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Pardes from Jerusalem
Pardes from Jerusalem features a weekly discussion using Torah, Talmud and other Jewish texts to explain themes from the weekly Torah portion. The Pardes faculty is featured each week. For more information about all Pardes programs and events visit www.pardes.org.il.
Episodes
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Vayera 5787: Through Different Eyes
Can we choose to see hope when all we see is uncertainty? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Deborah Anstandig explore the power of perspective in Parshat…
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Lech Lecha 5787: The Courage to Go
How do we know when it's time to leave the familiar behind? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Yiscah Smith explore Avraham’s response to the call of Lech…
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Noach 5787: Beyond Leadership
Do you have to be a leader to make a difference? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Tani Cohen-Fraade revisit the complicated character of Noach. Was he…
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Bereshit 5787: In the Divine Image
What does it really mean to be created in God’s image? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Michael Hattin explore one of the Torah’s most intriguing…
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Sukkot 5787: Joy in the Unknown.
What if letting go of control is actually the key to joy? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Reuven Margrett explore why Sukkot, coming on the heels of…
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Haazinu 5787: Words That Endure
What does it mean to teach without knowing what will take root? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Dr. Ales Weiss explore Moshe’s transformation from a…
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Rosh Hashana 5787: When the Shofar Is Silent
What can the absence of the shofar teach us about how we approach God? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explore what happens…
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Nitzavim-Vayelech 5786: What We Leave Behind
What do we hope will remain of our teachings when we are no longer there to teach them? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Deborah Anstandig explore…
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Ki Tavo 5786: Choosing Together
How much of our responsibility belongs to us alone? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Daniel Reifman explore Parshat Iand the covenantal ceremony…
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Ki Tetze 5786: Choosing to See
What changes when we choose to truly notice the people around us? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Aviva Lauer explore Parshat Ki Tetze and what everyday…
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Shoftim 5768: The Work of Justice
What does it take to build a society where justice is truly shared? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Tani Cohen-Fraade explore Parshat Shoftim and the…
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Re'eh 5786: Seeing Blessing
What does it really mean to "see" God's presence in everyday life? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Yiscah Smith explore Parshat Re'eh through Moshe's…
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Ekev 5786: Learning to Begin Again
What if our failures aren't the end of the story—but the place where real growth begins? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy…
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Va’etchanan 5786: The Purpose of Prayer
What if the deepest purpose of prayer isn't to change God—but to change us? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Shmuel Rosenberg explore Parshat…
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Devarim 5786: The Burden of Leadership
How do we know when humility is helping us—and when it’s holding us back? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Aviva Lauer explore Parshat Devarim through the…
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Mattot Masei 5786: Torah in Conversation
What if the deepest expression of Torah isn't having the right answers—but being willing to listen? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Rafael Polisuk…
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Pinchas 5786: Voices That Change Us
How can a tradition stay true to its values while continuing to grow? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Leon Morris explore the story of the Daughters…
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Balak 5786: One God, Many People
Can we hold on to what makes us different while still recognizing what unites us? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Moshe Silver explore the strange…
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Chukat 5786: The End of the Journey
What does it mean to devote your life to a goal you may never live to see fulfilled? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Michael Hattin explore Parshat…
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Korach 5786: The Price of Leadership
How do we balance the desire for equality with the need for leadership? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbanit Dr. Yosefa Vogel-Rubel explore Parshat…
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Shlach 5786: Faith and Failure
How do we know when caution is wisdom—and when it’s holding us back? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explore the story of…
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Beha'alotcha 5786: The Edge of Belonging
What does it take to move from the edge of belonging into shared commitment? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Deborah Anstandig explore Parshat…
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Shavuot 5786: Beyond Obligation
What happens when we stop asking what’s required of us—and start asking what more we can do? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Daniel Reifman…
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Bamidbar 5786: Jerusalem Together
What kind of Jerusalem are we hoping to build together? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Tovah Leah Nachmani reflect on Parshat Bamidbar and the meaning of…
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Behar–Bechukotai 5786: Limits and Responsibility
What kind of responsibility do we carry for the world we’re living in? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Aviva Lauer explore Parshat Behar–Bechukotai and…
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Emor 5786: Meeting in Time
What if the holidays are less about remembering—and more about connecting? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Rafael Polisuk explore Parshat Emor and…
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Kedoshim 5786: Learning to Love
What does it take to truly love your neighbor as yourself? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explore Parshat Kedoshim and its…
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Tazria–Metzora 5786: Embodied Holiness
Can distance be a necessary part of spiritual life? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash explore Parshat Tazria–Metzora and the…
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Shemini 5786: Discipline and Holiness
What if holiness begins not in peak moments—but in everyday acts of restraint? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Michael Hattin explore Parshat…
