Pardes from Jerusalem

Two announcements this week:

Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy, a member of the Pardes Talmud Faculty, will be speaking on

Use or Abuse? Divine Law in Human Hands

Rabbis of the Talmud at times seem to take great liberties with Torah law, sometimes legislating Torah law out of existence, other times apparently inventing new rules all together. One of the clearest cases of this bold innovation is in the criminal punishment system as it is developed in the Talmudic period. Using this examples as a model, we will explore the rights and responsibilities of the rabbis then and now.

Location and time:
New York City, Wednesday, August 8th at 6:30 pm
The Drisha Institute for Jewish Education
37 West 65th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10023

To RSVP, please see http://talks.pardesusa.org There is no charge for the talk, but you must register in advance.

The second announcement is that Rabbi Meir Schweiger is continuing to deal with the Israeli construction industry while he moves homes in Israel. As a result, he was unable to record a new podcast for this week. The enclosed podcast is a reprise of his podcast on Va’etchanan from last summer.

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

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

Credits
Larry Kluger – Creative Consultant
Dr. David Bernstein – Executive Producer

About Rabbi Schweiger
Meir Schweiger is a rabbi and the Mashgiach Ruchani (spiritual guide) of the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem. He has been a full-time teacher there for the last 27 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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July 18, 2007

Hello,

The good news is that Rabbi Schweiger is moving house in Israel.

The bad news is that as a result of construction delays, the workload is preventing him from preparing the podcast for the next several weeks.

I will hopefully be able to find someone else to substitute, so please check back.

Thank you for your continued support of the Pardes from Jerusalem podcast. Your emails are always welcome via podcasts (at) pardesusa (dot) org

Regards,

Larry Kluger

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In this episode Rabbi Meir Schweiger discusses Parshiot Matot-Masei.

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

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

Credits
Larry Kluger – Creative Consultant
Dr. David Bernstein – Executive Producer

About Rabbi Schweiger
Meir Schweiger is a senior faculty member and the Mashgiach Ruchani (spiritual guide) of the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem. He has been a full-time teacher there for the last 28 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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In this episode Rabbi Meir Schweiger discusses Parshat Pinchas.

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

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

Credits
Larry Kluger – Creative Consultant
Dr. David Bernstein – Executive Producer

About Rabbi Schweiger
Meir Schweiger is a senior faculty member and the Mashgiach Ruchani (spiritual guide) of the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem. He has been a full-time teacher there for the last 28 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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