Podcasts about rabbi zvi hirschfield

What drives someone to take extreme action in the name of faith? In this week’s episode Rabbi Dr. Howard Markose and Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield unravel the gripping narrative of Parsha Pinchas. Join them as they dive into a tale where … Read the rest The post Pinchas 5784: Passion and Faith first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Pinchas 5784: Passion and Faith at Elmad Online Learning.

How do we navigate the complexities of being a unique people while integrating into the modern world? In this week's episode, Rabbi Avi Spodek and Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield delve into Parsha Balak, highlighting the themes of identity, isolation, and the … Read the rest The post Balak 5784: Finding Identity in Solitude first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Balak 5784: Finding Identity in Solitude at Elmad Online Learning.

How do we navigate leadership challenges and personal ambition in times of crisis? In this week's episode, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield and Aviva Lauer delve into Parsha Korach, exploring leadership and rebellion within the context of the Jewish people’s journey through … Read the rest The post Korach 5784: Leadership and Rebellion first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Korach 5784: Leadership and Rebellion at Elmad Online Learning.

Can we approach the Torah as a rational guide for living wisely while allowing space for genuine emotional and spiritual experiences? In this week’s episode, Rabbi Dr. Elisha Ancselovits and Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield delve into the concept of reward and … Read the rest The post Bechukotai 5784: Between Philosophy and Spirituality first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Bechukotai 5784: Between Philosophy and Spirituality at Elmad Online Learning.

Why is Mount Sinai mentioned in connection with the laws of Shmitta (Sabbatical year) and Yovel (Jubilee year)? In this thought-provoking episode, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield and Rachel Friedrichs delve into the profound significance of this week’s Torah portion of Behar … Read the rest The post Behar 5784: Feet on the Ground, Eyes on the Mountain first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Behar 5784: Feet on the Ground, Eyes on the Mountain at Elmad Online Learning.

How do we approach texts in our traditions that seem to discriminate against or exclude certain groups of people? In this thought-provoking discussion, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Haim Shalom wrestle with the disqualification of kohanim (priests) with physical deformities … Read the rest The post Emor 5784: The Perfection Paradox first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Emor 5784: The Perfection Paradox at Elmad Online Learning.

In a world rife with conflict and oversimplified narratives about “the other,” how can we embody true holiness by cultivating empathy, humility, and deeper human connection? Rabbi Brent Spodek joins our host Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield this week for a thought-provoking … Read the rest The post Kedoshim 5784: Empathy in a Divided World first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Kedoshim 5784: Empathy in a Divided World at Elmad Online Learning.

Do the clothes we wear define us? Rabbi Daniel Reifman joins our host Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield this week for a discussion on the priestly vestments as described in this week’s parsha in precise detail. Does the Torah teach us to … Read the rest The post Tetzave 5784: The Biblical Fashion Show first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Tetzave 5784: The Biblical Fashion Show at Elmad Online Learning.

Dive on in as Yiscah Smith joins Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield to discuss the story of the Red Sea, reminding us that we had to first jump into the water before it would split. Can we view faith as a concious … Read the rest The post Beshalach 5784: Choosing Faith first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Beshalach 5784: Choosing Faith at Elmad Online Learning.

What can the mitzvah of yibum, Levirate marriage, teach us about making difficult decisions and personal growth? In this week’s episode of Pardes from Jerusalem, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Daniel Reifman unpack the complicated family dynamics of … Read the rest The post Vayeshev 5784: Growth and Responsibility first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Vayeshev 5784: Growth and Responsibility at Elmad Online Learning.

What might Ya’akov's nocturnal revelation teach us about how to approach darkness? As we continue to pray for the safe return of the hostages and yearn for better days ahead, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy delve into … Read the rest The post Vayetze 5784: Moving Forward Through Darkness first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Vayetze 5784: Moving Forward Through Darkness at Elmad Online Learning.

What does the Torah teach us about encountering grief? As we mourn the tragedies of October 7, Ilana Gleicher-Bloom and Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield explore Avraham and Yitzchak’s response to the passing of Sarah. How does Avraham mourn for his wife, … Read the rest The post Chaye Sarah 5784: Ensuring the Future first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Chaye Sarah 5784: Ensuring the Future at Elmad Online Learning.

