Adashot - David Zvi Epstein '04

In addition to writing new pages for the book, Adashot's founders, David Zvi Epstein '04 & Yael Richardson, have held informal meetings to introduce this method of learning to the Toronto community and to gain feedback about how to properly use the pages.  They have also created a website (www.adashot.com) to provide a general introduction to the project, a sample page, and a sign-up form to receive further information as the project develops.  Adashot has received requests for the book once it is published and two university professors have expressed interest in using Adashot as a textbook for survey courses of the Hebrew Bible or Western literature.  To encourage educators to begin using Adashot, they are creating an educational packet containing sample pages from the book, as well as a short explanation of the project and an educators' guide. The two founders intend to expand the Adashot staff so that a first draft of the book can be completed by September 2009.  If you'd like to get involved, contact David Zvi Epstein '04.

Adashot - www.adashot.com - is a print publication and web-based resource that engages those who have little or no prior knowledge of Jewish texts by using a Talmudic layout to explain commentaries on traditional texts with insight from modern thinkers and secular materials.