The Garden Within

About The Garden Within

Teachers of Torah have coined the Hebrew term PaRDeS (פרדס – a word literally meaning “garden” or "orchid") to refer to a four-tiered system of biblical interpretation, which reveals that each word, verse, and story in the Bible could be simultaneously understood on four different levels. Through this year-long course, we will explore the very words of God from these levels of the garden. The name The Garden Within was chosen for this teaching series because it adopts the PaRDeS system of learning and because it delights in the spiritual pleasure through reaching new understandings and being pierced by lightning flashes of the intellect. The pleasure gained, of course, also refers to the nearness we feel to God when learning His Word. One of the primary goals of The Garden Within is to demonstrate that the “stories” in the Torah are not merely one-time occurrences, temporal incidents undergone by specific individuals long ago. Rather these stories are archetypal in nature, reflecting or representing various physical and spiritual energies ever present in all aspects of reality and within each and every person. That is, the Torah is deeply personal and speaks directly to each individual reader for where they are in their life. So, come, take a walk with God in the Garden of the Torah!

Publisher

Immanuel Lutheran Church Macomb, MI

Category

religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Oct 2025

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026

   The Garden Within 54 | VEZOT HA'BRACHA וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה - Portion 54

   Class PDFs and Audio at: immlutheran.org/garden Purchase Dr. Chad's books at: immlutheran.org/books Teachers of Torah have coined the Hebrew term PaRDeS (פרדס – a word literally meaning “garden” or "orchid") to refer to a four-tiered system of biblical interpretation, which reveals that each word, verse, and story in the Bible could be simultaneously understood on four different levels. Through this year-long course, we will explore the very words of God from these levels of the gar...

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   The Garden Within | HA'AZINU הַאֲזִינוּ - Portion 53

   Class PDFs and Audio at: immlutheran.org/garden Purchase Dr. Chad's books at: immlutheran.org/books Teachers of Torah have coined the Hebrew term PaRDeS (פרדס – a word literally meaning “garden” or "orchid") to refer to a four-tiered system of biblical interpretation, which reveals that each word, verse, and story in the Bible could be simultaneously understood on four different levels. Through this year-long course, we will explore the very words of God from these levels of the gar...

3. 

   1 Sept 2026

   The Garden Within | NETZAVIM-VAYELECH נִצָּבִים-וַיֵּלֶךְ - Portion 51-52

   Class PDFs and Audio at: immlutheran.org/garden Purchase Dr. Chad's books at: immlutheran.org/books Teachers of Torah have coined the Hebrew term PaRDeS (פרדס – a word literally meaning “garden” or "orchid") to refer to a four-tiered system of biblical interpretation, which reveals that each word, verse, and story in the Bible could be simultaneously understood on four different levels. Through this year-long course, we will explore the very words of God from these levels of the gar...

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