If God wants to dwell among us, what are we building to make that possible? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Raphael Polisuk explore Parshat Trumah and the surprising claim that the Mishkan is not a detour from Sinai, but its…
Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast, Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Terumah
How does Torah teach us to use power without abusing it? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explore Parshat Mishpatim as the Torah’s first sustained encounter with law—and what it reveals about human power and moral…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Mishpatim, Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast
What responsibility comes with being chosen? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Mike Feuer explore Parshat Yitro and the surprising choice to frame the revelation at Sinai through the presence of Yitro, an outsider. They examine how the Torah…
Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast, Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Yitro
What does it take to truly cross from survival into freedom? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Yiscah Smith explore Parshat Beshalach through the lens of trauma, freedom, and spiritual courage. They examine why the Israelites are not ready for battle, why…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Beshalach, Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast
Does true redemption include repair for those who caused harm? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Aviva Lauer explore Parshat Bo through a troubling command: the Israelites’ request for silver and gold from the Egyptians. They unpack why this moment…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Bo, Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast
Can redemption begin if we don’t yet believe we deserve it? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Judy Klitzner explore Parshat Va’era at its lowest point, when redemption seems to move backward and hope feels out of reach. Through close…
Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast, Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Va’era
If redemption begins with seeing, what are we choosing not to see? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Daniel Reifman explore Parshat Shemot as a story shaped by anonymity, forgetting, and the struggle to know—God, others, and ourselves.…
Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast, Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Shemot
Why does the Torah spend so much time repeating the Mishkan’s details? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Rafael Polisuk explore Parshat Pekudei and its surprising focus on repetition and detail. They unpack the final verses of Sefer Shemot,…
Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast, Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Pekudei
How do we create a Jewish community that honors different perspectives? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Ilana Gleicher-Bloom explore Parshat Vayakhel and its vision of community. They discuss how Moshe transforms Bnei Yisrael from a fragmented group into a…
Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast, Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Vayakhel
Can true growth come from mistakes? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explore Parshat Ki Tisa and the dramatic episode of the Golden Calf. They examine why the Israelites fell so quickly after Sinai, the connection…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Ki Tisa, Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast
This week’s episode is in memory of Beth Wasserman z”l and sponsored by her nephew and his family. Why does God command a physical space if God is everywhere? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Brent Spodek explore Parshat…
Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast, Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Terumah
This podcast is sponsored in memory of Morris L. Kramer, a beloved friend and an ohev Yisrael How does the Torah balance law with compassion? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash explore Parshat Mishpatim, examining its…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Mishpatim, Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast
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