What would change if we designed the Seder to be experienced—not just completed? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Aviva Lauer explore how the structure of the Seder shapes our experience of the Exodus story. Through creative reinterpretation and educational…
Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast, Jewish calendar, Pesach
The Passover Seder, a lengthy, ritual meal commemorating our liberation from Egyptian bondage over three thousand years ago, is the most-widely observed tradition among Jews today. Jews of every denomination gather with family, friends, and community to recount the story…
Jewish calendar, Pesach
What does Pesach teach us about freedom, growth, and responsibility? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield is joined by Rabbi Dr. Irving (Yitz) Greenberg for a special conversation on Parshat Tzav, the sacrificial system, and the deeper messages of Pesach. They…
Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast, Jewish calendar, Pesach, Tanakh, Torah
The following article was initially published on April 27, 2014. Following service to the Toronto Jewish community for a decade from 1984 to 1994, my family and I made aliyah to Israel in hopes of realizing our Zionist dream. Judy…
Midrash, Jewish calendar, Pesach, The Omer, Critical issues, Zionism
Can we transform the “bread of affliction” into the “bread of redemption” this Passover?” Yiscah Smith returns this week with a call for us to see ourselves (“l’rot atzmo”) as leaving spiritual enslavement each Passover. Drawing from the Piazner Rebbe…
Jewish calendar, Pesach
A collection of thought-provoking essays by Pardes faculty, offering fresh insights into the Passover narrative against the backdrop of a post-October 7th world.
Jewish calendar, Pesach
Passover is all about telling the story of the Exodus, but that wasn’t always the case. How did the central ritual of Passover shift over time from the paschal sacrifice to the ritual of storytelling? In this special episode of…
Jewish calendar, Pesach
Session 1: 1/29/23 Session 2: 2/5/23 Session 3: 2/12/23 Session 4: 2/19/23 Session 5: 2/26/23 Session 6: 3/5/23 Session 7: 3/12/23
Jewish calendar, Pesach
Parashat Metzora 5782: Sitting Alone Outside the Camp Description: On the 7th day of Pesach, we commemorate the people of Israel’s successful traversal of the Sea of Reeds. While the moment was exceptional, even eliciting an epic song, we must…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Acharei Mot, Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast
Pesach 5782: Three Keys to Freedom – Three Features of the Seder Description: What are the key elements of free life? This podcast identifies three features of the Exodus, also manifested in the Seder rituals, and proposes that these can…
Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast, Jewish calendar, Pesach, Tanakh, Torah
A look at the enormous challenges presented in the post Temple era in reformulating a Temple based holiday into something of meaning and why there is an unfinished passage in the Haggada. Sources: Mishna Pesachim Chapter 10, 1-5, 8-9 / Tosefta…
Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast, Jewish calendar, Pesach
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