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Pardes from Jerusalem — 331 episodes

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Behar–Bechukotai 5786: Limits and Responsibility

2

Emor 5786: Meeting in Time

3

Kedoshim 5786: Learning to Love

4

Tazria–Metzora 5786: Embodied Holiness

5

Shemini 5786: Discipline and Holiness

6

Pesach 5786: Rethinking the Seder

7

Vayikra 5786: The Call Within

8

Vayakhel-Pehudei 5786: Sacred Reflection

9

Purim 5786: Wealth and Power

10

Purim 5786: When Celebration Challenges Us

11

Trumah 5786: Building for God

12

Mishpatim 5786: Power and Responsibility

13

Yitro 5786: A People with a Mission

14

Beshalach 5786: Jumping into Freedom

15

Bo 5786: Redemption and Repair

16

Vaera 5786: Unworthy No More

17

Shemot 5786: The Power of Seeing

18

VaYechi 5768: Shared Responsibility (correction)

19

Vayigash 5768: The Power of Remembering

20

Miketz 5786: Yosef’s Return

21

Vayeishev 5786: Grief and Bad Decisions

22

Vayishlach 5786: Living the Struggle

23

Vayetze 5786: Struggle and Becoming

24

Toldot 5786: Words that shape worlds

25

Chayei Sarah 5786: Life after loss

26

Vayera 5786: In Service of Faith

27

Lech Lecha 5786: Seeing the Flames

28

Noach 5786: Rebuilding the World

29

Bereshit 5786: Creation and Connection

30

Sukkot 5786: Holding the Tension

31

Ha’azinu 5786: Forgiveness and Its Limits

32

Vayelech 5785: Writing Torah, Living Torah

33

Netzavim 5785: Tears of Hope

34

Ki Tavo 5785: Gratitude and Hope

35

Ki Teitze 5785: War and Morality

36

Shoftim 5785: Justice and Responsibility

37

Re'eh 5785: Seeing the Sacred

38

Eikev 5785: Living the Land

39

Va'etchanan 5785: Second Chances

40

Eicha 5785: Witnessing Pain

41

Matot-Masei 5785: Beyond the Jordan

42

Pinchas 5785: Seeing Them Anew

43

Balak 5785: Vision of Blessing

44

Chukat 5785: Holiness and Humanity

45

Korach 5785: Ambition and Rebellion

46

Shlach 5785: Faith or Fear

47

Beha’alotecha 5785: The Traveling Ark

48

Naso 5785: Torah in Real Life

49

Shavuot 5785: Joining the Covenant

50

Behar-Behukotai 5785: Resetting Society

51

Emor 5785: Modeling Holiness

52

Acharei Mot 5785: The Weight of Sin

53

Tazria-Metzora 5785: Cycles of Renewal

54

Shemini 5785: Finding Meaning in Loss

55

Tzav 5785: Pesach and the Covenant of Life

56

Vayikra 5785: Gift and Sacrifice

57

Pekudei 5785: Living Torah

58

Vayakhel 5785: Building a Diverse Mishkan

59

Ki Tisa 5785: From Failure to Renewal

60

Purim 5785: Understanding Amalek

61

Terumah 5785: Building Sacred Space

62

Mishpatim 5785: Law, Justice, and Compassion

63

Yitro 5785: Choosing Torah

64

Beshalach 5785: Triumph and Uncertainty

65

Bo 5785: The Power of Listening

66

VaEra 5785: The Power of Mahloket

67

Shemot 5785: Rediscovering the Divine

68

Vayechi 5785: Jacob’s Final Words

69

Vayigash 5785: Forgiveness and Family – test

70

Miketz 5784: From Prison to Power

71

Vayeshev 5785: Sibling Rivalry

72

Vayishlach 5785: Wrestling with the Divine

73

Vayetze 5785: Finding the Makom

74

Toldot 5785: Brothers in Balance

75

Vayera 5785: Justice and Mercy

76

Lech Lecha 5785: Light in the Darkness

