Pardes Live and Mini-Series

Class four in the series on modernity. This session we explore the nature ad process of emancipation, revisit the life of Moses Mendelssohn and ask whether the price of entry into non-Jewish society should be checking our culture at the door.

This lecture and podcast was a part of The Marilyn and Sigi z”l Ziering Omer 5779/2019 Pardes Program.

Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us at: [email protected]. If you are subscribed on iTunes, and if you enjoyed the podcast, please give us 5-stars!

For more information about Pardes, visit our website www.pardes.org.il.

Credits

Rav Mike Feuer – Faculty and show host

Adam Titcher - Executive Producer

In honor of Yom Yerushalyim, Pardes was honored to welcome alumnus and former Ambassador and MK Dr. Michael Oren who gave a special lecture on The Battle for Jerusalem 1967: Decision-Making by the Israeli Government.

This podcast was originally posted on May 24, 2017 but republished on Yom Yerushalyim 5779 (June 2, 2019).

Welcome to the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators podcast series: Hanukah, Pesach and Purim Walk into a Bar. Each episode Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield hosts guest educators who share one text that reveals the deeper meaning of that year cycle event. In this podcast “Shavuot: The Ways of Receiving Torah” Zvi is joined by PCJE Assistant Director Rachel Friedrichs, and PCJE Faculty Rabbi Zvi Grumet, who share texts, insights and the occasional joke, as they explore the deeper meaning of Shavuot.

This podcast episode is sponsored by Pardes Seminar alumna Winter 2015 Dr. Julie and Glen Kohl in memory of her beloved parents, Roy and Joan Abrahamson z"l.

Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us at: [email protected] and please give us a 5-star rating on iTunes!

For more information about Pardes, visit our website www.pardes.org.il.

Production Credits

Reuven Margrett – Executive Producer

Adam Titcher – Podcast Channel Administrator

Show Host

Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield - Faculty, Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

Show Guests

Rachel Friedrichs - Assistant Director, Pardes Center for Jewish Educators

Rabbi Zvi Grumet - Faculty, Pardes Center for Jewish Educators

Class three in the Modernity series. In this class we ask what is Enlightenment, and even consider whether it is good news for the Jews. Then we introduce the personality of Moses Mendelssohn, who certainly thought it was.

This lecture and podcast was a part of The Marilyn and Sigi z”l Ziering Omer 5779/2019 Pardes Program.

Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us at: [email protected]. If you are subscribed on iTunes, and if you enjoyed the podcast, please give us 5-stars!

For more information about Pardes, visit our website www.pardes.org.il.

Credits

Rav Mike Feuer – Faculty and show host

Adam Titcher - Executive Producer

Isaac Herzog, Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency for Israel was a guest speaker at Pardes on May 22, 2019 / 17 Iyar 5779. He spoke and answered important questions about "The Israel-Diaspora Challenge", including the territories, global Jewry and more, for Pardes students, board members, faculty and staff. Chairman Herzog was presented with gifts from Dr. David Bernstein, a close friend and former teacher of the chairman.

The Mourner’s Kaddish – A New Interpretation

On May 21, 2019, Rabbi Elie Kaunfer joined us in the beit midrash to explore the essence of the kaddish, moving on an interpretive journey that has implications for all prayers we read. Along the way we encountered the power of the kaddish, a poignant depiction of God’s relationship with us, and what people can offer the Divine.

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Class two in the series on the Jewish encounter with modernity introduces Baruch Spinoza as a 'converso of conscience.' Unable to accept the narrow religious world of Judaism and unwilling to join Christianity, Spinoza'a experience of excommunication and philosophical enlightenment made him one of the progenitors of secular culture.

This lecture and podcast was a part of The Marilyn and Sigi z”l Ziering Omer 5779/2019 Pardes Program.

Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us at: [email protected]. If you are subscribed on iTunes, and if you enjoyed the podcast, please give us 5-stars!

For more information about Pardes, visit our website www.pardes.org.il.

Credits

Rav Mike Feuer – Faculty and show host

Adam Titcher - Executive Producer

Sacrifice and Sensuousness: The Temple and its Ancient Rites as a Source for Creativity and Meaning.

This was an evening of dialogue on May 19, 2019, with Sapir Prize-Winning Author Ruby Namdar. R' Leon Morris led the conversation. This lecture and podcast was a part of The Marilyn and Sigi z"l Ziering Omer 5779/2019 Pardes Program.

Here is the first class in the Spring series. It is an exploration of the background of modernity and the significance of the failed messianic movement of Shabbatai Zvi.

This lecture and podcast was a part of The Marilyn and Sigi z”l Ziering Omer 5779/2019 Pardes Program.

Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us at: [email protected]. If you are subscribed on iTunes, and if you enjoyed the podcast, please give us 5-stars!

For more information about Pardes, visit our website www.pardes.org.il.

Credits

Rav Mike Feuer – Faculty and show host

Adam Titcher - Executive Producer

Three Pardes students raised in Israel answer questions about what their growing up experiences were, including army service, and answer questions from the Pardes student body.

This podcast has been sponsored by Gary Carmell in loving memory of Roneet Kimeldorf Carmell z"l.