Jewish Thought: Purim on a Soapbox Episode 4

Introduction

Pardes Daily – Jewish Thought: Purim on a Soapbox Episode 4

Episode 4

Sources: Esther 4

Course Description: Purim on a Soapbox: Whoever said wild fun and soul stimulating depth can’t go together? Although we often associate Purim with costumes, parties, and carnivals, as a holy day and a text (the Megillah), Purim has been a source of profound insight and reflection for many thinkers and commentators. Together we will encounter 10 different Jewish thinkers with unique approaches to the central questions and themes of this holiday.

Credits
Host: Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield
Producer: Amira Mintz-Morgenthau
Podcast Editor: Evan Feist

Zvi Hirschfield

Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield teaches Talmud, Halakha and Jewish Thought at Pardes. He is also deeply involved in Pardes’s programs for Jewish educators, with a focus on tefilah in educational settings, modern Jewish thought, and Israel education. Zvi holds a B.A. in History from Columbia University, pursued graduate studies at Harvard University in Medieval and Modern Jewish Thought, studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion, and received rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.

Before joining Pardes, Zvi served as Director of Judaica at the JCC of Cleveland and taught at the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. He also works as a curriculum writer and staff trainer for the Nesiya Institute. Zvi lives in Israel with his wife, Dina, and their four children.