“The Parsha Discussion” is a project that was set up by Pardes faculty member Rabbi Alex Israel. It is a weekly handout that is designed to stimulate a discussion around the Shabbat table, especially with teenagers, based around the parsha.
Click here to download and print this week’s Parsha Discussion on Vayetze: Jacob’s Work Ethic.
Alex teaches Bible at Pardes and is the Director of the Community Education Program and the Summer Program. Alex was born and raised in London. He holds degrees from London School of Economics, the Institute of Education London and Bar-Ilan University. Alex studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion under Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and Rav Yehudah Amital, and gained Rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Rabbinate. Click here to read more. You can find books written by Alex by clicking here
