Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Michael Hattin explore Parshat Chayei Sarah and Rivka’s kindness, asking how we inherit a spiritual legacy and make it our own.
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Personalities, Biblical personalities, Chayei Sarah
Join Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield and guests each week for a thoughtful and engaging podcast discussion of the weekly Torah portion. Each week, Zvi will be joined by a guest for a deep dive into the text, unraveling the wisdom nestled…
Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast
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
Do you have to be a leader to make a difference? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Tani Cohen-Fraade revisit the complicated character of Noach. Was he truly righteous, or did his silence in the face of destruction reveal his…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Personalities, Biblical personalities, Midrash
What does it really mean to be created in God’s image? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Michael Hattin explore one of the Torah’s most intriguing descriptions of humanity: “Let us make the human in our image.” Through different…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Bereishit, Self & spirituality, Mussar
What can a Hasidic master, a halakhic debate, or an ancient rabbinic text teach us about the world we inhabit today? In The Maggid of Melbourne, Pardes faculty member Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper explores Jewish ideas across an unusually broad…
Podcast series, The Maggid of Melbourne
This episode is lovingly dedicated to the memory of Barbara Hammer z”l. What if letting go of control is actually the key to joy? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Reuven Margrett explore why Sukkot, coming on the heels…
Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast, Jewish calendar, Sukkot
Who are the people behind the Torah we learn—and how has Torah shaped the people they have become? This Pardes Life turns the conversation toward the teachers, thinkers, and members of the Pardes community themselves. Originally hosted by longtime Pardes…
Podcast series, This Pardes Life
Jewish history is filled with dates, places, personalities, wars, migrations, revolutions, and ideas. But what changes when we stop asking only what happened and begin asking what story those events tell about who we are? Hosted by Pardes faculty member…
Podcast series, The Jewish Story
What if leaving Egypt is not only a story about the Jewish past, but a spiritual journey we are invited to make ourselves? In Rav Kook on the Haggadah, Pardes faculty member Yiscah Smith leads listeners through a ten-part exploration…
Podcast series, Rav Kook on the Haggadah with Yiscah Smith
What happens when the beit midrash meets the beat? Rappers & Rabbis, a Pardes and Bible Raps collaboration, brings Torah study and hip-hop together for a lively, unconventional take on havruta learning. Hosted by rapper Matt Bar, Rabba Yaffa Epstein,…
Critical issues, Arts & culture, Podcast series, Rappers and Rabbis
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