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5780 — Purim: Purim and Pesach: So Close and Yet So Far Away

Posted March 7, 202000:25:52

On the surface, Purim and Pesach have a number of things in common: 1) we drink four cups of wine on Pesach; we drink ad d'lo yada on Purim. 2) We have...

A Jew in a Foreign Court

Posted March 5, 202001:00:57

The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies presents a pre-Purim lecture: A Jew in a Foreign Court: From Esther to Today This evening was sponsored in loving...

Personal Conversations with Yiscah Smith Part 2

Posted March 5, 202000:42:46

The podcast was originally produced by the Society of Independent Spirituality, and Rabbi Ari Ze'ev Schwartz. You can listen to more SIS interviews...

5780 — Shabbat Zachor: What did Saul Get Wrong?

Posted March 4, 202000:25:13

In the special haftarah for Shabbat Zachor, Saul loses his kingship over a failure to thoroughly destroy the tribe of Amalek. Did Saul just err by leaving...

Jewish Story Live 5780: The background for chassidut

Posted March 4, 202001:30:30

This class lays the groundwork for understanding the emergence of the Chassidic movement in Eastern Europe in the late 18th century. This lecture is...