From the perspective of Jewish philosophy, the correct question is not so much “why do bad things happen to good people,” but how can a supposedly all loving and all-powerful God allow for the presence of evil and suffering in…
Podcast Series, Pardes Live and Mini-Series, Jewish Calendar, The Three Weeks, Tisha B’av
What is the sanctity of the Land of Israel? Is it inherently holy—every inch of dirt—or does its `holiness’ depend on what kind of life Jews live there? How is the argument about holiness connected to Jewish claims to Israel…
Podcast Series, ELS, Pardes Live and Mini-Series
This podcast is a live recording of a class given during the Pardes Executive Learning Seminar by Dr. Elliott Malamet. Megillat Esther, which offers a perplexing contradiction around which everything revolves: why does Mordechai urge Esther to conceal her Jewish identity…
Tanakh, Neviim & Ketuvim, Megillot, Esther, Podcast Series, Pardes Live and Mini-Series
In this lecture that was recorded at Pardes in preparation for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, Dr. Elliott Malamet presents different models of what is involved, emotionally and existentially, in the process of forgiving others in our lives, as well…
Podcast Series, Pardes Live and Mini-Series, Jewish Calendar, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur
In this class that was recorded at Pardes as part of the Tisha B’Av 2016 program, Dr. Elliott Malamet explores the concept of the Third Temple and the fracturing of modern Judaism.
Podcast Series, Pardes Live and Mini-Series, Jewish Calendar, The Three Weeks, Tisha B’av
This lecture was held at Pardes as part of the Tisha B’Av program 2015. Consistently throughout his work, Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik implies that alienation is the ground of human existence and approaches the theme of exile not as a temporary…
Jewish Calendar, The Three Weeks, Tisha B’av