Tisha B’Av 2018: Abraham and Job: When Bad Things Happen to Good Biblical Characters
Tisha B’Av 2018 at Pardes is sponsored in loving memory of Ben Blutstein z”l by his family who miss him dearly. In this live lecture…
Abraham
The Parsha Discussion: Vayera — Don’t Curb your Enthusiasm
The Pardes Parsha Discussion is a weekly series by faculty member Rabbi Alex Israel, designed to stimulate discussion around the Shabbat table, especially with teenagers.…
Chaye Sara: Working Hard to Give the Benefit of the Doubt
Ephron the Hittite and Lavan the Aramean enter into negotiations with Abraham and his trusted servant, respectively. In this week’s parsha podast, Rabbi Howard Markose…
Vayera: When the Divine Comes to the Door
Parshat Vayera begins with God’s visit to Abraham, but the purpose of God’s visit is shrouded in mystery. In this week’s podcast, Judy Klitsner attempts…
InTanakh: Lech Lecha
Lech Lecha: Trading Your Wife for Your Life
In this week’s parsha podcast, Neima Novetsky discusses parshat Lech Lecha and looks into the issues that arise when we read stories which seem to…
This Pardes Life — Season 2, Episode 1 with Judy Klitsner: The Other Akeida Story
In this episode of This Pardes Life for Rosh Hashana, Judy klitsner leads an exploration of how Abraham’s dealing with his son Yishmael and wife…
5774 — VaYera: Why was Abraham singled out?
Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy discusses parsha VaYera. Please consider a donation in support of the podcast series. Your generous gift, of any amount, is very much…
InTanakh: Lech Lecha
Why Avraham?
Ask virtually any Jew to identify Avraham Avinu and he will do so without hesitation. On the other hand, he remains a mysterious figure. Despite…