Pluralistic Rabbinical Seminary

Pluralistic Rabbinical Seminary

PRS founder Rabbi Sandy Zisser and cohost Rabbi Patrick Beaulier give you an intimate look into what it takes to create a rabbinical seminary in the age of Covid. You’ll meet the educators, students and creatives who make it all possible.

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May 2, 2022 38 mins

This week we sit down with Heather Miller, a current student at the Pluralistic Rabbinical Seminary. Besides being a student at PRS, Heather is also a synagogue president, school administrator, and most importantly a mother of two!

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Alumni time! Recent PRS graduate Rabba Amanda currently serves as a chaplain resident at Emory University healthcare while she pursues board certification through Neshama: the National Association of Jewish Chaplains and launching her PRS innovation project: Sinai Pastoral Care, a concierge-style spiritual and pastoral care service. Rabba Amanda talk about what being a student at PRS is like, especially when moving twice with two k...

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What is true freedom? Surprise…it’s God! A Passover message in less than five minutes.

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PRS Talmud instructor and text electives educator Rabbi Eric Wasser sits down with Rabbi Sandy to talk about teaching old ideas in new mediums and share a few stories of his time at PRS

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April 3, 2022 41 mins

Starting a pluralistic rabbinical seminary is no easy task. The rabbis reflect on the past two years of ups and downs, including what they would do differently if they had the choice.

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March 28, 2022 42 mins

How do you build a multinational Jewish nonprofit from your kitchen? Rabbi Sandy interviews Rabbi Patrick on the history of the PunkTorah network of websites, his most controversial moments of his career, and whether he’ll ever live down being “Patrick Aleph, the tattooed rabbi”.

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Rabbi Patrick interviews Rabbi Sandy for a candid look at his life, what brought him to the independent rabbinate, and his hopes for the future.

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March 15, 2022 15 mins

Happy Purim with Rabbi Sandy! Rabbi Sandy shares a Purim message along with some teachings about the holiday. Text can be found on Sefaria.org

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The rabbis reflect on the fateful day they said, “let’s do this” and started the Pluralistic Rabbinical Seminary.

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Rabbis Sandy & Patrick talk about why PRS was so badly needed, the problems they attempt to solve with an online rabbinical seminary.

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February 25, 2022 40 mins

Founder & Director Rabbi Sandy Zisser along with Rabbi Patrick (PRS Director of Innovation) give you the inside scoop on what it’s like to start a rabbinical seminary in the era of COVID, the victories and setbacks along the way, and what to expect from this podcast. Apply: https://jewishpluralism.org/apply-to-our-program/ Join the Bet Midrash: https://jewishpluralism.org/enroll-community-beit-midrash/ Reach Out To...

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