No one wants a turbulent painful life, and yet, in a surprising comment on our opening verse, Rashi suggests that for the Patriarchs, sojourning, impermanence and challenge were preferable to calm, tranquil living. Why might this be so? And what message might this transmit to ourselves?
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Rabbi Alex Israel – Faculty Host for Pardes from Jerusalem
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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
