Seder Moed 2009-2010: A Community-Wide Learning Project
Join Kehilat Hadar and Mechon Hadar as we engage in a year-long project to learn all of Seder Moed—the section of mishnah that deals with the yearly cycle of Shabbat and holidays. Our learning will culminate in a siyyum, or celebration of a significant achievement in Jewish learning, at Hadar's Shavuot Retreat in 2010.
As a community, we will learn the entire seder. You yourself can learn the highlights, specific sections, the entire seder, or anything in between.
Click here to sign up to learn a particular section of Seder Moed.
Click here to view and download source sheets from the weekly Hadar Beit Midrash.
We’ll be holding weekly classes, integrating our learning into existing community events, and celebrating significant milestones in between the kick-off at Shavuot 2009 to the culminating siyum at Shavuot 2010. You can join in the learning in any number of ways:
Learn on your own!
Sign up to learn a section of Seder Moed on your own or with a learning partner.
- You can sign up to learn a selection of mishnayot from each tractate during the year. Or, if you already have a particular amount or section of Seder Moed in mind that you'd like to learn, please indicate as such when you sign up. In addition, Hadar's Learning Team can suggest sections or highlights of Seder Moed that might interest you.
- You can also indicate on the form if you have a particular learning partner in mind, or if you'd like us to match you with a learning partner based on skill level and areas of interest.
- On Monday nights, the Hadar Beit Midrash at Yeshivat Hadar will be open with guided learning sheets and people to answer questions for those who are interested.
- We have designed calendars for those who do not want to learn the entire Seder but would like to learn a smaller portion of each massekhet (tractate) throughout the year. We will be learning Seder Moed in an order that allows us to prepare for each holiday as it approaches.
Calendar for learning 5 selected mishnayot per week
Calendar for learning 10 selected mishnayot per week
Calendar for learning all of Seder Moed over the year
Click here to sign up and let us know how you'd like to participate!
Learn at the weekly Hadar Beit Midrash!
Every Monday, the Hadar Beit Midrash will feature a guided class on a section of Seder Moed, with hevruta learning (in partners) and discussion. Come with your own hevruta (learning partner), or let us match you with a hevruta. Join Yeshivat Hadar students in the Beit Midrash, and Yeshivat Hadar faculty will be available to answer questions as you study. We also encourage those who sign up to learn a section of Seder Moed independently to come and learn at the Beit Midrash.
When: Mondays October 19th to December 14th
Where: Yeshivat Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Ave., at 69th St.
Cost: $5 per class
Click here for descriptions of each class and the bios for each teacher of the current session.
Click here to view and download source sheets from the weekly Hadar Beit Midrash.
Hear about what the community is learning!
Learn with the community throughout the year through Lunch & Learns, Divrei Torah, and other events.
Celebrate with us!
We’ll celebrate progress at several, significant points throughout the year.
Learning Resources:
For more information about Seder Moed, and for links to the full text online in Hebrew and in English, click here.
What is a siyum? The origin is found in the Talmud. Abaye was proud of the fact that whenever a pupil finished a significant portion of Torah he made it the occasion of a holiday for his students (Shab. 118b). R. Eleazar said, "One should make a feast on completing the Torah (Shir haShirim Raba 1:9).
The siyum itself is impressive, evocative and joyous. At a siyum, the community gathers with learners to eat a celebratory meal. Everyone learns and expounds upon the final eight lines of text, and then reads an Aramaic passage, known as the Hadran, which begins:
Many returns ["hadran"] from us to you and from you to us, Masseket Moed. Our thoughts be with you, and your thoughts be with us, Masseket Moed. May we not be forgotten by you, nor you be forgotten by us, Masseket Moed, neither in this world nor in the world to come.
Please e-mail moed@kehilathadar.org with any questions. We look forward to learning with you!
