Archive for the ‘Bamidbar (Numbers)’ Category

5770 — Mattot – Masai: Settling the Land

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

This week Rabbi Michael Hattin discusses parshiot Mattot-Masai.

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About Rabbi Hattin
Rabbi Michael Hattin is a member of the Pardes faculty, his focus is the T’anach. He holds a professional degree in architecture from the University of Toronto and completed his rabbinical studies at Yeshivot Har Etzion Advanced Talmudic College. For many years, he authored the weekly online publications for the Virtual Beit Midrash of Yeshivat Har Etzion. Some of these articles will soon appear in book form. Prior to making aliyah, Michael served as Director of Outreach & Adult Education for the Golf Manor Synagogue of Cincinnati, Ohio, and he continues to lecture as a scholar-in-residence at various synagogues and Jewish organizations in North America.

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5770 — Pinchas

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

This week Rabbi David Levin-Kruss discusses Parshat Pinchas.

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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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5770 — Balak: The Death of the Straight

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

This week Rabbi Meir Schweiger discusses parshat Balak.

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About Rabbi Schweiger
Rabbi Meir Schweiger is a Senior Faculty Member and the Mashgiach Ruchani (the spiritual guide) of the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem. He has been a full-time teacher there for the last 31 years, teaching Chumash, Mishna, Talmud, and Halacha. He is a dynamic and inspiring speaker, known for his keen and profound insights into the text. Meir has a BA in mathematics and physics from City College in New York. He did his advanced Jewish studies at Yeshiva University, Yeshivat Kerem B’Yavneh, and Yeshivat Har Etzion, receiving ordination from Rabbi Zalman Nehemiah Goldberg of Jerusalem. Meir served in the IDF as a combat medic. He has 9 children and lives in Efrat.

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5770 — Chukat

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

This week Rabbi Michael Hattin discusses parsha Chukat.

PARDES FOR A DAY!
Sunday July 18th 2010

Pardes invites you to check out the rhythm and energy of a day of learning in our Beit Midrash, located in the heart of Jerusalem.

- Learn Classical Jewish texts
- Experience Havruta (paired) learning
- Interact in an open co-ed environment
- Meet Jews from all different backgrounds

Open to men and women age 19 and up.
Cost: $10 (40nis)

For more info on “Pardes for a Day”, see
www.pardes.org.il/programs/pardesforaday or email elisa /a t/ pardes.org.il

Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us:
podcast -at- pardesusa.org

For more information about Pardes, visit our website,
www.pardes.org

Credits
Larry Kluger – Creative Consultant
Trudy Greener – Production Coordinator
Dr. David Bernstein – Executive Producer

About Rabbi Hattin
Rabbi Michael Hattin is a member of the Pardes faculty, his focus is the T’anach. He holds a professional degree in architecture from the University of Toronto and completed his rabbinical studies at Yeshivot Har Etzion Advanced Talmudic College. For many years, he authored the weekly online publications for the Virtual Beit Midrash of Yeshivat Har Etzion. Some of these articles will soon appear in book form. Prior to making aliyah, Michael served as Director of Outreach & Adult Education for the Golf Manor Synagogue of Cincinnati, Ohio, and he continues to lecture as a scholar-in-residence at various synagogues and Jewish organizations in North America.

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