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Each week a different Pardes faculty member uses Torah, Talmud and other Jewish texts to explain themes from the weekly portion.

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Hanukah 5783: One Candle, Then Another, Then Another

Posted by Brent Spodek
on December 25, 2022

Hanukah 5783: Deborah and Judith: How Our Heroines Harmonize Across a Millennium

Posted by Aviva Lauer
on December 23, 2022

Hanukah 5783: Combatting Darkness

Posted by Jonathan Leener
on December 23, 2022

Hanukah 5783: The Window or the Table: Spreading Light to Eradicate Hate

Posted by Shani Gross
on December 22, 2022

Hanukah 5783: The Light of Hanukah: Let’s Light Up the Streets!

Posted by Yaffa Epstein
on December 21, 2022

Miketz 5783: Discovering the Light Within

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on December 20, 2022

Hanukah 5783: “More is More” vs. “Less is More”

Posted by Leon Morris
on December 20, 2022

Hanukah 5783: Rediscovering the Minimalism of Hanukah

Posted by Ziva Hassenfeld
on December 19, 2022

Hanukah 5783: Forgetfulness that Leads to Blessed Discord

Posted by Meesh Hammer-Kossoy
on December 15, 2022

Vayeshev 5783: Temptation and Desire

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on December 13, 2022

Vayishlah 5783: Confronting Hate

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on December 6, 2022

Parashat Vayetze 5783: Our Heads and Our Hearts

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on November 28, 2022

Parashat Toldot 5783: Parental Favoritism

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on November 25, 2022

Parashat Chayei Sarah 5783 – Where Would I Be Without You: Perks and Pitfalls of Gratitude

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on November 13, 2022

Parashat Vayera 5783: Examining Our Own Narratives

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on November 6, 2022

The Jewish Story Season 6: Electoral Dysfunction Part III

Posted by Mike Feuer
on November 3, 2022

Parashat Lech Lecha 5783: The Beauty of Sarah

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on October 31, 2022

Parashat Noah 5783: Noah and the Climate Crisis, Then and Now

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on October 25, 2022

Parashat Bereishit 5783: Difficult Choices

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on October 21, 2022

Sukkot 5783: Sukkot and the Secret of Jewish Happiness

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on October 12, 2022

Ha’azinu 5783: Breathing God into Our Lives

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on October 7, 2022

Yom Kippur 5783: Everything is Contingent

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on September 30, 2022

Rosh Hashana 5783: Two Days, Two Messages?

Posted by David Gutbezahl
on September 19, 2022

The Jewish Story Season 6 – Prologue: A New Perspective

Posted by Mike Feuer
on September 15, 2022

Ki Tavo: History and Memory – The Declaration of the First Fruits

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on September 15, 2022

Shoftim: Judge, King, Priest, Prophet.

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on August 30, 2022

Parashat Re’eh: The Place that God Will Choose

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on August 24, 2022

Parashat Ekev: Yearning for a Challenge

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on August 15, 2022

Parashat Va’etchanan: Striving for Unity

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on August 9, 2022

Parashat Devarim: Telling the Story Again. What’s Different?

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on August 1, 2022

Parashat Massei: Your Life, My Laundry, Your Water

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on July 26, 2022

Parashat Matot: The Power of the Word

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on July 19, 2022

Parashat Balak: The Outsider’s View

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on July 6, 2022

The Jewish Story Season 5: The Raid on Entebbe

Posted by Mike Feuer
on July 1, 2022

Parashat Chukat: Moses. The Hand and the Word.

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on June 28, 2022

Parashat Korach: Was it all Negative?

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on June 23, 2022

Parashat Shelach Lecha 5782: Slandering Israel

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on June 14, 2022

Parashat Behaalotecha 5782: The Power of Inclusion

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on June 7, 2022

Parashat Naso/Shavuot 5782: Har Sinai – the First Beit Midrash

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on May 30, 2022

Parashat Bamidbar 5782: Heavenly Jerusalem, Earthly Jerusalem. A Shiur for Jerusalem Day and Bamidbar

Posted by Alex Israel
on May 24, 2022

Parashat Bechukotai 5782: Ancient Metaphors and Contemporary Realism

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on May 17, 2022

Parashat Behar 5782: The Economy of Spirituality

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on May 10, 2022

Parashat Emor 5782: The Jewish Year Cycle, Emor-Style

Posted by Pardes Faculty
on May 1, 2022

Parashat Kedoshim 5782: “Be Holy!” How?

Posted by Alex Israel
on April 27, 2022

Pesach II 5782: Sitting Alone Outside the Camp

Posted by Michael Hattin
on April 18, 2022

Pesach 5782: Three Keys to Freedom – Three Features of the Seder

Posted by Alex Israel
on April 10, 2022

Parashat Metzora 5782: Sitting Alone Outside the Camp

Posted by Elhanan Miller
on April 3, 2022

Parashat Tazria 5782: Selective Memory; Choosing Productive Narratives

Posted by Meesh Hammer-Kossoy
on March 27, 2022

Parashat Shemini 5782: The Aftermath of Grief

Posted by Nechama Goldman Barash
on March 21, 2022

Parashat Tzav 5782: Pushing Ourselves By-the-By

Posted by Elisha Ancselovits
on March 14, 2022

Parashat Vayikra 5782: Calling. Listening. Giving.

Posted by Alex Israel
on March 7, 2022

Parashat Pekudei 5782: The Eyes Have it – The Divine as Israel’s Tour Guide

Posted by Howard Markose
on March 1, 2022

Parashat Vayakhel 5782: Repairing Even the Worst Ruptures

Posted by Alex Israel and Tovah Leah Nachmani
on February 21, 2022

The Jewish Story Season 5, Episode 3: Feminism and American Judaism

Posted by Mike Feuer
on February 16, 2022

Parashat Ki Tisa 5782: The Inherent Value of the Individual

Posted by Yiscah Smith
on February 13, 2022

Parashat Tetzaveh 5782: The Golden Altar of Incense

Posted by Michael Hattin
on February 7, 2022

Parashat Terumah 5782: Stop the Clocks or Hang the Flags? How Moderns Create Jewish Space

Posted by David Levin-Kruss
on January 30, 2022

Parashat Mishpatim 5782: God and Government

Posted by Alex Israel
on January 25, 2022

Parashat Yitro 5782: Is the Idolatry a Relevant Category for Contemporary Life

Posted by Mike Uram
on January 18, 2022

Parashat Beshalach 5782: A Taste of Something Rare

Posted by Leon Morris
on January 9, 2022

Parashat Bo 5782: Locusts That Last a Lifetime

Posted by Aviva Lauer
on January 2, 2022