Pardes From Jerusalem

The Book of Samuel I Episode 14: Shaul’s Tragic Lapse Podcast Overview: Saul now faces his first serious crisis as King. How will he respond? (Samuel I 13:1 – 23) Download Source Sheet A special note to the listener: In … Read the rest The post Crises & Kings: Shaul’s Tragic Lapse first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Crises & Kings: Shaul’s Tragic Lapse at Elmad Online Learning.

The spiritual practice of finding safety within our internal “cities of refuge – arei miklat.” Based on a teaching of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, teaching on the spiritual ramifications today of the establishment of this radical and… Read the rest The post Matot-Masei 5781: Finding Safety Within the Cities of Refuge first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Matot-Masei 5781: Finding Safety Within the Cities of Refuge at Elmad Online Learning.

This was originally published in 2018. 9 days. 9 podcasts. Your Guide to Tisha B’Av with Pardes North America Dive deep with 9 days of curated Tisha B’Av themed podcast by Pardes North America from the Pardes archive. In memory … Read the rest The post 9 days. 9 podcasts. Is God our Judge, our Enemy, or our Source of Faith? Three Perspectives from Eicha first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading 9 days. 9 podcasts. Is God our Judge, our Enemy, or our Source of Faith? Three Perspectives from Eicha at Elmad Online Learning.

This was originally published in 2018. 9 days. 9 podcasts. Your Guide to Tisha B’Av with Pardes North America Dive deep with 9 days of curated Tisha B’Av themed podcast by Pardes North America from the Pardes archive. In memory … Read the rest The post 9 days. 9 podcasts. Devarim and Tisha B’Av: The Date of Moshe’s Death first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading 9 days. 9 podcasts. Devarim and Tisha B’Av: The Date of Moshe’s Death at Elmad Online Learning.

This was originally published in 2018. 9 days. 9 podcasts. Your Guide to Tisha B’Av with Pardes North America Dive deep with 9 days of curated Tisha B’Av themed podcast by Pardes North America from the Pardes archive. In memory … Read the rest The post 9 days. 9 podcasts. Abraham and Job: When Bad Things Happen to Good Biblical Characters first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading 9 days. 9 podcasts. Abraham and Job: When Bad Things Happen to Good Biblical Characters at Elmad Online Learning.

This was originally published in 2018. 9 days. 9 podcasts. Your Guide to Tisha B’Av with Pardes North America Dive deep with 9 days of curated Tisha B’Av themed podcast by Pardes North America from the Pardes archive. In memory … Read the rest The post 9 days. 9 podcasts. “That’s Alright, Dear. I’ll Sit in the Dark” Why Do We Do It? How Can We Change It? first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading 9 days. 9 podcasts. “That’s Alright, Dear. I’ll Sit in the Dark” Why Do We Do It? How Can We Change It? at Elmad Online Learning.

This was originally published in 2020. 9 days. 9 podcasts. Your Guide to Tisha B’Av with Pardes North America Dive deep with 9 days of curated Tisha B’Av themed podcast by Pardes North America from the Pardes archive. In memory … Read the rest The post 9 days. 9 podcasts. Fasting during a pandemic first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading 9 days. 9 podcasts. Fasting during a pandemic at Elmad Online Learning.

This was originally published in 2008 and republished in 2010. 9 days. 9 podcasts. Your Guide to Tisha B’Av with Pardes North America Dive deep with 9 days of curated Tisha B’Av themed podcast by Pardes North America from the … Read the rest The post 9 days. 9 podcasts. Tisha B’av: Kamza and Bar Kamza first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading 9 days. 9 podcasts. Tisha B’av: Kamza and Bar Kamza at Elmad Online Learning.

This was originally published in 2018. 9 days. 9 podcasts. Your Guide to Tisha B’Av with Pardes North America Dive deep with 9 days of curated Tisha B’Av themed podcast by Pardes North America from the Pardes archive. In memory … Read the rest The post 9 days. 9 podcasts. Trusting Our Children When They Can’t Be Trusted: Textual Paradigms and Modern Wisdom first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading 9 days. 9 podcasts. Trusting Our Children When They Can’t Be Trusted: Textual Paradigms and Modern Wisdom at Elmad Online Learning.

