The Sofrim Group is pleased to issue an open invitation for a Zoom lecture by A. S. Adler on the topic of Paleo-Hebrew (Ivri Script) to take place on Thursday December 22 at 9:30pm (Jerusalem time)
11:30am (Los Angeles)
2:30pm (New York)
7:30pm (London)
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Abstract
“Ivri Script: Back to the Basics”
A talk about the Paleo-Hebrew Script (Ktav Ivri) that explores where, when, why, and how the oldest Alphabet was invented. Adler’s research focuses on the order of letters in that Alphabet and the meaning of the pictorial representations used for each letter. In doing so, Adler takes us back to the times of Abraham, the tides of Ur, and the moon-god priests of Harran. The presenter bases his talk on detailed original research — with lots of great questions — and some very good answers.
About the presenter:
Avraham Shlemeh Adler is an independent researcher, scholar and inventor. He is a Jerusalem-based polymath who studies at the National Library of Israel. He also loosely affiliates with Yeshivat Brisk and Yeshivat Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem.
As an autodidact, Mr. Adler has written on widely diverse topics, like the history of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan, ways to decrease myopia in college students, government transportation policy, metallic alloys in the Bible, and more. He also invented The Personal Reader, a wearable virtual image projection display that increases the possibilities for reading in terms of time, place, and content, plus allows for reading to be easier on the eye.
He has recently turned his attention to the ancient Paleo-Hebrew Script (Ktav Ivri) and has made fascinating discoveries, which he hopes to present in person for the first time in this lecture. He is currently preparing a book devoted to this topic, and early drafts of that composition are available to the public.
About the hosts:
This lecture is hosted by the Sofrim Group headed by Binyomin Weisz and Reuven Chaim Klein <sofrimlist+owners@googlegroups.com>.
Kol Tuv,
Reuven Chaim Klein
Beitar Illit, Israel
Author of: God versus Gods & Lashon HaKodesh
Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein is the author of God versus Gods: Judaism in the Age of Idolatry (Mosaica Press, 2018). His book follows the narrative of Tanakh and focuses on the stories concerning Avodah Zarah using both traditional and academic sources. It also includes an encyclopedia of all the different types of idolatry mentioned in the Bible.
Rabbi Klein studied for over a decade at the premier institutes of the Hareidi world, including Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood and Yeshivas Mir in Jerusalem. He authored many articles both in English and Hebrew, and his first book Lashon HaKodesh: History, Holiness, & Hebrew (Mosaica Press, 2014) became an instant classic. His weekly articles on synonyms in the Hebrew language are published in the Jewish Press and Ohrnet. Rabbi Klein lives with his family in Beitar Illit, Israel and can be reached via email to: rabbircklein@gmail.com
