What is the difference between burning something, selling it, or throwing it in the trash? Each method eliminates the object from our possession, but reveals a very different relationship to the act of getting rid of it and, ultimately, to the object itself. The rabbis themselves vigorously debated the proper ways to eliminate hametz, In this podcast, Will Friedman discusses how the different ways of relating to the destruction of hametz reveals new dimensions to the experience of preparing for Passover.
Sell It, Burn It, Throw It Away: The Psychologies of Getting Rid of Hametz
Introduction
William Friedman
Rabbi Dr. William Friedman is a Faculty Associate Fellow for Pardes North America. He received rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Daniel Landes, holds an MA in Talmud and Rabbinics from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and is a doctoral candidate in Ancient Judaism at Harvard University.
With a passion for deep and accessible Jewish learning, William has studied and taught at institutions including Pardes, the Conservative Yeshiva, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, the Jewish Theological Seminary, Academy for Jewish Religion, Hebrew College, and the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. William is the Senior Educator of Base Lincoln Park in Chicago, where he lives with his spouse, Rabbi Sarah Mulhern, and their three children.