The story of Esther is a story that is replete with rich costumes which can reflect or at times reveal the key personalities. This shiur will examine the role of the sartorial masks of the Megilla and in particular, the…
Tanakh, Neviim & Ketuvim, Megillot, Esther, Jewish Living, Marriage and Divorce
Laws of Government 15: Megillah Live! In the shadow of the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), Levi issued halakhic guidelines for his community in Zur Hadassa. The guidelines are available in Hebrew. Those instructions included the possibility of listening to…
Tanakh, Neviim & Ketuvim, Megillot, Esther, Podcast Series, The Maggid of Melbourne
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
The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies presents a pre-Purim lecture: A Jew in a Foreign Court: From Esther to Today This evening was sponsored in loving memory of Shlomo Reutlinger z”l upon the marking of his first yahrzeit, by his…
Tanakh, Neviim & Ketuvim, Megillot, Esther, Podcast Series, Pardes Live and Mini-Series
The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Presents: The Sidney and Miriam Brettler Memorial Series 5780 Women in the Wilderness: Four Narratives of Spiritual Power with Dr. Avivah Zornberg Through midrashic and hasidic readings as well as psychoanalytic approaches we will…
Tanakh, Neviim & Ketuvim, Megillot, Esther, Podcast Series, Pardes Live and Mini-Series
In the run up to Purim, Rabbi Michael Hattin gave the second lecture in a 2-part series on Megillat Esther, this time focusing on Divine Concealment and Human Initiative. Click here for part 1.
Tanakh, Neviim & Ketuvim, Megillot, Esther, Jewish Calendar, Purim
In the run up to Purim, Rabbi Michael Hattin gave the first lecture in a 2-part series on Megillat Esther: Does the Megilla Belong in Tanakh? A Historical and Textual Framing. Stay tuned for the second part coming soon.
Tanakh, Neviim & Ketuvim, Megillot, Esther, Podcast Series, Pardes Live and Mini-Series
In this special podcast for Purim, Rabbi Rahel Berkovits discusses the gemara Shabbat, which claims that the Jewish people were forced to accept the Torah at Sinai, and only on Purim did they truly agree to the covenant of their…
Tanakh, Neviim & Ketuvim, Megillot, Esther, Jewish Calendar, Purim
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
Tzedakah and community building play significant roles in the lives of both Ruth and Esther. For Esther, the focus is on communal fasting and gifts to the poor; for Ruth, there is gleaning and levirate marriage. In this class that…
Tanakh, Neviim & Ketuvim, Megillot, Esther, Podcast Series, Pardes Live and Mini-Series
In this podcast, Rabbi Meir Schweiger examines the Purim reality described in the Book of Esther and compares it with the vision of the Torah. He then connects both to a deeper understanding of exile and redemption. Please let us…
Tanakh, Neviim & Ketuvim, Megillot, Esther, Jewish Calendar, Purim
The Yael and Micha z”l Taubman Pardes Community Education Program presented an evening lecture series with Aaron Koller on Megillat Esther: Challenging Land, Law and God – A Radical Book and its Early Reception. This is part 1 of a 2-part series,…
Tanakh, Neviim & Ketuvim, Megillot, Esther, Podcast Series, Pardes Live and Mini-Series
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