Rabbi Meir Schweiger taught at Pardes for more than four decades before retiring in 2020. Originally from the Bronx, New York, he made aliyah in 1972. He studied at Yeshiva University, Yeshivat Kerem B’Yavneh and Yeshivat Har Etzion, received rabbinic ordination in Jerusalem, and later earned an M.Ed. in Teaching Bible from Herzog College.
At Pardes, Meir taught a wide range of subjects including Chumash, Talmud, Halakha and Siddur. He served as Mashgiach Ruhani, guiding the school’s spiritual life through coordinating and supervising tefillot, tiyulim, shabbatonim, and pre-holiday yemei iyun. For more than 10 years, Meir was also the Director of the Pardes Fellows’ Program for returning 2nd year students and the Educational Director of the Pardes Learning Seminar.
Greatest Hits: The High Holidays Episode 5: Yom Kippur: Hilchot Teshuva Description: In this special shiur for Yom Kippur, Rabbi Meir Schweiger discusses Hilchot Teshuva, the laws of Teshuva. Credits Host: Meir Schweiger – Meir teaches Chumash, Parshat HaShavua, Mishna,…
Jewish calendar, High Holidays, Yom Kippur
Class Title – Rebuilding Jerusalem in the Face of Adversity Class taught by Meir Schweiger Class description: When Persia became the dominant power in the Near East in the middle of the 6th century BCE, a new era was ushered…
Personalities, Biblical personalities, Tanakh, Ketuvim (Writings), Ezra, Nehemiah
This was originally published in 2008 and republished in 2010. 9 days. 9 podcasts. Your Guide to Tisha B’Av with Pardes North America Dive deep with 9 days of curated Tisha B’Av themed podcast by Pardes North America from the…
Jewish calendar, 17th of Tammuz, 9 Days, The Three Weeks, Tisha B’av
Access all Live with Rav Meir Episodes February 15, 2023 / Misphatim February 8, 2023 / Yitro January 25, 2023 / Bo January 18, 2023 / Vaera January 11, 2023 / Shemot December 14, 2022 / Vayeshev December 7, 2022…
Tanakh, Torah
On the surface, Purim and Pesach have a number of things in common: 1) we drink four cups of wine on Pesach; we drink ad d’lo yada on Purim. 2) We have a festive meal on Pesach; we have a…
Tanakh, Ketuvim (Writings), Esther, Jewish calendar, Pesach, Purim
This week we begin a new book–Shemot or “names.” It makes much more sense to call the book “Exodus” since most of the book describes the process of the Jewish people going from slavery to freedom–their struggle to leave Egypt…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Shemot
The opening verse of parsha Toldot highlights that Isaac is the son of Abraham, which is unnecessary. Rashi comments that this statement draws our attention to how events in Isaac’s life mirror those of Abraham’s. In this podcast, Rabbi Meir…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Toldot
Parsha Shoftim discusses the four institutions of communal leadership: judge, king, priest and prophet. In this podcast, Rabbi Schweiger examines the first and uses it as a springboard to discuss the question of Rabbinic authority. What powers does the Sanhedrin…
Tanakh, Torah, Devarim (Deuteronomy), Shoftim
In this week’s parsha of Devarim, Moshe begins his parting words and speeches to the Jewish people, as they are poised to enter the Land of Israel. Interestingly, the first narrative he tells is the story of the spies, which…
Tanakh, Torah, Devarim (Deuteronomy), Devarim