Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah 5782: Meaningful Partners or Accidentally Attached?

Introduction

Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah 5782: Meaningful Partners or Accidentally Attached?

Podcast Overview: Together we will explore the origin of finishing the Torah reading cycle on Shemini Atzeret and how this practice reveals a deep meaning of Simchat Torah. We will also talk about the different ways we relate to the significance of Torah study in our lives and how this chag reveals a new and challenging approach to our learning.

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Credits
Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield – Faculty and Host for Pardes from Jerusalem Podcast
Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator
Rabbi Adam Titcher – Director of Digital Media at Pardes and Executive Producer

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.