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The Book of Samuel II Episode 31: Jerusalem, David's City Podcast Overview: In his first act as king over all of Israel, David conquers Jerusalem and makes it his capital. (Samuel II 5:1-25) Download Source Sheet A special note to the listener: In general, listeners are encouraged to independently prepare the primary material from one podcast to the next, preferably in a havruta learning dynamic. However, the podcasts will also be accessible and meaningful to listeners who do not prepare ahead of time. For more information about this podcast series or to get more information about the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies please email elmad@pardes.org.il. Credits Host: Rabbi Michael Hattin Rabbi Michael Hattin teaches Bible and Halakha at Pardes. To learn more with Michael, click here. Producer: Amira Mintz-Morgenthau Podcast Editor: Evan Feist Lead Consultant: Rabbi Adam Titcher Crises & Kings explores the Book of Samuel, which recounts a tumultuous period in Biblical history. The Israelites have sett

The Book of Samuel II Episode 30: The Fall of the House of Shaul Podcast Overview: The last difficult obstacles to David becoming king are unexpectedly removed, even as David takes no active role. (Samuel II 3:2-4:12) Download Source Sheet A special note to the listener: In general, listeners are encouraged to independently prepare the primary material from one podcast to the next, preferably in a havruta learning dynamic. However, the podcasts will also be accessible and meaningful to listeners who do not prepare ahead of time. For more information about this podcast series or to get more information about the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies please email elmad@pardes.org.il. Credits Host: Rabbi Michael Hattin Rabbi Michael Hattin teaches Bible and Halakha at Pardes. To learn more with Michael, click here. Producer: Amira Mintz-Morgenthau Podcast Editor: Evan Feist Lead Consultant: Rabbi Adam Titcher Crises & Kings explores the Book of Samuel, which recounts a tumultuous period in Biblical histor

This podcast is sponsored by Suzana and Alan Caro in honor of Rav Meir Schweiger, a master teacher who held up the tradition as a mirror to us to live an ethical and rich life of meaning. Parashat Lech Lecha 5782: Go To Yourself - Lech Lecha: Heeding the Still Small Voice Within Description: Cultivating the spiritual practice of Lech Lecha: moving away from one sense of self - the finite, ego-based and limited self - to another sense of self - the infinite, beyond ego and limitless self. Encountering this higher self occurs when we heed our unique and internal still small voice. Verses: Genesis 12:1 Genesis 12:2 Song of Songs 1:3 Genesis 18:19 Download the Source Sheet Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write to us at elmad@pardes.org.il. We appreciate you leaving us a review with 5-stars if you enjoy these podcasts. For more information about Pardes, visit our website www.pardes.org.il. Credits Yiscah Smith - Faculty and Host for Pardes from Jerusalem Michael Emerson - Specia

The Book of Samuel II Episode 29: The Struggle Over Succession Podcast Overview: Shaul is dead but David will not become king over all of Israel immediately. (Samuel II 2:1-3:1) Download Source Sheet A special note to the listener: In general, listeners are encouraged to independently prepare the primary material from one podcast to the next, preferably in a havruta learning dynamic. However, the podcasts will also be accessible and meaningful to listeners who do not prepare ahead of time. For more information about this podcast series or to get more information about the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies please email elmad@pardes.org.il. Credits Host: Rabbi Michael Hattin Rabbi Michael Hattin teaches Bible and Halakha at Pardes. To learn more with Michael, click here. Producer: Amira Mintz-Morgenthau Podcast Editor: Evan Feist Lead Consultant: Rabbi Adam Titcher Crises & Kings explores the Book of Samuel, which recounts a tumultuous period in Biblical history. The Israelites have settled in their

The Book of Samuel II Episode 28: David Receives the Tragic News Podcast Overview: Through an unlikely source, word reaches David that Shaul is dead and David laments. (Samuel II 1:1-27) Download Source Sheet A special note to the listener: In general, listeners are encouraged to independently prepare the primary material from one podcast to the next, preferably in a havruta learning dynamic. However, the podcasts will also be accessible and meaningful to listeners who do not prepare ahead of time. For more information about this podcast series or to get more information about the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies please email elmad@pardes.org.il. Credits Host: Rabbi Michael Hattin Rabbi Michael Hattin teaches Bible and Halakha at Pardes. To learn more with Michael, click here. Producer: Amira Mintz-Morgenthau Podcast Editor: Evan Feist Lead Consultant: Rabbi Adam Titcher Crises & Kings explores the Book of Samuel, which recounts a tumultuous period in Biblical history. The Israelites have settled