This was originally published in 2017. 9 days. 9 podcasts. Your Guide to Tisha B’Av with Pardes North America Dive deep with 9 days of curated Tisha B’Av themed podcast by Pardes North America from the Pardes archive. In memory … Read the rest The post 9 days. 9 podcasts. How to Restore Unity to a Fragmented World: “Loving one’s fellow as oneself” first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading 9 days. 9 podcasts. How to Restore Unity to a Fragmented World: “Loving one’s fellow as oneself” at Elmad Online Learning.

This podcast was originally published in 2016. 9 days. 9 podcasts. Your Guide to Tisha B’Av with Pardes North America Dive deep with 9 days of curated Tisha B’Av themed podcast by Pardes North America from the Pardes archive. In … Read the rest The post 9 Days. 9 Podcasts. The Three Weeks: What Being Broken has to Add first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading 9 Days. 9 Podcasts. The Three Weeks: What Being Broken has to Add at Elmad Online Learning.

The Book of Samuel I Episode 13: Retrospect for Shmuel Podcast Overview: Shmuel, old and tired, officially hands over power to the king. But will the king be able to live up to the example of Shmuel’s lifetime of selfless … Read the rest The post Crises & Kings: Retrospect for Shmuel first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Crises & Kings: Retrospect for Shmuel at Elmad Online Learning.

Moses hands over the reins of power to Joshua. “HE shall command him in the eyes of the nation.” What did Moses instruct Joshua? What critical message needed to be communicated during the transition of power. And how did that… Read the rest The post Pinchas 5781: Leadership Lessons first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Pinchas 5781: Leadership Lessons at Elmad Online Learning.

The Book of Samuel I Episode 12: In Those Days there was a King in Israel Podcast Overview: Although Saul is officially king, he will not win the people’s confidence until he can act like one. The defat of the … Read the rest The post Crises & Kings: In Those Days there was a King in Israel first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Crises & Kings: In Those Days there was a King in Israel at Elmad Online Learning.

The Book of Samuel I Episode 10: A Tentative Coronation Podcast Overview: Saul is offered three curious signs to indicate that he has been chosen. But they are not random. (Samuel I 10:1 – 27) Download Source Sheet A special … Read the rest The post Crises & Kings: A Tentative Coronation first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Crises & Kings: A Tentative Coronation at Elmad Online Learning.

Parshat Balak is highly unusual. On the one hand, it does not contain even a single mitzvah. On the other hand, it describes events that are supernatural and strange. Perhaps the most peculiar occurrence in the parasha concerns Bilam’s talking… Read the rest The post Balak 5781: The Strange Case of the Talking Donkey first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Balak 5781: The Strange Case of the Talking Donkey at Elmad Online Learning.

The Book of Samuel I Episode 10: In Search of Donkeys Podcast Overview: The appointment of Israel’s first king implausibly begins with Saul’s fruitless search for lost donkeys. It ends with Saul instead discovering kingship. (Samuel I 9:1 – 27)… Read the rest The post Crises & Kings: In Search of Donkeys first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Crises & Kings: In Search of Donkeys at Elmad Online Learning.

The Book of Samuel I Episode 9: The King’s Law Podcast Overview: Monarchy as an institution has great potential but also carries great risks. In this podcast, we begin to consider both. (Samuel I 8:10 – 22) Download Source Sheet… Read the rest The post Crises & Kings: The King’s Law first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Crises & Kings: The King’s Law at Elmad Online Learning.

Parashat Chukat marks many transitions, not the least of which is the end of an era in leadership. This podcast explores the sin of Moshe at the waters of Meriva and offers insight into the critical lesson that real leaders… Read the rest The post Chukat 5781 – Real Leaders Fail first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Chukat 5781 – Real Leaders Fail at Elmad Online Learning.

The Book of Samuel I Episode 8: The Clamor for a King Podcast Overview: With Shmuel’s career-ending, the elders and the people demand that he appoint a king. But Shmuel is reluctant. A close reading of Deuteronomy 16 – 17 … Read the rest The post Crises & Kings: The Clamor for a King first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Crises & Kings: The Clamor for a King at Elmad Online Learning.