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# Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

Pardes is an open, co-ed and non-denominational Jewish learning community, based in Jerusalem and with programs worldwide. We offer uninterrupted Torah!

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- [Kitchen Manager](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/06/kitchen-manager/) - About Pardes: The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem and Pardes North America together form an open and non-denominational Jewish learning community with programs worldwide. Learners encounter and grapple with classic texts and traditions of Judaism while exploring their meaning and relevance both to their personal lives and to today’s most pressing issues. Pardes
- [Beit Karen Update: Reaching New Heights Below Ground](https://www.pardes.org.il/2025/12/new-heights/) - As we approach the end of 2025, we’re excited to share a few remarkable milestones from the Beit Karen site. While the city slowed down for Hanukkah, the construction site has remained full of energy—and the progress is now visible across multiple levels. A Slice Through the SiteOne of the clearest views of progress came
- [Beit Karen Update: Can you spot the difference?](https://www.pardes.org.il/2025/11/beit-karen-update-can-you-spot-the-difference/) - Can you spot the difference? Even in the pouring rain work continues. In the early part of November, the layer that forms the roof of level -3 and the floor of level -2 was poured. As you can see in both pictures, work is well underway preparing the steel rebar as well as the molds
- [Beit Karen Update: New Ramp Completed](https://www.pardes.org.il/2025/10/beit-karen-update-new-ramp-completed/) - If you’ve been watching the live cam or passing by the site, you’ll notice the newly built car ramp that wraps around the outside of the structure, stretching from floor -5.5 up to floor -3.5. This ramp will eventually provide critical access to the underground levels and is an essential part of the long-term site
- [Beit Karen Update: Structural Progress, New Milestones, and a Second Crane in Action](https://www.pardes.org.il/2025/09/beit-karen-update-structural-progress-new-milestones-and-a-second-crane-in-action/) - As summer turns to fall, the Beit Karen site is alive with momentum—and some major milestones have been achieved since our last update.Second Crane InstalledOne of the most visible changes to the skyline is the addition of a second crane, now installed and operational on the west side of the site along Pierre Koenig Street.
- [Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Appoints Dammara Markowitz as Chair of the Israel Board](https://www.pardes.org.il/2025/09/pardes-institute-of-jewish-studies-appoints-dammara-markowitz-as-chair-of-the-israel-board/) - Jerusalem – September 15, 2025 — The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies is proud to announce the appointment of Dammara Rose Markowitz as Chair of its Israel Board, marking a new phase of global vision, rising leadership, and renewed investment in the future of Jewish learning. An alumna of Pardes and a lifelong Jewish educator,
- [Pardes Institute Marks Cornerstone Ceremony for Pardes Heights, a Landmark for Jerusalem](https://www.pardes.org.il/2025/07/pardes-institute-marks-cornerstone-ceremony-for-pardes-heights-a-landmark-for-jerusalem/) - Jerusalem, Israel — In a historic ceremony this week, the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies celebrated the laying of the cornerstone and cement pouring for its new home in Pardes Heights, an ambitious project that will redefine the Talpiot district as a hub of education, culture, and community life.The event was attended by Mayor of
- [Beit Karen Update: Walls Rising and a Second Crane on the Way](https://www.pardes.org.il/2025/07/wallsrising/) - Construction at Beit Karen is picking up pace, and we’re excited to share the latest progress from the site.As you can see in the photos, the frames for our walls were carefully set up in preparation for the next big step. Today’s images show how far we’ve come: cement walls are already in place, and
- [Celebrating Pardes Alumni Receiving Rabbinic Ordination in 2025](https://www.pardes.org.il/2025/06/celebrating-pardes-alumni-receiving-rabbinic-ordination-in-2025/) - Each year, we are filled with pride as we witness Pardes alumni stepping into Jewish leadership with wisdom, heart, and vision. This spring, we celebrate and honor the many Pardes alumni who were ordained as rabbis across a range of denominations and seminaries. Their achievements represent years of deep learning, community commitment, and spiritual growth—and
