What does it mean to truly witness someone else’s pain? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Daniel Reifman explore the Book of Eicha through the lens of bearing witness to tragedy. As Tisha B’Av approaches, they examine the…
Tanakh, Neviim & Ketuvim, Megillot, Eicha
This was originally published in 2018. 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 Pardes archive. In memory…
Jewish Calendar, 17th of Tammuz, 9 days, Tanakh, Neviim & Ketuvim, Megillot
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
Twice in his famous hasidic work, Bnei Yissaskhar, the great hasidic master Rabbi Zvi Elimelekh Shapira of Dynow (1783-1841) related to the spiritual valence of eating fish on Sabbath. Zvi Elimelekh noted that in the Genesis account there are three…
Podcast Series, The Maggid of Melbourne, Hasidic Lore Series, Self & Spirituality, Hasidut, Tanakh
Video Host: Rav Mike Feuer Video Production by: Adam Titcher
Tanakh, Neviim & Ketuvim, Megillot, Eicha, Jewish Calendar, Elul
This originally appeared in the Jerusalem Post Magazine online on May 16, 2018. The starting time for a “Jewish” day can be described by three stages of light: Alot Hashahar, Misheyakir, and Hanetz Hahama. Alot Hashahar refers to dawn when…
Podcast Series, The Maggid of Melbourne, Hasidic Lore Series, Self & Spirituality, Jewish Prayer, Reflection
In this pre-Shavuot podcast, Judy Klitsner explores two paradoxical elements of the revelation at Sinai: our intimate, yet distant, relationship with God; and our special, yet not so special, place among the nations. In exploring these contradictions, we will consider…
Tanakh, Neviim & Ketuvim, Megillot, Ruth, Jewish Calendar, Shavuot
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
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