77

Noach 5785: Navigating Stormy Waters

78

Sukkot 5785: Vulnerability and Joy

79

Yom Kippur 5785: Forgiveness and Growth

80

Rosh Hashana 5785: Renewal in Challenging Times

81

Nitzavim – Vayelich 5784: Empowering Leadership

82

Ki Tavo 5784: Collective Responsibility

83

Ki Teitzei 5784: Compassion and Limits

84

Shoftim 5784: Righteous Leadership

85

Re’eh 5784: Kashrut and Spiritual Clarity

86

Ekev 5784: The Light in Every Mitzvah

87

V’etchanan 5784: A Legacy of Fire and Hope

88

Devarim 5784: Facing Giants

89

Matot Masei 5784: Choosing the East

90

Pinchas 5784: Passion and Faith

91

Balak 5784: Finding Identity in Solitude

92

Chukat 5784: The Paradox of the Red Heifer

93

Korach 5784: Leadership and Rebellion

94

Shlach 5784: Unexpected Twists

95

Beha’alotcha 5784: Trumpets and Transitions

96

Naso 5784: Counting on Each Other

97

Bamidbar 5784: Embracing the Wilderness

98

Bechukotai 5784: Between Philosophy and Spirituality

99

Behar 5784: Feet on the Ground, Eyes on the Mountain

100

Emor 5784: The Perfection Paradox

101

Kedoshim 5784: Empathy in a Divided World

102

Acharei Mot 5784: A People Apart

103

Pesach 5784: Unearthing Personal Freedom

104

Metzora 5784: Transforming Curses into Blessings

105

Tazria 5784: Reimagining Ritual Purity

106

Shemini 5784: Going Beyond Our Mistakes

107

Tzav 5784: Kindling the Spirit

108

Vayikra/Purim 5784: For God or King?

109

Pekudei 5784: Constructing Connection

110

Vayakhel 5784: Gathering With Intention

111

Ki Tisa 5784: The Inevitable Collapse

112

Tetzave 5784: The Biblical Fashion Show

113

Terumah 5784: God Everywhere, Yet Somewhere?

114

Mishpatim 5784: Toward a Healthy Society

115

Yitro 5783: Thinking Outside Ourselves

116

Beshalach 5784: Choosing Faith

117

Bo 5784: Building a Shared Future

118

Va’era 5784: Cultivating Hope, Awaiting Salvation

119

Shemot 5784: Moshe’s Moral Development

120

Vayehi 5784: An Inherited Meritocracy?

121

Vayigash 5784: Overcoming Pain as a Family

122

Miketz 5784: Being Seen for Who We Are

123

Vayeshev 5784: Growth and Responsibility

124

Vayishlach 5784: Faith in Humanity vs. Survival

125

Vayetze 5784: Moving Forward Through Darkness

126

Toldot 5784: The Challenge of Chosenness

127

Vayera 5784: An Imminent and Transcendent Connection

128

Lech Lecha 5784: Avraham’s Global Family

129

Noach 5784: Passivity in the Face of Destruction

130

Sukkot 5784: Unifying the Duality of Sukkot

131

Yom Kippur 5784: Expanding Our Compassion

132

Rosh Hashana 5784: A Day of Caring Judgement

133

Nitzavim-Vayelech 5783: A Covenantal Relationship

134

Ki Tavo 5783: How Do I Tell Our Story?

135

Ki Tetze 5783: It Starts From Below

136

Shoftim 5783: Navigating the Dynamics of Leadership

137

Re’eh 5783: Growth is Possible

138

Ekev 5783: Pathways to Gratitude

139

VaEtchanan 5783: The Embodiment of Love

140

Devarim 5783: Listening Between the Lines

141

Matot-Massei 5783: The Boundary Lines of the Jewish People

142

Pinchas 5783: Finding Their Voice

143

Balak 5783: The View from the Inside

144

Chukat 5783: Loving Conflict

145

Korach 5783: Was a Different Conversation Possible?