This podcast is sponsored by Pardes Year Program alumnus Jason Gusdorf & Family in celebration of his new album, After the Seventh, inspired by his time at Pardes. After the Seventh will be available on Spotify, Apple Music, and at jasongusdorf.hearnow.com on November 5th, 2021. Stay tuned after the episode to hear a brief message from Jason. Parashat Noach 5782: The Good Enough Hero Description: From the first record of his birth, the expectations of Noah were high: he was named in the hopes of bringing “comfort” to a struggling world. Did Noah, later described as “blameless in his age,” live up to the hopes placed upon him? We will explore divergent views on this question, which hinge on the qualifier “in his age”. Did Noah attain greatness? Or will he forever be seen as simply “good enough”? Download the Source Sheet Source Sheet features Genesis 5:28-29 | Genesis 6:5-9. Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write to us at elmad@pardes.org.il. We appreciate you leaving us a revi

In this podcast, we will look at a series of midrashim that reflect on the irrationality of God's desire to create human beings and the enormous potential for connection and engagement with the Divine that exists inside of this very flawed creature known as Adam. Download the Source Sheet Source Sheet features Genesis 1:26-27 | Genesis 6:5-6. Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write to us at elmad@pardes.org.il. We appreciate you leaving us a review with 5-stars if you enjoy these podcasts. For more information about Pardes, visit our website www.pardes.org.il. Credits Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash - Faculty and Host for Pardes from Jerusalem Adam Titcher – Lead Consultant and Producer Arlene Harel – Faculty Coordinator test

Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah 5782: Meaningful Partners or Accidentally Attached? Podcast Overview: Together we will explore the origin of finishing the Torah reading cycle on Shemini Atzeret and how this practice reveals a deep meaning of Simchat Torah. We will also talk about the different ways we relate to the significance of Torah study in our lives and how this chag reveals a new and challenging approach to our learning. Download the Pardes Sukkot Holiday Companion Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us to us at elmad@pardes.org.il. Credits Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield - Faculty and Host for Pardes from Jerusalem Podcast Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator Rabbi Adam Titcher - Director of Digital Media at Pardes and Executive Producer

The Book of Samuel I & II Bonus Episode with Rabbi Alex Israel and Rabbi Michael Hattin Episode 28: The Interview Podcast Overview: In this bonus episode, Rabbi Alex Israel, in conversation with Rabbi Michael Hattin, goes behind the scenes of Crises and Kings. Alex and Michael discuss highlights and challenges in the making of Samuel I and reveal an exclusive sneak peek at the end. A special note to the listener: In general, listeners are encouraged to independently prepare the primary material from one podcast to the next, preferably in a havruta learning dynamic. However, the podcasts will also be accessible and meaningful to listeners who do not prepare ahead of time. For more information about this podcast series or to get more information about the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies please email elmad@pardes.org.il. Credits Host: Rabbi Alex Israel Producer: Amira Mintz-Morgenthau Podcast Editor: Evan Feist Lead Consultant: Rabbi Adam Titcher Crises & Kings explores the Book of Samuel, which reco

Sukkot 5782 - Sukkot and the Secret of Jewish Happiness Why is Sukkot described as the "Season of our Rejoicing"? What is the objective of sitting in the Sukka? What messages does it have to our technological and materialistic age? Download the Pardes Sukkot Holiday Companion Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us to us at elmad@pardes.org.il. Credits Rabbi Alex Israel - Faculty and Host for Pardes from Jerusalem Podcast Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator Rabbi Adam Titcher - Director of Digital Media at Pardes and Executive Producer

Parashat Ha'azinu 5782 - The Eternity of the Jewish People Moshe's words in this week's parasha contain both a sacred history of the Jewish people as well as a vision of their future, until the end of time. We will consider Nachmanides' interpretation of the matter, as he explores the special mission that God has given His people. Download the Source Sheet Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us to us at elmad@pardes.org.il. Credits Rabbi Michael Hattin - Faculty and Host for Pardes from Jerusalem Podcast Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator Rabbi Adam Titcher - Director of Digital Media at Pardes and Executive Producer

Yom Kippur 5782 - Who is the Hero of the Jonah Story? In this podcast, Aviva Lauer explores the Book of Jonah, read on the afternoon of Yom Kippur, in an effort to understand what message we are meant to take from it on this special day. Naming Jonah (under the influence of his midrashic mentor, Elijah the Prophet) the antihero of the story, as opposed to its hero, Lauer searches for the real hero of the story - one that fits the themes of the Day of Repentance. This podcast is sponsored by Linda A. and Steven Hurwitz in honor of all that PARDES gives our people as we enhance and enrich our passion and purpose. Download the Source Sheet To learn more about teshuva of Our Time: A pre-Yom Kippur Day of Learning with Pardes North America happening on September 12, 2021 please visit www.pardes.org.il/YK. Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us to us at elmad@pardes.org.il. Credits Aviva Lauer - Faculty and Host for Pardes from Jerusalem Podcast Arlene Harel – Production Coord

