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How to Read & Interpret the Weekly Torah Readings
Reading the Text
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Interpreting the Text
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  1. Find parallel readings in the weekly portion
  2. When a question arises in your mind, create a socratic train! That is, write out a list of questions that "lily-pad" and hop from one question to another. Questioning the text is a great step towards interpreting the text.