146

Shelach 5783: Real Self-Confidence is Born in Faith

147

Beha’alotecha 5783: Moving Forward or Running Away

148

Naso 5783: I Promise to Be My Best Self

149

Bamidbar 5783: A Different Flag for Each Tribe

150

Behar – Bechukotai 5783: The Boundaries of Love

151

Emor 5783: The Power and Pain of Exclusion

152

Acharei Mot – Kedoshim 5783: Boundaries and Making Space for the Other

153

Tazria-Metzora 5783: Uncertainty & Divine Providence

154

Shemini 5783: What’s the Deal with Kashrut?

155

Pesach 5783: The Repackaging of Passover – How Pesach Became a Holiday of Storytelling

156

Vayikra 5783: What Do We Do With a Book Full of Animal Sacrifice?

157

Vayakhel-Pekudei 5783: The Washbasin – Sanctuary and Sexuality

158

Ki Tisa 5783: Accepting Failure

159

Purim 5783: Divinity Within a Blade of Grass

160

Terumah 5783: Knowing God

161

Mishpatim 5783: Why We Tell Lies

162

Yitro 5783: Getting to the Beyond

163

Beshalach 5783: The Sacred Pause

164

Bo 5783: Taking Control of Time

165

Vaera 5783: What’s in a Name?

166

Shemot 5783: The Child Miriam

167

Vayehi 5783: What is in a Blessing?

168

Hanukah 5783: One Candle, Then Another, Then Another

169

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

170

Hanukah 5783: Combatting Darkness

171

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

172

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

173

Miketz 5783: Discovering the Light Within

174

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

175

Hanukah 5783: Rediscovering the Minimalism of Hanukah

176

Hanukah 5783: Forgetfulness that Leads to Blessed Discord

177

Vayeshev 5783: Temptation and Desire

178

Vayishlah 5783: Confronting Hate

179

Parashat Vayetze 5783: Our Heads and Our Hearts

180

Parashat Toldot 5783: Parental Favoritism

181

Parashat Vayera 5783: Examining Our Own Narratives

182

The Jewish Story Season 6: Electoral Dysfunction Part III

183

Parashat Lech Lecha 5783: The Beauty of Sarah

184

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

185

Sukkot 5783: Sukkot and the Secret of Jewish Happiness

186

Ha’azinu 5783: Breathing God into Our Lives

187

Yom Kippur 5783: Everything is Contingent

188

Rosh Hashana 5783: Two Days, Two Messages?

189

The Jewish Story Season 6 – Prologue: A New Perspective

190

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

191

Shoftim: Judge, King, Priest, Prophet.

192

Parashat Re’eh: The Place that God Will Choose

193

Parashat Ekev: Yearning for a Challenge

194

Parashat Va’etchanan: Striving for Unity

195

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

196

Parashat Massei: Your Life, My Laundry, Your Water

197

Parashat Matot: The Power of the Word

198

Parashat Balak: The Outsider’s View

199

The Jewish Story Season 5: The Raid on Entebbe

200

Parashat Chukat: Moses. The Hand and the Word.

201

Parashat Korach: Was it all Negative?

202

Parashat Shelach Lecha 5782: Slandering Israel

203

Parashat Behaalotecha 5782: The Power of Inclusion

204

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

205

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

206

Parashat Bechukotai 5782: Ancient Metaphors and Contemporary Realism

207

Parashat Behar 5782: The Economy of Spirituality

208

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

209

Parashat Kedoshim 5782: “Be Holy!” How?

210

Pesach II 5782: Sitting Alone Outside the Camp

211

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

212

Parashat Metzora 5782: Sitting Alone Outside the Camp

213

Parashat Tazria 5782: Selective Memory; Choosing Productive Narratives

214

Parashat Tzav 5782: Pushing Ourselves By-the-By

215

Parashat Vayikra 5782: Calling. Listening. Giving.

