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Welcome to the first episode of «Pardes from Jerusalem», our new podcast series.

This episode features “The Rabbi and the Prostitute,” a presentation by Rabbi Daniel Landes which discusses the famous Talmudic story found in tractate Menahot, page 44a.

A handout of the Talmudic source and English translation is available:
https://pardes.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/The_Rabbi_and_the_Prostitute.pdf

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Danny Landes

Rabbi Daniel (Danny) Landes is a prominent Jewish educator, scholar, and former Director and Rosh Yeshiva of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, where he served from 1995 to 2016. During his tenure, he helped establish several major Pardes initiatives, including the Pardes Educators Program, Fellows Program, and Pardes Kollel. Ordained by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, he is the founder and director of Yashrut, an institution dedicated to rigorous Torah study, rabbinic leadership, and moral integrity.

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