Vayelech 5782/Shabbat Shuva - Who Would you Invite to Dinner? This class imagines an imaginary dinner between R. Zera (4th century CE) and Moses. How are these two figures similar? How are they different? And what can their differences teach us about authority and repentance? Truly, a tale of two leaders. (Devarim 31:1-2 / Shemot 4:10 / Devarim 31:27) Download the Source Sheet To learn more about teshuva of Our Time: A pre-Yom Kippur Day of Learning with Pardes North America visit www.pardes.org.il/YK. Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us to us at elmad@pardes.org.il. Credits Rabbi David Levin-Kruss - Adjunct Faculty and Host for Pardes from Jerusalem Podcast Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator Rabbi Adam Titcher - Director of Digital Media at Pardes and Executive Producer

Thank you for listening to Crises & Kings: The Book of Samuel I & II. Our first 27 episodes discussed at length the first book of Samuel. We will take a short break for the High Holidays 5782 and return after Sukkot. In the meantime you can listen to any episode you missed or subscribe to get the latest episodes of the Book of Samuel II. Please visit www.pardes.org.il/crises-kings.

This podcast is sponsored by Jeff and Alissa Hurok in honor of our dear friends and family who have engaged with and enhanced Jeff’s Torah study. Ki Tavo 5781 - Inscribe the Words Today In this podcast, the manner in which Moses creates continuity between past, present and future as he prepares the nation for the time in which he will no longer be with them is explored. In addition, a focus on which words of Torah are inscribed on the 12 stones and where those stones are placed is looked at through the eyes of different commentaries. Finally, we will explore the usage of a rare verb that attests to the reciprocity in the relationship between God and Israel. Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us to us at elmad@pardes.org.il. Credits Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash - Faculty and Host for Pardes from Jerusalem Podcast Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator Rabbi Adam Titcher - Director of Digital Media at Pardes and Executive Producer

Greatest Hits: The High Holidays Episode 1: Resurrection and Rosh Hashana: Multivalent Perspectives on the Binding of Isaac Description: There is no story as rich and complex, as troubling and inspiring, as Akedat Yitzchak, the binding of Isaac which is the Torah reading for the second Morning of Rosh Hashana. Akedat Yitzhak is a great story precisely because there are so many ways of understanding it. Like a dream, it can be understood and interpreted on many different levels and in ways that are contradictory and not at all mutually exclusive. This Rosh Hashana podcast is sponsored by Ricki and David Bernstein in memory of Ricki’s parents, Beatrice and Murray Kirschblat, each a sole survivor of large families which perished in the Shoah. Credits Host: Leon Smith - Leon Morris is the President of Pardes. To learn more with Leon, click here. Producer: Amira Mintz-Morgenthau Podcast Editor: Evan Feist

Greatest Hits: The High Holidays Episode 2: Rosh Hashana: Power of Choice Description: In this special Pardes from Jerusalem podcast for Rosh Hashana, Nechama Goldman Barash explores both ancient and modern sources that reflect on the power of choice and its effect on our relationship with one another and God. This podcast was generously sponsored by Max Wasserman in honor of his daughters, Maya and Chanah Wasserman. Credits Host: Nechama Goldman Barash - Nechama Goldman Barash teaching contemporary halakha and Talmud at Pardes. To learn more with her, click here. Producer: Amira Mintz-Morgenthau Podcast Editor: Evan Feist

Greatest Hits: The High Holidays Episode 3: Days of Awe-some or Awe-ful Description: The High Holy Days are also known as the Days of Awe which can be awesome, or awful. Here is a look at how to tie the work of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot together into an approach to building a world whose horizon is big enough to hold our dreams. Credits Host: Mike Feuer - Mike Feuer teaches Striving for the Divine, Rav Kook and Jewish History at Pardes. To learn more with Mike, click here. Producer: Amira Mintz-Morgenthau Podcast Editor: Evan Feist

Greatest Hits: The High Holidays Episode 4: Death and Life: The Meaning of Yom Kippur According to the Rabbis Description: What is the link between afflicting one’s soul on Yom Kippur and the day being the ultimate Shabbat? What do the Rabbis think are basic human needs? Why is the value of preserving life taught in the laws of Yom Kippur? In this podcast we will analyze some of the main of the mishnayot in the 8th chapter of Tractate Yoma. Credits Host: Rahel Berkovits - Rahel Berkovits teaches Mishnah, Talmud and Halakha at Pardes. To learn more with Rahel, click here. Producer: Amira Mintz-Morgenthau Podcast Editor: Evan Feist

Greatest Hits: The High Holidays Episode 5: Yom Kippur: Hilchot Teshuva Description: In this special shiur for Yom Kippur, Rabbi Meir Schweiger discusses Hilchot Teshuva, the laws of Teshuva. Credits Host: Meir Schweiger - Meir teaches Chumash, Parshat HaShavua, Mishna, Talmud, Halakha, Siddur and Interpersonal Relations at Pardes. To learn more with Meir, click here. Producer: Amira Mintz-Morgenthau Podcast Editor: Evan Feist