216

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

217

Parashat Vayakhel 5782: Repairing Even the Worst Ruptures

218

Parashat Ki Tisa 5782: The Inherent Value of the Individual

219

Parashat Tetzaveh 5782: The Golden Altar of Incense

220

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

221

Parashat Mishpatim 5782: God and Government

222

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

223

Parashat Beshalach 5782: A Taste of Something Rare

224

Parashat Bo 5782: Locusts That Last a Lifetime

225

Parashat Vaera 5782: The Hardening of Pharaoh’s Heart

226

Parashat Shemot 5782: The Power of Sisterly Love

227

Crises & Kings Episode 48: The Conclusion

228

Parashat VaYechi 5782 – The Blessings of Rebuke

229

Crises & Kings Episode 47: The Census

230

Crises & Kings Episode 46: David’s Mighty Men

231

Parashat Vayigash 5782 – Yoseph’s Legacy to Every Jew: Forgiveness

232

Crises & Kings Episode 45: The Song of Triumph

233

Crises & Kings Episode 44: David’s Legacy: Pledges Kept and Giants Defeated

234

Parashat Miketz 5782 – Pharaoh’s Dreams and Their Fascinating Interpretation

235

Crises & Kings Episode 43: Sheva ben Bichri’s Rebellion

236

Crises & Kings Episode 42: The Aftermath

237

Parashat Vayeshev 5782 – Why is Joseph Known as Joseph the Tzaddik?

238

Crises & Kings Episode 41: Avshalom’s Defeat

239

Crises & Kings Episode 40: Avshalom Ascendant

240

Parashat Vayishlach 5782 – Cyclical History

241

Crises & Kings Episode 39: David’s Exile from Jerusalem

242

Crises & Kings Episode 38: Avshalom Rehabilitated

243

Parashat Vayetze 5782 – Ya’acov and the Stone Upon the Well

244

Crises & Kings Episode 37: The Rape of Tamar

245

Crises & Kings Episode 36: David and Batsheva Part 2: The Punishment

246

Parashat Toldot 5782 – But I Didn’t Do Anything Wrong

247

Crises & Kings Episode 35: David and Batsheva Part 1: The Crime

248

Crises & Kings Episode 34: David’s Victories

249

Crises & Kings Episode 33: David’s Desire to Build the Temple

250

Crises & Kings Episode 32: The Ark of the Covenant is Brought to Jerusalem

251

Parashat VaYera 5782: Human Sacrifice – Problematic or Profound?

252

Crises & Kings Episode 31: Jerusalem, David’s City

253

Crises & Kings Episode 30: The Fall of the House of Shaul

254

Parashat Lech Lecha 5782: Heeding the Still Small Voice Within

255

Crises & Kings Episode 29: The Struggle Over Succession

256

Crises & Kings Episode 28: David Receives the Tragic News

257

Parashat Noach 5782: The Good Enough Hero

258

Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah 5782: Meaningful Partners or Accidentally Attached?

259

Crises & Kings Episode 28: The Interview with Rabbi Michael Hattin

260

Sukkot 5782 – Sukkot and the Secret of Jewish Happiness

261

Parashat Ha’azinu 5782 – the Eternity of the Jewish People

262

Yom Kippur 5782 – Who is the Hero of the Jonah Story?

263

Vayelech 5782/Shabbat Shuva – Who Would you Invite to Dinner?

