EST

Class Start Date: November 18th

Course Length: On going class

Suggested Material: Stone Edition Chumash or Tanach

Jack E. Saunders, who began his professional career as a Baptist pastor, is the president and lector of Frazier's Chapel, a Noahide center near Cleveland, Tennessee. A leading figure in the modern Noahide movement, he and Michael Dallen entered into a pact to help found the First Covenant Foundation together. He currently serves as its vice-president and co-chair. A devout student of Torah, a teacher, essayist and lecturer, he has introduced hundreds of students to the reality of the First Covenant, and to faithful observance of its principles.

Mr. Saunders is a wonderful teacher who has taken the same journey that most of us have taken in becoming a Torah-Centered Noahide and he is currently teaching at the B'nai Noah Study Center in Georgia.

Written by :

KristineCassady

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