What can a giant teach us about overcoming obstacles and building a better society?

In this episode, Tzvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Haim Shalom delve into the Parsha of Devarim, highlighting the significance of Moshe’s speeches as the Jewish people stand … Read the rest

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How are we able to live in the past, future and present all at the same time?

Aviva Lauer, Director of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators, joined Zvi to discuss Devarim and Moshe’s opening speech for the final book … Read the rest

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Rabbi Michael Hattin discusses Devarim with Rabbi Alex Israel, exploring the question of repetition in Deuteronomy. The Rabbis called Devarim “Mishneh Torah” – the Repetition of the Torah. How is the retelling different to the original? Is Moses manipulating the … Read the rest

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This podcast was originally published in 2017 and even more relevant today.

Devarim 5781: The Words of Moses — The Torah’s First “Translation”

In many ways, the book of Deuteronomy — a series of long discourses by Moses — is … Read the rest

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This week we begin a new book of the Torah, one which seems somehow different from the others. Devarim is also known a ‘Mishne Torah,’ meaning a repetition or retelling of what has come before. In this podcast, we explore… Read the rest

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Study the final book of the Torah, Devarim, with the Interactive Parsha Experience, filled with Torah learning and practical ideas for your family and students. This week Rachel Friedrichs, Assistant Director of the Pardes Center for Jewish Studies and Pardes Day … Read the rest

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