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Pesach 5786: Rethinking the Seder
What would change if we designed the Seder to be experienced—not just completed? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Aviva Lauer explore how the structure of…
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Vayikra 5786: The Call Within
What might it mean if the Torah’s opening “call” is meant for each of us? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Yiscah Smith open the Book of Vayikra by…
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Vayakhel-Pehudei 5786: Sacred Reflection
Can self-reflection become a path to holiness? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash explore Parshat Vayakhel–Pekudei through a…
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Purim 5786: Wealth and Power
What does Jewish tradition teach about the right way to use wealth and power? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbanit Shalhevet Cahana explore Parshat Ki…
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Purim 5786: When Celebration Challenges Us
How do we remain faithful to tradition when a sacred text makes us uncomfortable? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Daniel Reifman take a…
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Trumah 5786: Building for God
If God wants to dwell among us, what are we building to make that possible? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Raphael Polisuk explore Parshat Trumah…
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Mishpatim 5786: Power and Responsibility
How does Torah teach us to use power without abusing it? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explore Parshat Mishpatim as the…
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Yitro 5786: A People with a Mission
What responsibility comes with being chosen? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Mike Feuer explore Parshat Yitro and the surprising choice to frame the…
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Beshalach 5786: Jumping into Freedom
What does it take to truly cross from survival into freedom? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Yiscah Smith explore Parshat Beshalach through the lens of…
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Bo 5786: Redemption and Repair
Does true redemption include repair for those who caused harm? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Aviva Lauer explore Parshat Bo through a troubling command…
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Vaera 5786: Unworthy No More
Can redemption begin if we don’t yet believe we deserve it? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Judy Klitzner explore Parshat Va’era at its lowest point, when…
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Shemot 5786: The Power of Seeing
If redemption begins with seeing, what are we choosing not to see? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Daniel Reifman explore Parshat Shemot as a…
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VaYechi 5768: Shared Responsibility (correction)
What does Jewish leadership demand in uncertain times? In this episode, a conversation on Jewish leadership and communal responsibility explores how Torah…
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Vayigash 5768: The Power of Remembering
Who carries our collective memory when others forget? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash explore Parshat Vayigash through the…
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Miketz 5786: Yosef’s Return
Is Yosef testing his brothers—or struggling to reclaim his own identity? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explore Parshat…
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Vayeishev 5786: Grief and Bad Decisions
How does unresolved grief shape the choices we make—and the people we become? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Aviva Lauer explore Parshat Vayeishev…
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Vayishlach 5786: Living the Struggle
Can confronting ourselves be the key to transformation? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Tal Sessler explore Parshat Vayishlach as a story of…
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Vayetze 5786: Struggle and Becoming
Can we truly change—or do we grow by struggling with who we already are? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Deborah Anstandig explore Parshat Vayetze…
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Toldot 5786: Words that shape worlds
In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Raphael Polisuk explore Parshat Toldot through the lens of prayer, blessing, and the extraordinary power of human…
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Chayei Sarah 5786: Life after loss
How do we transform loss into legacy? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash explore Parshat Chayei Sarah as a meditation on…
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Vayera 5786: In Service of Faith
In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Mike Feuer explore Parshat Vayera through the story of the Akeidah, reframing it not as Avraham’s test, but as…
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Lech Lecha 5786: Seeing the Flames
When the world is on fire, who will stop and answer God’s call? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Gila Fine explore Parshat Lech Lecha through the famous…
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Noach 5786: Rebuilding the World
How do we rebuild a broken world without simply recreating the past? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Leon Morris explore Parshat Noach as a story…
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Bereshit 5786: Creation and Connection
What does the creation story teach us about our partnership with God? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Aviva Lauer explore Parshat Bereshit and what the…
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Sukkot 5786: Holding the Tension
What does it mean to choose obligation? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash explore the layered meanings of Sukkot—its joy…
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Ha’azinu 5786: Forgiveness and Its Limits
What does it take for forgiveness to be real? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash explore Parshat Ha’azinu and the themes of…
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Vayelech 5785: Writing Torah, Living Torah
What does it mean to write Torah for ourselves today? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Michael Hattin explore Parshat Vayelech . Join them as they…
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Netzavim 5785: Tears of Hope
How do the tears of our ancestors guide our prayers today? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbanit Shalhevet Cahana prepare for Rosh Hashanah through the…
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Ki Tavo 5785: Gratitude and Hope
How can gratitude transform even the darkest moments into growth? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Tal Sessler explore Parshat Ki Tavo and its…
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Ki Teitze 5785: War and Morality
Do our moral obligations change when we go to war? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explore Parshat Ki Teitzei and its…
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Shoftim 5785: Justice and Responsibility
When tragedy strikes, what does true responsibility look like? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Sefi Kraut explore Parshat Shoftim and the strange ritual…