Purim 5781: Masks, Disguise and Identity
The story of Esther is a story that is replete with rich costumes which can reflect or at times reveal the key personalities. This shiur…
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*Coronavirus Special* Laws of Government: Megillah Live!
Laws of Government 15: Megillah Live! In the shadow of the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), Levi issued halakhic guidelines for his community in Zur…
5780 — Purim: Purim and Pesach: So Close and Yet So Far Away
On the surface, Purim and Pesach have a number of things in common: 1) we drink four cups of wine on Pesach; we drink ad…
A Jew in a Foreign Court
The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies presents a pre-Purim lecture: A Jew in a Foreign Court: From Esther to Today This evening was sponsored in…
Four Narratives of Spiritual Power with Dr. Avivah Zornberg: Esther: “Mere Anarchy is Loosed upon the World”
The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Presents: The Sidney and Miriam Brettler Memorial Series 5780 Women in the Wilderness: Four Narratives of Spiritual Power with…
Megillat Esther Part 2: Divine Concealment and Human Initiative
In the run up to Purim, Rabbi Michael Hattin gave the second lecture in a 2-part series on Megillat Esther, this time focusing on Divine…
Megillat Esther: Does the Megilla Belong in Tanakh? A Historical and Textual Framing
In the run up to Purim, Rabbi Michael Hattin gave the first lecture in a 2-part series on Megillat Esther: Does the Megilla Belong in…
Purim: Kimu v’Kiblu — Human Partnership and the Divine Covenant
In this special podcast for Purim, Rabbi Rahel Berkovits discusses the gemara Shabbat, which claims that the Jewish people were forced to accept the Torah…
Mordechai vs. the Empire: Anti-Semitism, Leadership and the Dilemma of Power
This podcast is a live recording of a class given during the Pardes Executive Learning Seminar by Dr. Elliott Malamet. Megillat Esther, which offers a perplexing…