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 encounter the spiritual resistance of our biblical heroines in situations of tension.

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22 January 2020

Miriam against Moses: "Sing-Now!-to God!" - Listen to the Podcast.

29 January 2020

Daughters of Zelophchad: "To be or not to be" - Listen to the Podcast.

5 February 2020

Esther: "Mere Anarchy is Loosed Upon the World"

12 February 2020

Becoming Ruth: "And I am a Stranger"

To purchase tickets for the other lectures please go online: If you do not have a teudat zehut, type 125 in the section that requests it at the payment section. For more details and questions please contact Rabbi Alex Israel / [email protected] / 02 673-5210 ext 225

Credits:

Dr. Avivah Zornberg - Lecturer

Adam Titcher - Executive Producer

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 Spring session, January 12, 2020 - March 26, 2020.

If you are interested in listening to more from Rav Mike, or you want to help him continue making Jewish history a relevant story, visit elmad.pardes.org/ravmike.

If you enjoyed what you just heard please give us a 5-star review on iTunes or wherever you download our podcasts today. For more information about Pardes Community Education classes, visit the main Pardes website www.pardes.org.il/ce.

Credits:

Rav Mike Feuer – Pardes Faculty and Host

Adam Titcher - Executive Producer

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 encounter the spiritual resistance of our biblical heroines in situations of tension.

Download the Source Sheet

22 January 2020

Miriam against Moses: "Sing-Now!-to God!" - Listen to the Podcast.

29 January 2020

Daughters of Zelophchad: "To be or not to be"

5 February 2020

Esther: "Mere Anarchy is Loosed Upon the World" - Listen to the Podcast.

12 February 2020

Becoming Ruth: "And I am a Stranger" - Listen to the Podcast.

Credits:

Dr. Avivah Zornberg - Lecturer

Adam Titcher - Executive Producer

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 in the 17th century.

This lecture is part of the 5780 Pardes Community Education Spring session, January 12, 2020 - March 26, 2020.

If you are interested in listening to more from Rav Mike, or you want to help him continue making Jewish history a relevant story, visit elmad.pardes.org/ravmike.

If you enjoyed what you just heard please give us a 5-star review on iTunes or wherever you download our podcasts today. For more information about Pardes Community Education classes, visit the main Pardes website www.pardes.org.il/ce.

Credits:

Rav Mike Feuer – Pardes Faculty and Host

Adam Titcher - Executive Producer

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 encounter the spiritual resistance of our biblical heroines in situations of tension.

Download the Source Sheet

22 January 2020

Miriam against Moses: "Sing-Now!-to God!"

29 January 2020

Daughters of Zelophchad: "To be or not to be" - Listen to the Podcast.

5 February 2020

Esther: "Mere Anarchy is Loosed Upon the World" - Listen to the Podcast.

12 February 2020

Becoming Ruth: "And I am a Stranger" - Listen to the Podcast.

Credits:

Dr. Avivah Zornberg - Lecturer

Adam Titcher - Executive Producer

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 and the Cultivation of Daily Spiritual Practice.

Be sure to subscribe to the Pardes Live and Mini-Series channel to get weekly episode downloads.

To learn more from Yiscah please visit her page: www.pardes.org.il/yiscah-smith.

Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us at: [email protected]. We appreciate you leaving us a review with 5-stars if you enjoy these podcasts.

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

Credits

Yiscah Smith - Host

Adam Titcher – Executive Producer and Director of Digital Media

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.

This lecture is part of the 5780 Pardes Community Education Spring session, January 12, 2020 - March 26, 2020.

If you are interested in listening to more from Rav Mike, or you want to help him continue making Jewish history a relevant story, visit elmad.pardes.org/ravmike.

If you enjoyed what you just heard please give us a 5-star review on iTunes or wherever you download our podcasts today. For more information about Pardes Community Education classes, visit the main Pardes website www.pardes.org.il/ce.

Credits:

Rav Mike Feuer – Pardes Faculty and Host

Adam Titcher - Executive Producer

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 of incorporating music, song and melody into the expression of your faith, your belief and your soul.

Be sure to subscribe to the Pardes Live and Mini-Series channel to get weekly episode downloads.

To learn more from Yiscah please visit her page: www.pardes.org.il/yiscah-smith.

Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us at: [email protected]. We appreciate you leaving us a review with 5-stars if you enjoy these podcasts.

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

Credits

Yiscah Smith - Host

Adam Titcher – Executive Producer and Director of Digital Media

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 welcomes the soul and demonstrates our spiritual nature - acting with genuineness, wholeheartedness and simplicity.

Be sure to subscribe to the Pardes Live and Mini-Series channel to get weekly episode downloads.

To learn more from Yiscah please visit her page: www.pardes.org.il/yiscah-smith.

Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us at: [email protected]. We appreciate you leaving us a review with 5-stars if you enjoy these podcasts.

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

Credits

Yiscah Smith - Host

Adam Titcher – Executive Producer and Director of Digital Media

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 People - Click here to listen.

December 11, Jessica Steinberg - The Arab-Israeli in Israeli Film and TV - Unfortunately this was not recorded.

December 17, Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper - Ashkenazi or Sephardi? Click here to listen.

December 31, Shmuel Rosner - How Israelis Reinvent Judaism

To get more information about upcoming lectures please visit Pardes's online calendar.

Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us at: [email protected]. If you enjoyed what you just heard please give us a 5-star review on iTunes or wherever you download our podcasts today. For more information about Pardes, visit our website www.pardes.org.il.

Credits:

Shmuel Rosner – Lecturing Host

Adam Titcher - Executive Producer