{"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":"Shlach 5786: Faith and Failure","slug":"shlach-5786-faith-and-failure","published_at":"2026-06-08T08:36:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pardes-from-jerusalem-318563/shlach-5786-faith-and-failure","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pardes-from-jerusalem-318563","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DPARD6497631943.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DPARD6497631943.mp3","summary":"How do we know when caution is wisdom—and when it’s holding us back? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explore the story of the spies in Parshat Shlach and its connection to Tisha B’Av. Reflecting on the people’s fear of entering the Land of Israel, they examine the tension between caution and courage, realism and hope. Drawing connections to later moments in Jewish history, including the Bar Kokhba revolt, the conversation asks how we balance honest assessment with the faith and confidence needed to move forward.","meta_description":"How do we know when caution is wisdom—and when it’s holding us back? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explore the story…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1854,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pardes-from-jerusalem-318563/episodes/shlach-5786-faith-and-failure/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/shlach-5786-faith-and-failure.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}