with Rabbi Daniel Landes of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
Posted in vlog on Aug 6th, 2009
Thirty-five years ago, at an informal shiur in Boston before Tisha B’Av, a fellow student asked our Master Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik a question. It seems that the Geonim [period after the completion of the Talmud in Bavel] actually forbade the practice of saying Birkhot HaTorah, the blessings before Torah study, on the 9th [...]
Posted in vlog on Jun 11th, 2009
In reaction to the recent stories of abuse within both the Catholic and the Jewish religious worlds, Rabbi Landes shares his thoughts (and the Talmud’s) on how to deal with this difficult and uncomfortable issue.
Posted in vlog on May 7th, 2009
As news of Swine Fever spreads across the world, Rabbi Landes looks to our sages and asks what we can learn from them when it comes to dealing with modern day crises.
Posted in vlog on Apr 27th, 2009
Rabbi Landes is back in Israel having been out of the country, and talks about the connection between the special days remembered during this week: Holocaust Memorial Day, Remembrance Day for fallen Israeli Soldiers and Israeli Independence Day.
Posted in vlog on Apr 7th, 2009
Every year at Pardes we organize a Yom Iyun Shel Chessed, a dedicated day of social action, in memory of two beloved students, Marla Bennett z”l and Ben Blutstein z”l, who were murdered in a terrorist attack at the Hebrew University in July 2002.
A day of positive actions in our community is our response [...]
Posted in vlog on Mar 16th, 2009
As part of this year’s Pardes Purim Shpiel, students broadcast a special episode of (Sh)tender Thoughts.
Posted in vlog on Feb 25th, 2009
Rabbi Landes gets excited about giving Torah away for free!
Posted in vlog on Feb 11th, 2009
Rabbi Landes considers which way he should vote in the Israeli general election.
[Although this was originally published on 9.2.09, for technical reasons it was only uploaded today.]
Posted in vlog on Feb 4th, 2009
Rabbi Landes talks about the new US President, Barack Obama and the relevance of his election for the Jewish people.
Posted in vlog on Jan 29th, 2009
The news broke yesterday that Israel’s Chief Rabbinate has broken official ties with the Vatican indefinitely, over the Pope’s decision to lift the excommunication of an English bishop who denies the Holocaust. Rabbi Landes shares his views.