264

Crises & Kings Will Be On a Short Break

265

Ki Tavo – Inscribe the Words Today

266

Greatest Hits: High Holidays Episode 1 with Leon Morris

267

Greatest Hits: High Holidays Episode 2 with Nechama Goldman Barash

268

Greatest Hits: High Holidays Episode 3 with Mike Feuer

269

Greatest Hits: High Holidays Episode 4 with Rahel Berkovits

270

Greatest Hits: High Holidays Episode 5 with Meir Schweiger

271

Greatest Hits: High Holidays Episode 6 with Michael Hattin

272

Greatest Hits: High Holidays Episode 7 with Alex Israel

273

Greatest Hits: High Holidays Episode 8 with Zvi Hirschfield

274

Greatest Hits: High Holidays Episode 9 with Howard Markose

275

Greatest Hits: High Holidays Episode 10 with Zvi Hirschfield

276

Crises & Kings: Episode 27 – Shaul’s Bitter End

277

Nitzavim/Rosh Hashana 5782 – One thing I have asked of HaShem…

278

Crises & Kings: Episode 26 – David’s Triumph

279

Crises & Kings: Episode 25 – Shaul and the Witch of En Dor

280

Crises & Kings: Episode 24 – David and Shaul’s Final Encounter

281

Crises & Kings: Episode 23 – Avigayil’s Intervention

282

Ki Tetze 5781: Remember Amalek

283

Crises & Kings: Episode 22 – Shaul in Pursuit

284

Crises & Kings: Episode 21 – Achimelech and the Priests of Nov

285

Shoftim 5781 – Access to the Law

286

Crises & Kings: Episode 20 – Jonathan and David

287

Crises & Kings: Episode 19 – David in flight from Shaul

288

Re’eh 5781 – Consuming Meat

289

Crises & Kings: Episode 18 – David and Goliath

290

Ekev 5781 – Memory as a constructive process

291

Crises & Kings: Episode 17 – The Unlikely Election of David

292

Crises & Kings: Episode 16 – Shaul’s Undoing

293

VaEtchanan 5781 – It’s Only Holy Because You Don’t Own It

294

Crises & Kings: Episode 15 – Yonatan’s Steadfastness

295

Pinchas: From Superheros to Real World Heroes — Pinchas and Elijah

296

Devarim 5781: The Words of Moses — The Torah’s First “Translation”

297

Crises & Kings: Episode 14 – Shaul’s Tragic Lapse

298

Matot-Masei 5781: Finding Safety Within the Cities of Refuge

299

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

300

9 days. 9 podcasts. Devarim and Tisha B’Av: The Date of Moshe’s Death

301

9 days. 9 podcasts. Abraham and Job: When Bad Things Happen to Good Biblical Characters

302

9 days. 9 podcasts. “That’s Alright, Dear. I’ll Sit in the Dark” Why Do We Do It? How Can We Change It?

303

9 days. 9 podcasts. Fasting during a pandemic

304

9 days. 9 podcasts. Tisha B’av: Kamza and Bar Kamza

305

9 days. 9 podcasts. Trusting Our Children When They Can’t Be Trusted: Textual Paradigms and Modern Wisdom

306

9 days. 9 podcasts. How to Restore Unity to a Fragmented World: “Loving one’s fellow as oneself”

307

9 Days. 9 Podcasts. The Three Weeks: What Being Broken has to Add

308

Crises & Kings: Episode 13 – Retrospect for Shmuel

309

Pinchas 5781: Leadership Lessons

310

Crises & Kings: Episode 12 – In Those Days there was a King in Israel

311

Crises & Kings: Episode 11 – A Tentative Coronation

312

Balak 5781: The Strange Case of the Talking Donkey

313

Crises & Kings: Episode 10 – In Search of Donkeys

314

Crises & Kings: Episode 9 – The King’s Law

315

Chukat 5781 – Real Leaders Fail

316

Crises & Kings: Episode 8 – The Clamor for a King

317

Crises & Kings: Episode 7 – The Ideal Judge

318

Crises & Kings: Episode 6 – The Philistines Chastened

319

Korach 5781: For the sake of heaven

320

Crises & Kings: Episode 5 – The Israelite Defeated

321

Shelach 5781 – Fixing our Broken Compasses

322

Crises & Kings: Episode 4 – Shmuel’s Coming of Age

323

Crises & Kings: Episode 3 – The Crimes of the Priests

324

Beha’alotecha 5781 – A Time To Step Up and a Time to Step Down

325

Crises & Kings: Episode 2 – Chana’s Triumph

326

Crises & Kings: Episode 1/Introduction – The Backdrop of the Book of Judges

327

Naso 5781 – Birkat Kohanim: A Life of Service

328

Bamidbar and Shavuot 5781: Flags, Identity and Perfection

329

Behar Bechukotai 5781 – Cultivating Tranquility and Calmness of the Heart

330

Emor 5781 – We Can all Educate

331

PFJ Special: Authentic Jewish Living with Yiscah Smith – Episode 38: In Conversation with Rabbi Dr. Reb Mimi Feigelson