Parashat Yitro 5782: Is the Idolatry a Relevant Category for Contemporary Life

Description: In this week’s podcast, Rabbi Mike Uram tackles Parashat Yitro noting that the first of the 10 Commandments is one that prohibits idolatry. Is this a relevant … Read the rest

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This was originally posted on Authentic Jewish Living with Yiscah Smith. From Yiscah: In Conversation With Rabbi Daniel Silverstein. What a wonderful conversation with an inspiring visionary and compassionate voice of change. Rav Daniel manifests refreshing positive and optimistic energies … Read the rest

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We are proud that Pardes’s efforts to build a new facility in Jerusalem continue to move forward despite the challenges of the current moment. While most of us remain confined to our homes, a new home for our Torah, for … Read the rest

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The last installment in the Heralds of Zion series. This class explores the differences between Political and Cultural Zionism, along with introducing the personalities of Asher Ginsberg and Max Nordau. The primary question on the table is – how do … Read the rest

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Class four in the Heralds of Zion series. In this class we explore teh life of Theodore Herzl. Along the way will discuss assimilation, antisemitism and the major events which led up to the birth of Zionism as a political … Read the rest

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Class three in the ‘Heralds of Zion’ series. This time we explore the formation of Eastern European Enlightenment within the Pale of Settlement, along with the rise of nationalist thought across Europe. Add to this the resurgence of antisemitism within … Read the rest

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Class two of the ‘Heralds of Zion’ series. This class explores the tension between particularism and universalism as it found expression in the utopian socialist movements of the 19th century. In that context, we meet Moshe Hess, whose roots as … Read the rest

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The first in the ‘Heralds of Zion’ series. After introducing the two essential elements of Zionism, we explore its roots in classical religious thinking and how even this underwent an evolution in the 19th century.

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Part two of the exploration of Mendelsohn as a model for the Jewish encounter with modernity. This time the great challenge is more emancipation than Enlightenment.

This lecture is part of the 5780 Pardes Community Education Spring session, January 12, … Read the rest

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No individual embodies the initial encounter between Judaism and the Enlightenment more than Moses Mendelsohn. This episode explores the rise of the man known as “the German Socrates.”

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The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest

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The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest

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This was originally posted on Authentic Jewish Living with Yiscah Smith. From Yiscah: In Conversation With Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy. This unique and refreshing Rabbi, Educator and Director of the Year Program at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies speaks … Read the rest

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The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest

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The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest

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This class reviews the environment of formation for chassidut, explores the life of the Baal Shem and considers some of his deeper teachings.

This lecture is part of the 5780 Pardes Community Education Spring session, January 12, 2020 – March … Read the rest

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The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest

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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 loving memory of Shlomo Reutlinger z”l upon the marking of his first yahrzeit, by his… Read the rest

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The podcast was originally produced by the Society of Independent Spirituality, and Rabbi Ari Ze’ev Schwartz. You can listen to more SIS interviews (some including Pardes students) online. To download more digital content from Yiscah Smith or to visit her … Read the rest

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This class lays the groundwork for understanding the emergence of the Chassidic movement in Eastern Europe in the late 18th century.

This lecture is part of the 5780 Pardes Community Education Spring session, January 12, 2020 – March 26, 2020.… Read the rest

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The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest

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Today, citizens of Israel go to the polls in their third attempt to elect a Prime Minister. Tomorrow, 14 US States hold presidential primaries. Pardes Faculty Member Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy shares with us a teaching about the balance of… Read the rest

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The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest

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This was originally posted on Authentic Jewish Living with Yiscah Smith. From Yiscah: With gratitude to our Creator and to all of you for your ongoing support and listenership, this new podcast episode #44, Authentic Jewish Living with Yiscah celebrates … Read the rest

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Depending on who you ask Spinoza was either a dangerous heretic, the founder of modern thought – or both. Whichever side you take, this class will teach you why we might better call Baruch Spinoza the first secular Jew.

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This class explores the ongoing story of the Sabbatean movement and its role in eroding rabbinic authority in the early modern era. Along with an analysis of historical factors, hear the story of Sabbatean prophet Avraham Cardoso, R’ Yehudah Hachasid … Read the rest

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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 Dr. Avivah Zornberg

Through midrashic and hasidic readings as well as psychoanalytic approaches
we will … Read the rest

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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 Dr. Avivah Zornberg

Through midrashic and hasidic readings as well as psychoanalytic approaches
we will … Read the rest

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The year 1648 had a powerful significance in Jewish history. Here is an exploration of its impact through the Khmelnytsky massacres and teh rise of the false messiah Shabbatai Zvi.