Do we allow our pursuit of spirituality to get in the way of true divine connection? In this week’s episode of Pardes from Jerusalem, Yiscah Smith and Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield discuss Parshat Vayera through the lens of human and divine … Read the rest The post Vayera 5784: An Immanent and Transcendent Connection first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Vayera 5784: An Immanent and Transcendent Connection at Elmad Online Learning.

In this week’s episode, Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek calls into the studio to speak with our host, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, about one of the most challenging days of the year, Yom Kippur, and the story of Yonah. Why would Yonah … Read the rest The post Yom Kippur 5784: Expanding Our Compassion first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Yom Kippur 5784: Expanding Our Compassion at Elmad Online Learning.

In what ways might we find deeper meaning to our parsha through an examination of the haftarah? In this week’s podcast, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield is joined by Rabbi Amirit Rosen to discuss one of the wildest stories of the Torah, … Read the rest The post Balak 5783: The View from the Inside first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Balak 5783: The View from the Inside at Elmad Online Learning.

How is it possible for a relationship to be strengthened through conflict? In this week’s podcast, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield is joined by Rabbi Brent Spodek, Pardes North America faculty member and host of Good Jewish Lover. Together, they discuss the … Read the rest The post Chukat 5783: Loving Conflict first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Chukat 5783: Loving Conflict at Elmad Online Learning.

How we can have hard conversations that lead to growth and renewed relationship, as opposed to anger and distance? In this week’s Parsha Podcast, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield is joined by Pardes Faculty member Sefi Kraut, one of Pardes’s lead educators … Read the rest The post Korach 5783: Was a Different Conversation Possible? first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Korach 5783: Was a Different Conversation Possible? at Elmad Online Learning.

How can we connect with the Godliness within ourselves? In this week’s Parsha Podcast, our host, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, is joined by Pardes faculty member Yischa Smith to discuss the failure of the spies sent ahead of the tribes of … Read the rest The post Shelach 5783: Real Self-Confidence is Born in Faith first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Shelach 5783: Real Self-Confidence is Born in Faith at Elmad Online Learning.

What threats and opportunities can their be found in the concept of vows as presented through Judaism? In this week's Parsha Podcast, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield is joined by Rabbi Daniel Reifman for an exploration of this week's parsha. Together, we … Read the rest The post Naso 5783: I Promise to Be My Best Self first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Naso 5783: I Promise to Be My Best Self at Elmad Online Learning.

Can pluralism and individuality enhance our sense of a shared framework and obligation to one another? In this week's Parsha Podcast, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield is joined by Rabbi Jonathan Leener, Pardes North America Faculty Associate, for an exploration of this … Read the rest The post Bamidbar 5783: A Different Flag for Each Tribe first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Bamidbar 5783: A Different Flag for Each Tribe at Elmad Online Learning.

How do the restrictions and limitations of the Sabbatical and Jubilee years shape our understanding of power, ownership, and social responsibility? In this week's Parsha Podcast, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield is joined by Rabbi Elchanan Miller for an exploration of the … Read the rest The post Behar – Bechukotai 5783: The Boundaries of Love first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Behar – Bechukotai 5783: The Boundaries of Love at Elmad Online Learning.

How do build a community that is both coherent and inclusive? In this week’s Parsha Podcast, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield is joined by Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash for a discussion on the tragic episode of the blasphemer, and how the search … Read the rest The post Emor 5783: The Power and Pain of Exclusion first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Emor 5783: The Power and Pain of Exclusion at Elmad Online Learning.

How do we balance a sense of reverence and our desire for closeness with the Divine? In this week’s episode of the Pardes Parsha Podcast, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield is joined by Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash for a discussion on boundaries … Read the rest The post Acharei Mot – Kedoshim 5783: Boundaries and Making Space for the Other first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Acharei Mot – Kedoshim 5783: Boundaries and Making Space for the Other at Elmad Online Learning.

How do we make sense of Divine reward and punishment in our complex world? In this week’s episode of the Pardes Parsha Podcast, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield is joined by Dean Emeritus Dr. David I. Bernstein for a discussion on theodicy, … Read the rest The post Tazria-Metzora 5783: Uncertainty & Divine Providence first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Tazria-Metzora 5783: Uncertainty & Divine Providence at Elmad Online Learning.

