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Tetzave 5784: The Biblical Fashion Show

Do the clothes we wear define us?

Rabbi Daniel Reifman joins our host Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield this week for a discussion on the priestly vestments as described in this week’s parsha in precise detail. Does the Torah teach us to create such an intricate and beautiful garb solely to create the right atmosphere for religious service, or is it that a specific uniform has the power to transform the wearer? Together, we’ll explore the various uniforms worn by contemporary Jewish groups, the role they play, and how they can both connect and separate us.

Credits: Rabbi Daniel Reifman and Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield – Pardes Faculty

Daniel Reifman

Rabbi Dr. Daniel Reifman teaches Talmud in the Pardes Kollel and the Intensive Talmud Skills course. Daniel holds degrees in biology, Tanakh and hermeneutics, in addition to rabbinic ordination. He has taught at Midreshet Lindenbaum and Midreshet AMIT in Jerusalem, the BINA Secular Yeshiva in Tel Aviv, and the Drisha Institute and Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in New York. He currently holds positions at Yeshivat Maharat and the Institute for Advanced Torah Studies at Bar-Ilan University.

Daniel has written extensive curricula on the five Megillot for the Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning. He is in the middle of developing an independent, comprehensive Talmud Skills curriculum. Daniel lives in Yad Binyamin with his wife and five daughters.