This lecture is part of the 5780 Pardes Community Education … Read the rest

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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 Dr. Avivah Zornberg

Through midrashic and hasidic readings as well as psychoanalytic approaches
we will … Read the rest

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This class first takes a look at the battle between the Maharal and Azariah de Rossi as an example of the struggle between tradition and modernity. Then we lay the ground work for understanding the socio-economic status of European Jewry … Read the rest

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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 Dr. Avivah Zornberg

Through midrashic and hasidic readings as well as psychoanalytic approaches
we will … Read the rest

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Walking With Your Inner Spirit: six opportunities, practices and encounters experiencing the Divine within.

This is the final episode of six, in Yiscah Smith’s new podcast series from the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. This episode is titled: Guidance for … Read the rest

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The first class of the semester aims to wrap up the 16th century with a look at the challenge posed to traditional Jewish thought by empiricism, and the innovate response of the Maharal of Prague.

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This was originally posted on Authentic Jewish Living with Yiscah Smith. From Yiscah: “The first ordained female Orthodox rabbi post-shoah. A voice of change that the world needs to hear. Her calling brings spiritual awareness to others, encouragement and … Read the rest

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Walking With Your Inner Spirit: six opportunities, practices and encounters experiencing the Divine within.

This is the fifth episode of six, in Yiscah Smith’s new podcast series from the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. This is titled: Cultivating the practice … Read the rest

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Walking With Your Inner Spirit: six opportunities, practices and encounters experiencing the Divine within.

This is the fourth episode of six, in Yiscah Smith’s new podcast series from the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. This is titled: Cultivating behavior that … Read the rest

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This episode is part Pardes’s Community Education Fall Lecture Series: Complex Identities in Israeli Society. This episode featured Shmuel Rosner – How Israelis Reinvent Judaism.

December 4, Rabbi Dr. Sam Lebens – Birth of the Person; Embrace of a … Read the rest

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Title: Ego, Humility and the Distortion of Judaism

Description: An ethical-literary reading of a rarely read but fascinating Haftara, Kings 2 Chapter 5, tells the tale of a Naaman, the leprous Aramean general, who is healed … Read the rest

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Walking With Your Inner Spirit: six opportunities, practices and encounters experiencing the Divine within.

This is the third episode of six, in Yiscah Smith’s new podcast series from the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. This is titled: Knowing how to … Read the rest

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Title: The Inward Journey of Abraham

Description: In this session, we will discuss the midrashic metaphor of “the illuminated palace” and explore where God is directing Abraham in his search for the Divine.

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Walking With Your Inner Spirit: six opportunities, practices and encounters experiencing the Divine within.

This is the second episode of six, in Yiscah Smith’s new podcast series from the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. This is titled: Freely speaking to … Read the rest

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Walking With Your Inner Spirit: six opportunities, practices and encounters experiencing the Divine within.

This is the first episode of six, in Yiscah Smith’s new podcast series from the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. This is titled: Bringing thought and … Read the rest

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This is a rerelease of Hanukah is Coming to Town, from the Pardes Live and Mini-Series channel and PCJE’s Hanukah, Pesach and Purim Walk into a Bar…
Now available is the new Interactive Hanukah Companion from the PCJE Staff. You… Read the rest

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This episode is part Pardes’s Community Education Fall Lecture Series: Complex Identities in Israeli Society. This episode featured Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper – Ashkenazi or Sephardi? The Battle over prayer rites and identity in the State of Israel.

December 4, … Read the rest

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This was originally posted on Authentic Jewish Living with Yiscah Smith. From Yiscah: “Meet the founder of Ayeka’s “Becoming a Soulful Parent” program. Dasee’s groundbreaking approach to education understands parenting as a spiritual practice.“

Dasee recently taught a … Read the rest

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The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Presents:
The Sidney and Miriam Brettler Memorial Series 2021 | 5781
Women’s Prayers and Women Pray-ers:
From Hannah to Today with Professor Rabbi Dalia Marx

January 11, 2021
From the Bible to the Talmud … Read the rest

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The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Presents:
The Sidney and Miriam Brettler Memorial Series 2021 | 5781
Women’s Prayers and Women Pray-ers:
From Hannah to Today with Professor Rabbi Dalia Marx

January 11, 2021
From the Bible to the Talmud … Read the rest

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The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Presents:
The Sidney and Miriam Brettler Memorial Series 2021 | 5781
Women’s Prayers and Women Pray-ers:
From Hannah to Today with Professor Rabbi Dalia Marx

January 11, 2021
From the Bible to the Talmud … Read the rest

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This was originally posted on Authentic Jewish Living with Yiscah Smith. From Yiscah: “Nechama Goldman Barash is a role model for spiritual authentic living, a dedicated Torah scholar and educator specializing in matters of gender and Jewish law AND … Read the rest

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