From a Hebraic perspective, if I am proven wrong through our discussion, I should not be embarrassed or defensive but grateful as though you had pulled me out of a deep pit.  This position levels the standard of responsibility in the congregation.  The person who is leading the service or giving the teaching is not necessarily the one who will be sharing the important message that God has in store for us.  This is why Paul, when he vividly and accurately described the normal function of synagogue worship in 1st Corinthians 14, says that if while one person is speaking another person gets a revelation from God, the first person needs to sit down (1st Corinthians 14:29-30).  


On this basis, Beit Ahavat Yeshua has an open floor.  Anyone is free to offer up their "two cents" on the Scripture or theology being discussed.  If there is disagreement or conflict, both sides have the opportunity to share their perspective and everyone else can choose for themselves what they wish to believe.  Our study times are, then, not designed to be a spectator sport; and as a leader, I am never more gratified than when the discussion takes on a life of its own.


Between the Holy Day seasons (the Spring and Fall festivals) we get together informally during the week to discuss and grow in our understanding of the Scriptures.  Right now we are working through the book of Galatians on Tuesday evenings.  This will continue until August 31st when we will begin preparing for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.