
InSelf & Spirituality: Reflection
Judging God’s sins
In 1933, Rabbi Yisrael Bekmeister (1877-1954) published a twenty-page collection of hasidic tales. The collection included a fascinating tale that speaks to assessing the past…

InSelf & Spirituality: Reflection
In 1933, Rabbi Yisrael Bekmeister (1877-1954) published a twenty-page collection of hasidic tales. The collection included a fascinating tale that speaks to assessing the past…

InParsha: Pardes from Jerusalem
What role does vulnerability play in the Yom Kippur process of teshuvah? In this Yom Kippur-focused episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Elisha Ancselovits explore…


InParsha: Pardes from Jerusalem
In this week’s episode, Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek calls into the studio to speak with our host, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, about one of the most…

InParsha: Pardes from Jerusalem
How do we approach the complicated dynamic in the High Holiday liturgy? What is the dynamic between Rosh Hashana’s haftarah reading of the Binding of…

InParsha: Pardes from Jerusalem
Yom Kippur 5782 – Who is the Hero of the Jonah Story? In this podcast, Aviva Lauer explores the Book of Jonah, read on the…


Vayelech 5782/Shabbat Shuva – Who Would you Invite to Dinner? This class imagines an imaginary dinner between R. Zera (4th century CE) and Moses. How…

InParsha: Pardes from Jerusalem
Greatest Hits: The High Holidays Episode 3: Days of Awe-some or Awe-ful Description: The High Holy Days are also known as the Days of Awe…