
Chayei Sarah 5785: Chesed and Devotion
Why are “supporting characters” so vital in Torah narratives? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explore Parshat Chayei Sarah, focusing on…

Why are “supporting characters” so vital in Torah narratives? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explore Parshat Chayei Sarah, focusing on…

What does the Torah teach us about encountering grief? As we mourn the tragedies of October 7, Ilana Gleicher-Bloom and Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield explore Avraham…

Parashat Chayei Sarah and Preparing for Thanksgiving. Credits: Tovah Leah Nachmani and Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield – Pardes Faculty

Parashat Chaye Sarah 5782 – Rivka: The Original Influencer Description: In Parashat Chaye Sarah, Avraham sends his servant Eliezer on a mission to find a…

At least half of the relationships in our modern times don’t last. When we are looking for love that will last, how do we know…

My teacher, Rabbi Yehudah Amital, suggested a different interpretation (for the Jewish home). These three features are in fact, characteristics of a Jewish home: A…

In this podcast Avraham is old, of advanced age, and Hashem blessed Avraham with everything. Gen 24:1. What does it mean to be fully blessed? …

At the beginning of Parshat Chaye Sarah – which, weirdly enough, actually means “The Life of Sarah” – Avraham’s wife Sarah dies at the very…

Our parsha begins with the words: “And the life of Sarah was..” , but does not tell us anything about her life other than how…