5772 — Bechukotai: The Sanctity of the Land

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Rabbi Alex Israel discusses parsha Bechukotai.

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About Rabbi Israel
Rabbi Alex Israel has a BSc from the London School of Economics, a PGCE from London’s Institute of Education, and is working on a MA in Talmud at Bar Ilan University. He studied and taught at Yeshivat Har Etzion Advanced Talmudic College and received rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Rabbinate. Rabbi Israel has taught at Midreshet Harova and Midreshet Lindenbaum. He currently teaches at Pardes and Yeshivat Eretz Hatzvi. He is a Rabbi of Tzohar, an organization promoting dialogue and improved relations between religious and secular Israelis. He blogs and sends weekly Parsha emails to many hundreds of readers around the globe.

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5772 — Behar: Particularism and Universalism

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Rabbi David Levin-Kruss discusses parsha Behar.

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About Rabbi Levin-Kruss
Rabbi David Levin-Kruss is a faculty member and the Director of Special Programs for the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem.

Rabbi Levin-Kruss holds a BA and Teachers’ Certification in English Literature and Jewish Thought from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, attended Pardes, and has rabbinic ordination from the Joseph Strauss Rabbinical Seminary. Previously, he served as the director of the overseas department at the Melitz Centers for Jewish Zionist Education, and as the community director of Stanmore Synagogue, in northwest London. Rabbi Levin-Kruss teaches Mishna and Jewish Thought at Pardes, and sees himself as a bridge between Jewish heritage and those seeking to connect or reconnect to that tradition.

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5772 — Emor: Arguments Not For the Sake of Heaven

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Rabbi David Levin-Kruss discusses parsha Emor. There is a handout for this podcast, please see the next episode to print it out.

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Larry Kluger – Creative Consultant
Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator
Dr. David Bernstein – Executive Producer

About Rabbi Levin-Kruss
Rabbi David Levin-Kruss is a faculty member and the Director of Special Programs for the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem.

Rabbi Levin-Kruss holds a BA and Teachers’ Certification in English Literature and Jewish Thought from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, attended Pardes, and has rabbinic ordination from the Joseph Strauss Rabbinical Seminary. Previously, he served as the director of the overseas department at the Melitz Centers for Jewish Zionist Education, and as the community director of Stanmore Synagogue, in northwest London. Rabbi Levin-Kruss teaches Mishna and Jewish Thought at Pardes, and sees himself as a bridge between Jewish heritage and those seeking to connect or reconnect to that tradition.

5772 -- Emor: Arguments Not For the Sake of Heaven [ 14:25 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

5772 — Acharei Mot & Kedoshim: The Prohibition of Shatnez

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Rabbi Michael Hattin discusses Acharei Mot and Kedoshim: The Prohibition of Shatnez.

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About Rabbi Hattin
Rabbi Michael Hattin is a member of the Pardes faculty, his focus is the Tanakh. He has a professional degree in architecture from the University of Toronto and completed his semicha studies at Yeshivat Har Etzion. He has been teaching Tanakh for twenty years and serves as the Director of the Beit Midrash for the Pardes Educators Program. His book on Parasha, a refreshing integration of modern scholarship and traditional texts, will be available in early 2012 from Urim Publications. In addition, his book on Sefer Yehoshua is forthcoming from Koren Publishers. Michael also serves as a scholar-in-residence at various North American synagogues. He lives in Alon Shevut with his wife Rivka and their five children.

5772 -- Acharei Mot & Kedoshim: The Prohibition of Shatnez [ 18:58 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download