9 days. 9 podcasts. Is God our Judge, our Enemy, or our Source of Faith? Three Perspectives from Eicha

Posted by Alex Israel on July 5, 2021
Topics: The 17th of Tammuz and The 9 Days, Pardes from Jerusalem, Tisha B'av, Eicha, The Three Weeks

This was originally published in 2018.

9 days. 9 podcasts. Your Guide to Tisha B’Av with Pardes North America

Dive deep with 9 days of curated Tisha B’Av themed podcast by Pardes North America from the Pardes archive. In memory of Pardes students Marla Bennett, Ben Blutstein, Sara Duker, and Matt Eisenfeld ז”ל.

As part of our 2015 Summer Evening Series, Alex Israel, speaking at Pardes Jerusalem, discussed Eicha. Looking into the megilla, he addressed three perspectives on the question of if God is our Judge, our Enemy, or our Source of Faith?

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Credits
Host: Alex Israel; Alex teaches Bible at Pardes. To learn more with Alex, click here.
Producer: Amira Mintz-Morgenthau
Podcast Editor: Evan Feist
Lead Consultant and Producer; Adam Titcher

About Alex Israel

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

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