Rabbi Elhanan Miller teaches classes on Israel and The Middle East at Pardes. He is the founding editor of People of the Book, an online initiative teaching Jewish faith, culture and history to Muslim audiences through Arabic-language social media content. Born and raised in Jerusalem, Elchanan studied Arabic from a young age and later served as a linguist in the IDF’s Unit 8200. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Middle East History and Islamic Studies from Hebrew University and received rabbinic ordination from Beit Midrash Harel.
An Arabic specialist, Elhanan previously served as Arab Affairs Reporter for The Times of Israel and as rabbi of the Jewish community in Canberra, Australia. He frequently appears on Arabic-language news networks and has written for the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. He is fluent in English, Hebrew, Arabic, French and Yiddish.
Parashat Metzora 5782: Sitting Alone Outside the Camp Description: The graphic description in the Torah of tzaraat, leprosy, leaves modern readers alienated and baffled. Can moral flaws truly manifest physically? Aesthetics and ethics mix in this week’s reading, where immoral…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Metzora, Pardes 360
This podcast is sponsored by Drs Amy Fox Griffel and Martin I Griffel in memory of her mother, Sally Fox, Sima Bat Moshe v Michla on the occasion of her yahrtzeit. Parashat Vaera 5782: The Hardening of Pharaoh’s Heart Description:…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), VaEra
This podcast is sponsored by Rabbi Shalom and Shana Kantor on the occasion of their son Noam’s bar mitzvah. Mazal tov! Parashat Miketz 5782 – Pharaoh’s Dreams and Their Fascinating Interpretation Description: Pharaoh’s dream of seven cows and seven stalks…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), MiKetz