How are we able to live in the past, future and present all at the same time?Aviva Lauer, Director of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators, joined Zvi to discuss Devarim and Moshe’s opening speech for the final book … Read the rest The post

Parashat Devarim: Telling the Story Again. What’s Different?

Aug 1st, 2022 26m 19s

Rabbi Michael Hattin discusses Devarim with Rabbi Alex Israel, exploring the question of repetition in Deuteronomy. The Rabbis called Devarim “Mishneh Torah” – the Repetition of the Torah. How is the retelling different to the original? Is Mose

Devarim 5781: The Words of Moses — The Torah’s First “Translation”

Jul 12th, 2021 24m

This podcast was originally published in 2017 and even more relevant today.Devarim 5781: The Words of Moses — The Torah’s First “Translation”In many ways, the book of Deuteronomy — a series of long discourses by Moses — is … Read the rest Th

5780 — Devarim: What is in a name?

Jul 21st, 2020 23m 44s

This week we begin a new book of the Torah, one which seems somehow different from the others. Devarim is also known a ‘Mishne Torah,’ meaning a repetition or retelling of what has come before. In this podcast, we explore… Read the rest The po

An Interactive Parsha Experience – 5779 Devarim: Deconstructing Moshe’s Speech

Aug 4th, 2019 4m 47s

Study the final book of the Torah, Devarim, with the Interactive Parsha Experience, filled with Torah learning and practical ideas for your family and students. This week Rachel Friedrichs, Assistant Director of the Pardes Center for Jewish Stu

5779 — Devarim: Navigating Conflicting Narratives–What Really Happened in the Story of the Spies?

Aug 4th, 2019 40m 37s

In this week’s parsha of Devarim, Moshe begins his parting words and speeches to the Jewish people, as they are poised to enter the Land of Israel. Interestingly, the first narrative he tells is the story of the spies, which… Read the rest The

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