Reb Yosef (a Talmudic sage) told his family to prepare a feast for the day of Shavous. "If not for this day, how many Yosef's are there in the market?!" Meaning that if not for the day the Torah was given, he would be just another “Joe” in the street.

The question arises, what does it have to do with the day? It is because of the Torah, not the day? Also, why from all of the Talmudic sages was it only Reb Yosef who felt this way about Torah?

These and many other questions challenge us to delve more deeply into his words. The name "Yosef" means to add. Something was added to the world as a result of the giving of the Torah. But was this just a set of laws and perspectives introduces into the world? No, said Reb Yosef. The actual chemistry of the world was changed on the day the Torah was given. The class explores the impact of Torah and Mitzvos on the human being and the cosmos.