How do we connect the story of Yosef to Hanukah? Join Yiscah Smith and Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield in an exploration of Yosef’s journey from a dreamer to an interpreter. In a parsha where we see Yosef hiding himself, what can … Read the rest The post Miketz 5783: Discovering the Light Within first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Miketz 5783: Discovering the Light Within at Elmad Online Learning.

Greatest Hits: The High Holidays Episode 8: Yom Kippur: Those who Believe in Sin, Please Stand Up Description: In a class given at Pardes Jerusalem as part of the Community Education Program, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield looks at why we fast … Read the rest The post Yom Kippur: Those who Believe in Sin, Please Stand Up – Episode 8 first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Yom Kippur: Those who Believe in Sin, Please Stand Up – Episode 8 at Elmad Online Learning.

Greatest Hits: The High Holidays Episode 10: Yom Kippur: Making it Meaningful Description: In this episode of Yom Kippur – Making it Meaningful podcast Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield is joined by PCJE faculty, Sefi Kraut, and PCJE's Director of Digital Content, … Read the rest The post Yom Kippur: Making it Meaningful – Episode 10 first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Yom Kippur: Making it Meaningful – Episode 10 at Elmad Online Learning.

The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest The post Amen – Aleinu – Bowing before the Univeral God? first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Amen – Aleinu – Bowing before the Univeral God? at Elmad Online Learning.

The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest Continue reading Amen – Aleinu – Bowing before the Univeral God? at Elmad Online Learning.

The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest The post Amen – Opening up the Amidah – Gratitude and Graciousness in Prayer Part 3 first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Amen – Opening up the Amidah – Gratitude and Graciousness in Prayer Part 3 at Elmad Online Learning.

The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest Continue reading Amen – Opening up the Amidah – Gratitude and Graciousness in Prayer Part 3 at Elmad Online Learning.

The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest Continue reading Amen – Opening up the Amidah – What Are We Asking God For? Part 2 at Elmad Online Learning.

The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest The post Amen – Opening up the Amidah – What Are We Asking God For? Part 2 first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Amen – Opening up the Amidah – What Are We Asking God For? Part 2 at Elmad Online Learning.

The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest The post Amen – Opening up the Amidah – Ancestors, Power and Holiness Part 1 first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Amen – Opening up the Amidah – Ancestors, Power and Holiness Part 1 at Elmad Online Learning.

The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest Continue reading Amen – Opening up the Amidah – Ancestors, Power and Holiness Part 1 at Elmad Online Learning.

The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest Continue reading Amen – Can We Make the Shema Meaningful for Young People? Part 2 at Elmad Online Learning.

The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest The post Amen – Can We Make the Shema Meaningful for Young People? Part 2 first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Amen – Can We Make the Shema Meaningful for Young People? Part 2 at Elmad Online Learning.

The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest The post Amen – Multiple Lenses for Tefilah Education – Can We Make the Shema Meaningful for Young People? first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Amen – Multiple Lenses for Tefilah Education – Can We Make the Shema Meaningful for Young People? at Elmad Online Learning.

The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest Continue reading Amen – Multiple Lenses for Tefilah Education – Can We Make the Shema Meaningful for Young People? at Elmad Online Learning.

The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest Continue reading Amen – New Podcast Series from PCJE – Subscribe Today! at Elmad Online Learning.

The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest The post Amen – Multiple Lenses for Tefilah Education – Introduction first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Amen – Multiple Lenses for Tefilah Education – Introduction at Elmad Online Learning.

The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is proud to produce this podcast series to support and inspire tefilah education. Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, Pardes faculty member, leads a panel of veteran educators in an invigorating discussion of how to make prayer… Read the rest Continue reading Amen – Multiple Lenses for Tefilah Education – Introduction at Elmad Online Learning.

Welcome to the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators podcast series: Hanukah, Pesach and Purim walk into a bar… Each episode Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield hosts guest educators who share one text that reveals the deeper meaning of that year cycle event.… Read the rest Continue reading Rosh Hashana – An Awesome Day at Elmad Online Learning.

