A Jew in a Foreign Court

Introduction

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 family who miss him dearly.

“When I have traveled around the world and met leaders of Jewish communities I have been surprised, even amazed how many professional and lay leaders of Jewish communities around the world have particular memories of their time in Pardes which was a deep, a seminal, an extraordinary important station on their Jewish journeys.” –Daniel Taub (Year Program 1985-86) at Pardes on March 4, 2020.

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Credits:

Host: Daniel Taub
Executive Producer: Adam Titcher

 

Daniel Taub

Daniel Taub is an Israeli diplomat and international lawyer who teaches Biblical and Talmudic texts at Pardes. He served on Israel’s negotiation teams in the Israeli-Syrian and Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and later as Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He also served as Director of Strategy and Planning at the Yad Hanadiv (Rothschild) Foundation.

Daniel is the author of Parasha Diplomatit, a collection of diplomatic reflections on biblical texts, and creator of the Israeli drama series HeChatzer. Educated at Oxford, University College London and Harvard’s Kennedy School, he also studied at Pardes in 1985–1986. Daniel lives in Jerusalem with his wife Zehava and their six children.