What can the mitzvah of yibum, Levirate marriage, teach us about making difficult decisions and personal growth?

In this week’s episode of Pardes from Jerusalem, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Daniel Reifman unpack the complicated family dynamics of … Read the rest

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In this week’s parsha, we learn the story of Yosef and Potiphar’s wife, and the events leading up to Yoseph’s imprisonment. Just what happened between Yosef and Potiphar’s wife? Did Yosef desire her, and if so, did he actually give … Read the rest

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Parashat Vayeshev 5782 – Why is Joseph Known as Joseph the Tzaddik?

Description: A Conversation About Potiphar’s Wife Through the Lens of Non-Consent – In this podcast, Pardes faculty members Alex Israel and Nechama Goldman Barash discuss the complex story … Read the rest

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The conflict between Yoseph and Yehudah runs like a seam across the entire history of Israel.  At times Yoseph gains the upper hand, and at times Yehudah prevails, but the schism always resurfaces. In Tractate Sukkah 52 a-b, our sages… Read the rest

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This podcast episode is sponsored by Pardes alumna 2017, Rabbi Lisa Malik, Ph.D. & Professor Adi Wyner, Ph.D. in memory of Lisa’s beloved father, David Malik z”l, on the occasion of Sheloshim. David Malik died on 21 Cheshvan 5780 (November… Read the rest

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