Archive for February, 2010

5767 — Ki Tisa: The Sin of the Golden Calf

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

This week Rabbi Meir Schweiger discusses parshat Ki Tisa, focusing on the Sin of the Golden Calf. This is a reprise podcast from 2007.

This year July 4-8, 2010, the Pardes Executive Learning Seminar’s focus will be Rabbi Akiva–Romance, Repentance, Revolt, Mysticism, and Martyrdom. Don’t miss this opportunity to study in Jerusalem with Rabbis Meir Schweiger and Daniel Landes! More information: Jenna Corman, 212.447.4333 or Trudy Greener, +972.2.673.5210

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

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 — Purim, Megillat Esther: A Secular or Religious Tale?

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

In this episode for Purim, Neima Novetsky discusses Megillat Esther: A Secular or Religious Tale?

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

About Neima Novetsky
Neima Novetsky is a faculty member for the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem. Her focus is Tanakh.

Ms. Novetsky holds a BA in Religion and a Certificate in Language and Culture from Princeton University, and an MA in Bible from the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Yeshiva University. Prior to making Aliyah from New York, Ms. Novetsky founded and directed the Advanced Tanakh Beit Midrash Program at Lincoln Square Synagogue. She has taught at Midreshet Lindenbaum, the Ma’ayan Institute for Women, and the Princeton University Hillel, and has lectured on Biblical topics in various synagogues in both Israel and the States.

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5770 — Teruma: The Ark of the Tabernacle

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

This week Rabbi Meir Schweiger discusses parshat Teruma, focusing on the Ark of the Tabernacle.

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

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 — Mishpatim: The Prayer Experience

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

In this episode Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels discusses parashat Mishpatim.

About Rabbi Jacobson-Maisels
Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels is a faculty member at Pardes. His focus is Jewish Mysticism.

Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels holds a BA in Philosophy and Judaic Studies from Brown University and an M.St. in Modern Jewish Studies from Balliol College, University of Oxford. He studied at the Conservative Yeshiva, the Hartman Institute of Jewish Studies, and in the Advanced Learning Seminar at Pardes and received rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Daniel Landes. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Chicago in Jewish Studies specializing in Jewish mysticism. He has taught in a variety of settings in America and Israel on Judaism and Jewish Mysticism.

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Pardes Faculty Members Speak Across N. America

Dr. David Bernstein, Pardes Dean

New York, NY

NYU Hillel Shabbat
“Decision Making – The Revelation at Sinai as Case Study”
Friday, February 12
8:15 pm at NYU Hillel (2nd floor)
7 East 10th Street
New York, NY 10003

Uri L’Tzedek Beit Midrash
“World Reaction to the Shoah”
Wednesday, February 17
6:30 pm at Drisha
37 West 65 Street
New York, NY 10023-6610

Washington, DC

DC Beit Midrash
“The Mishkan: Original Plan or Default? A Controversy Among the Classical Commentators”
Monday, February 15
7:30 pm at DC-JCC
16th and Q Streets, NW
Washington, DC 20036

College Park, MD

Maryland Hillel Pizza and Parsha
“The Mishkan: Original Plan or Default? A Controversy Among the Classical Commentators”
Tuesday, February 16
6:00 pm at Hillel
7612 Mowatt Lane
College Park, MD 20740

Rabbi David Levin-Kruss
Pardes Faculty Member

San Francisco, CA

“Heart, Minds and Hands”
Tuesday, February 9
6:30 pm at The Women’s Building
3543 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110-1697

“Heart, Minds and Hands”
Wednesday, February 10
12:00 pm Lunch and Learn at Stanford Hillel
Taube Hillel House
565 Mayfield Avenue (at the corner of Campus Drive and Mayfield)
Stanford, CA 94305-8456

“Wicked-pedia! Is the democratization of knowledge a good thing?”
Wednesday, February 10
7:00 pm at Berkeley Hillel (following the MASA Israel Opportunities Fair)
2736 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94704-1719

San Diego, CA

Joint Program with Pardes alum and Bible Raps creator Matthew Bar
“Who is a Rapper? What is a Jew?”
Thursday, February 11
12:30 pm with UCSD Hillel
UCSD Campus — Green Table Room in the Price Center
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0076

Joint Program with Pardes alum and Bible Raps creator Matthew Bar
“Who is a Rapper? What is a Jew?”
Thursday, February 11
6:00 pm Dinner and Learn at San Diego State University Hillel
5717 Lindo Paseo
San Diego, CA 92115

Los Angeles, CA

Limmud LA
Friday, February 12 – Monday, February 15

Joint Program with Pardes alum and Bible Raps creator Matthew Bar
“Wicked-pedia and Wicked-Jew”
Monday, February 15
7:30 pm at Moishe House LA
3625 May Street
Los Angeles, CA 90066

Seattle, WA

“Moonlight or Ma’ariv”
Jconnect
Tuesday, February 16
7:00 pm at University of Washington Hillel
4745 17th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105


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

5770 — Yitro: Delivering the Commandments

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

In this episode Neima Novetsky discusses Parashat Yitro.

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

About Neima Novetsky
Neima Novetsky is a faculty member for the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem. Her focus is Tanakh.

Ms. Novetsky holds a BA in Religion and a Certificate in Language and Culture from Princeton University, and an MA in Bible from the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Yeshiva University. Prior to making Aliyah from New York, Ms. Novetsky founded and directed the Advanced Tanakh Beit Midrash Program at Lincoln Square Synagogue. She has taught at Midreshet Lindenbaum, the Ma’ayan Institute for Women, and the Princeton University Hillel, and has lectured on Biblical topics in various synagogues in both Israel and the States.

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