Zvi Hirschfield and Deborah Anstandig explore the power of perspective in Parshat Vayera, through the stories of Hagar, Sarah, and Avraham, and ask how we can make room for hope amid uncertainty.
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Personalities, Biblical personalities, Podcast series
How do we know when it’s time to leave the familiar behind? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Yiscah Smith explore Avraham’s response to the call of Lech Lecha and what it means to leave the familiar behind. Was Avraham…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Personalities, Biblical personalities, Self & spirituality
Derek Kwait on rushing through Selichot year after year without it changing him — and how reframing the service as “cultivating heartbreak” finally opened the door to real teshuvah.
Jewish calendar, Elul, High Holidays, Self & spirituality, Personal transformation, Teshuvah
Originally published June 18, 2015, with the conclusion of the 2022-2023 academic year, we’ve decided to bring this article back as a reminder to all of us that the Torah learning goes on. Who’s Carrying the Torah? The noisy din…
Self & spirituality, Personal transformation, Reflection, Spirituality, Tanakh, Torah
What might it mean to encounter the Divine within the rhythms of everyday life? Hosted by Yiscah Smith, Walking With Your Inner Spirit offers six opportunities, practices, and encounters for experiencing the Divine within. The series explores the relationship between…
Self & spirituality, Jewish prayer, Podcast series, Pardes Live and Mini-Series, Personal transformation, Spirituality
By Sarah Levy, Head of School, Einstein Academy. Pardes Day School Educators Program ’08-’10 After a little over a year of planning, Einstein Academy opened its doors (in the midst of a worldwide pandemic) in the fall of 2020. I…
Educator resources, Meaning-making, Pedagogy of facilitation, Self & spirituality, Personal transformation
Mike Feuer examines the story of Gideon from the Book of Judges, exploring how his strengths and weaknesses shaped his decisions — and what gives us the courage to lead.
Personalities, Biblical personalities, Tanakh, Nevi’im (Prophets), Judges, Self & spirituality
Class Title – Rabbi Elazar ben Pedath – Rabbinic Narratives of Strength and Resilience Class taught by Leah Rosenthal Class description: Many of the stories of individual Rabbinic personalities of the Talmud are narratives of strength and resilience. As dramatic…
Self & spirituality, Personal transformation, Personalities, Talmudic personalities
Class Title – Walking With Your Inner Spirit: Cultivating an Understanding Heart Class taught by Yiscah Smith Class description: For many, the term “understanding heart” conveys an impossible reality, a contradiction and even nonsense. How can a heart understand? Isn’t…
Self & spirituality, Hasidut, Personal transformation
Class Title – Cultivating the Spiritual Practice of Self-Confidence / Bitachon Atzmi Class taught by Yiscah Smith Class description: This session explores the high value that Jewish tradition places on bitachon atzmi – self-confidence and being able to trust in…
Personalities, Biblical personalities, Self & spirituality, Personal transformation
Howard Markose explores the stories of Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah — the challenging conditions the four matriarchs faced, and the resilience and courage the Torah reveals in each of them.
Personalities, Biblical personalities, Self & spirituality, Personal transformation
Class Title – The Spirit to Succeed: Overcoming the Past to Embrace the Future – A Text Study of the Beginning of the Book of Joshua Part Two Class taught by Michael Hattin Class description: In this mini-course, we will go…
Personalities, Biblical personalities, Tanakh, Nevi’im (Prophets), Joshua, Self & spirituality
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