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, Yom Kippur
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
Pardes Daily – Haggadah Mini-Challenge: How We Tell Our Story Episode 10 Sources: Pesakhim 116a:11-116b:2, Deuteronomy 12:1-11 Course Description: Explore some of the major themes and texts from the Passover Haggadah with Meir Schweiger. This track was originally featured on…
Podcast Series, Pardes Daily, Jewish Calendar, Pesach
Pardes Daily – Haggadah Mini-Challenge: Four Sons Episode 9 Sources: Exodus 12:25-27, Exodus 13:5-15, Deuteronomy 6:20-25 Course Description: Explore some of the major themes and texts from the Passover Haggadah with Meir Schweiger. This track was originally featured on our…
Podcast Series, Pardes Daily, Jewish Calendar, Pesach
Pardes Daily – Haggadah Mini-Challenge: Maror/Bittersweet Herbs Episode 8 Sources: Mishnah Pesakhim 2:6, Pesakhim 39a:9-10 Course Description: Explore some of the major themes and texts from the Passover Haggadah with Meir Schweiger. This track was originally featured on our first…
Podcast Series, Pardes Daily, Jewish Calendar, Pesach
Pardes Daily – Haggadah Mini-Challenge: Bread of Affliction Episode 7 Sources: Deuteronomy 16:3, Sforno on Deuteronomy 16:3:3-4, Exodus 12:39 Course Description: Explore some of the major themes and texts from the Passover Haggadah with Meir Schweiger. This track was originally…
Podcast Series, Pardes Daily, Jewish Calendar, Pesach
Pardes Daily – Haggadah Mini-Challenge: Four Cups of Wine Episode 6 Sources: Genesis Rabbah: Parshat Vayeshev 88, Exodus 6:2-8, Sforno on Exodus 6:6-7 Course Description: Explore some of the major themes and texts from the Passover Haggadah with Meir Schweiger.…
Podcast Series, Pardes Daily, Jewish Calendar, Pesach
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, Neviim & Ketuvim, Megillot, Esther, Jewish Calendar, 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