{"podcast":{"title":"Pardes from Jerusalem","slug":"pardes-from-jerusalem-318563","podcast_index_feed_id":318563,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/DPARD9145143687","website_url":"https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-from-jerusalem-the-weekly-torah-portion-talk/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/830e0d12-5517-11f0-8fe8-176d184b4ce8/image/16fd3756f3b841575a1bc6fffe2e93fb.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies","episode_count":344,"summary":"Pardes from Jerusalem features a weekly discussion using Torah, Talmud and other Jewish texts to explain themes from the weekly Torah portion. The Pardes faculty is featured each week. For more information about all Pardes programs and events visit www.pardes.org.il.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T18:20:39.995916+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pardes-from-jerusalem-318563"},"episode":{"title":"Behar–Bechukotai 5786: Limits and Responsibility","slug":"behar-bechukotai-5786-limits-and-responsibility","published_at":"2026-05-03T13:31:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pardes-from-jerusalem-318563/behar-bechukotai-5786-limits-and-responsibility","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pardes-from-jerusalem-318563","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DPARD4532581277.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DPARD4532581277.mp3","summary":"What kind of responsibility do we carry for the world we’re living in? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Aviva Lauer explore Parshat Behar–Bechukotai and the connection between social responsibility and spiritual consequence. Through the laws of Shemitah and Yovel, they examine how the Torah builds a society rooted in limits, care, and mutual responsibility. Against that backdrop, the blessings and curses of Bechukotai raise a deeper question: how should we understand the relationship between our actions and the realities we face? The conversation challenges us to reflect not only on belief, but on behavior—and what it means to build a just and ethical community.","meta_description":"What kind of responsibility do we carry for the world we’re living in? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Aviva Lauer explore Parshat Behar–Bechukotai a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2112,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pardes-from-jerusalem-318563/episodes/behar-bechukotai-5786-limits-and-responsibility/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pardes-from-jerusalem-318563/behar-bechukotai-5786-limits-and-responsibility.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}