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Parashat Vaera 5782: The Hardening of Pharaoh’s Heart

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This podcast is sponsored by
Drs Amy Fox Griffel and Martin I Griffel
in memory of her mother, Sally Fox,
Sima Bat Moshe v Michla
on the occasion of her yahrtzeit.

Parashat Vaera 5782: The Hardening of Pharaoh’s Heart

Description: God’s hardening of Pharaoh’s heart is one of the most difficult theological problems in the Torah. Don’t humans always have full control of their destinies? Listen to how our sages dealt with these troubling verses.

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Rabbi Elhanan Miller – Faculty and Hosts for Pardes from Jerusalem
Rabbi Adam Titcher – Lead Consultant and Producer
Arlene Harel – Faculty Coordinator

Elhanan Miller

Rabbi Elhanan Miller teaches classes on Israel and The Middle East at Pardes. He is the founding editor of People of the Book, an online initiative teaching Jewish faith, culture and history to Muslim audiences through Arabic-language social media content. Born and raised in Jerusalem, Elchanan studied Arabic from a young age and later served as a linguist in the IDF’s Unit 8200. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Middle East History and Islamic Studies from Hebrew University and received rabbinic ordination from Beit Midrash Harel.

An Arabic specialist, Elhanan previously served as Arab Affairs Reporter for The Times of Israel and as rabbi of the Jewish community in Canberra, Australia. He frequently appears on Arabic-language news networks and has written for the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. He is fluent in English, Hebrew, Arabic, French and Yiddish.

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