Friday evening, Dr Adler spoke generally about the Origins of Halacha at the Archeology programme at Ariel where he teaches. Ariel University's Samaria and the Jordan Rift Regional R&D Center highlights exploration of the Origins of Halacha. Dr Adler is also a rabbi, and is uniquely qualified to conduct this research.
Saturday morning, Dr Adler continued to talk about the Origins of Halacha, and tied it into the Torah reading, Mishpatim.
Saturday evening, Dr Adler spoke to the shul's Young Professionals about the soft stone quarry from late second temple times where stone dishes, plates and pots where both quarried and manufactured. He brought a sample of the stone that had cut marks from the original quarrying and talked about the location as being important to both Jews and Christians. https://youtu.be/bB59Byju_5c
Sunday morning, Wrap day, Dr Adler presented images and information showing that the tefillin we use today were not much different from those found among the Dead Sea scrolls. Dr Adler also talked about the fact that Tefillin seem to have been first talked about and seen in late second temple times. After his presentation, he took questions about his work and the university.