Welcome to the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators podcast series: Hanukah, Pesach and Purim walk into a bar… Each episode Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield hosts guest educators who share one text that reveals the deeper meaning of that year cycle event.… Read the rest Continue reading Yom Kippur – Making it Meaningful at Elmad Online Learning.

Welcome to the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators podcast series: Hanukah, Pesach and Purim walk into a bar… Each episode Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield hosts guest educators who share one text that reveals the deeper meaning of that year cycle event.… Read the rest Continue reading Sukkot – Sensorially Sensational at Elmad Online Learning.

Welcome to the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators podcast series: Hanukah, Pesach and Purim Walk into a Bar. Each episode Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield hosts guest educators who share one text that reveals the deeper meaning of that year cycle event. … Read the rest Continue reading Shavuot: The Ways of Receiving Torah at Elmad Online Learning.

Welcome to the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators podcast series: Hanukah, Pesach and Purim Walk into a Bar. Each episode Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield hosts guest educators who share one text that reveals the deeper meaning of that year cycle event. … Read the rest Continue reading The Pedagogy of Processing Pesach at Elmad Online Learning.

Welcome to the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators podcast series: Hanukah, Pesach and Purim Walk into a Bar… Each episode Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield hosts guest educators who share one text that reveals the deeper meaning of that year cycle event. … Read the rest Continue reading Purim – Time to Take Off your Mask at Elmad Online Learning.

Welcome to the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators podcast series: Hanukah, Pesach and Purim Walk into a Bar… Each episode Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield hosts guest educators who share one text that reveals the deeper meaning of that year cycle event.… Read the rest Continue reading Rosh Chodesh – Renewal of Self and Students at Elmad Online Learning.

Welcome to the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators podcast series: Hanukah, Pesach and Purim Walk into a Bar… Each episode Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield hosts guest educators who share one text that reveals the deeper meaning of that year cycle event.… Read the rest Continue reading Tu Bishvat and You at Elmad Online Learning.

Welcome to the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators podcast series: Hanukah, Pesach and Purim Walk into a Bar… Each episode Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield hosts guest educators who share one text that reveals the deeper meaning of that year cycle event.… Read the rest Continue reading The Four Fasts – What’s the Message at Elmad Online Learning.

Welcome to the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators podcast series: Hanukah, Pesach and Purim walk into a bar…  Each episode Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield hosts guest educators who share one text that reveals the deeper meaning of that year cycle event.In … Read the rest Continue reading Hanukah is Coming to Town at Elmad Online Learning.

In this week’s parsha on Ki Tetze, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield confronts the challenge of a passage in the Torah that at first glance seems incredibly difficult. Through the lens of the Talmudic Sages and Medieval Commentaries, Rabbi Hirschfield explores the … Read the rest The post Ki Tetze: Thoughts on a Rebellious Son, From a Rebellious Son first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Ki Tetze: Thoughts on a Rebellious Son, From a Rebellious Son at Elmad Online Learning.

Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield joins us as we follow the concept of “righteousness” all the way from Noach to Abraham to Rambam’s “Eight Levels of Tzedaka.” Of course, there’s also the Bible Rappers 16 Bars of Tzedaka! We prove to ourselves … Read the rest Continue reading Rappers and Rabbis Episode 7: Is Noach the inception of Righteousness? at Elmad Online Learning.

Matt Bar is a poet, rapper, Jewish educator and a student of Torah. In this episode of This Pardes Life, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield and Matt explore how Jewish texts and Jewish wisdom inform his art and how he pursues … Read the rest Continue reading This Pardes Life Season 3 Episode 4: Rapper Matt Bar at Elmad Online Learning.

In the third episode of this season’s installment of This Pardes Life, which was recorded live, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield talks to Dean Dr. David Bernstein. David explores with us a powerful text from the Holocaust and shares how being the … Read the rest Continue reading This Pardes Life Season 3 Episode 3: Dean Dr. David Bernstein at Elmad Online Learning.

We’re excited to launch the 3rd series of This Pardes Life. In the first episode, join Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield as he explores the challenging issues of prayer in Judaism with Rabbi Leon Morris, President of Pardes. Through the lens of … Read the rest Continue reading This Pardes Life Season 3 Episode 1: Rabbi Leon Morris at Elmad Online Learning.