Musings from Students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
Posted on December 1, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media
Dvar Torah by R. Peter Stein (Kollel ’09-’11): Life is full of transitions. Sometimes these transitions are clear and separate between distinct seasons of our life. Yesterday I was single. Today I’m married. Yesterday I had no child. Today I’m a parent. Yesterday I was in school. Today I have my degree. But often times, Continue Reading »
Posted on November 29, 2013 by Jeff Amshalem
From my blog: A short teaching from R. Uziel Meizlish, Tiferes Uziel, Parshat Miketz ויהי מקץ שנתים ימים ופרעה חולם והנה עומד על היאור וגו’. פרעה אמר בסיפור חלומו שעומד על שפת היאור. וקשה הא בחלום עצמו כתיב שעומד על היאור ולא על שפת. ואפשר שזה הרשע שינה במכוון כי היאור היה אלהיו כידוע מאמרם ז”ל שהרשעים Continue Reading »
Posted on November 28, 2013 by Candace Mittel
I like to think of our forefathers and their descendants, the crucial figures we meet in Tanach, as relevant role models, exhibiting features and characteristics we should venture to adopt into our own lives today. Of course, many of their actions make us wriggle—Abraham’s fervor and zeal (and lack of hesitation) when God commands him Continue Reading »
Posted on November 28, 2013 by Sara Spanjer
Mikeitz, is the parsha of this week, Pharaoh had two dreams which would led to Egypt’s peak. Joseph was at his lowest, in captive for things he did not do, Forgotten by the chief cupbearer and feeling pretty blue. Until he was remembered, it had been some time, Pharaoh needed help, interpreting the corn and Continue Reading »
Posted on December 13, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
This week, Rabbi Michael Hattin discusses Parashat MiKetz. dfs Shabbat Shalom!
Posted on December 13, 2012 by Heather Kantrowitz
Parshat Miketz is a story About Joseph in all of his glory When Pharaoh dreamt of a cow Joseph said “save food now, Or Egypt will become really gory.” Now Pharaoh knew God was with him For Joseph’s interpretations weren’t dim. He got a new name, Learned to play the Egyptian game, and the store-rooms Continue Reading »
Posted on December 10, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
Jaclyn Rubin (part time Pardesnik) made Parsha puzzles for a full year’s worth of parshayot. Check out this one for Parshat Miketz:
Posted on December 23, 2011 by Barer
This week’s parsha, which was playfully called The Empire Strikes Back parsha of Yosef’s saga, brought to light just how true it is that the texts that make up the Tanach are in dialogue with each other. Specifically, I saw multiple hints in the text of Miketz that are amplified in the story of Esther, Continue Reading »
Posted on December 23, 2011 by Barer
On this week’s podcast, James Jacobson-Maisels discusses Miketz and Chanukah through the eyes of the Eish Kodesh Miketz/Chanukah
Posted on December 21, 2011 by Derek Kwait
At my shul back home, Young People’s Synagogue, members take turns giving the d’var Torah each Saturday morning. This is one I gave for Parashat Mikketz/Shabbat Chanukah on December 19, 2009 about the parsha, Chanukah, and the Holocaust. For what it’s worth, these themes repeated themselves again this year when we began learning about the Continue Reading »