- [What to Watch for Next at Beit Karen](https://www.pardes.org.il/2025/06/what-to-watch-for-next-at-beit-karen/) - With construction at Beit Karen in full swing, the site continues to transform week by week—and we’re excited to share a glimpse of what’s happening now and what’s coming next. Cement, Steel, and Cranes in the Making If you’ve checked the live cam or visited in person, you’ll notice that half of the central area
- [Pardes North America Welcomes Three New Inspiring Educators to Its Faculty](https://www.pardes.org.il/2025/06/pardes-north-america-welcomes-three-new-inspiring-educators-to-its-faculty/) - Pardes North America is proud to announce the addition of three dynamic and visionary educators to our faculty: Laynie Solomon, Rabbi Dr. Will Friedman, and Rabbi Megan GoldMarche. Each brings a unique voice, a deep love of Torah, and a passionate commitment to vibrant, inclusive Jewish learning. Laynie Solomon A proud Pardes alum, Laynie currently
- [PHOTOS: Prep Work in Full Swing!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2025/05/photos-prep-work-in-full-swing/) - As we shared last week, our general contractor, Achim Limor, wasted no time getting to work. Rather than waiting the expected two weeks to mobilize, they jumped into action immediately—and the energy at the Beit Karen site is palpable.While the live construction cam continues to offer a real-time look at the growing activity, we also
- [Beit Karen Construction Milestone: General Contractor Signed and Construction Underway!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2025/05/beit-karen-construction-milestone-general-contractor-signed-and-construction-underway/) - We are thrilled to share an exciting new milestone in the construction of Beit Karen, the future home of Pardes. A contract with Achim Limor Hevra L’Binyan Ltd.—more widely known as the Limor Brothers Building Company—to serve as the general contractor for this transformative project. Who Are the Limor Brothers? The Limor Brothers company has
- [Introducing the Newest Graduates of the Pardes Day School Educators Program](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/06/introducing-the-newest-graduates-of-the-pardes-day-school-educators-program/) - Mazal tov to the newest alumni of the Pardes Day School Educators Program, who graduated this week! The new educators will teach Jewish studies in day schools running the gamut of age and denominational spectrum. Elana Rothenberg will be teaching at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Manhattan; Dammara Kovnats Hall at Rodeph Sholom, also in New York City; Avi Mandel at Maayanot
- [Bringing a Piece of Jerusalem to North America: The Pardes Community Beit Midrash Initiative](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/04/bringing-a-piece-of-jerusalem-to-north-america-the-pardes-community-beit-midrash-initiative/) - The Pardes Community Batei Midrash initiative creates empowering, hands-on and deep Jewish learning in local communities across North America. The aim is to create sustainable and transformative adult Jewish learning in the these cities. Pardes is uniquely positioned to achieve this by utilizing our 5,000+ alumni on the ground, empowering people to learn independently through
- [Pardes Welcomes Joe Nadis as Chief Development Officer](https://www.pardes.org.il/2025/04/pardes-welcomes-joe-nadis-as-chief-development-officer/) - Jerusalem — April 22nd, 2024 The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Nadis as its new Chief Development Officer (CDO). With more than 15 years of experience in the Jewish nonprofit sector, Nadis brings a deep understanding of philanthropy, stakeholder engagement, and strategic growth to this vital leadership
- [Pardes Awarded $140,000 Covenant Foundation Grant to Transform Israel Education Amid Ongoing Challenges](https://www.pardes.org.il/2025/01/covenantgrant/) - Jerusalem, January 13, 2025 – In the aftermath of the October 7 attacks and during an ongoing war that has shaken Jewish communities worldwide, the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies has been awarded a $140,000 Signature Grant from The Covenant Foundation. The grant will fund the development of an Israel Educator Curriculum and fellowship program
- [Pardes Opens Doors to College Students in Response to Campus Protests](https://www.pardes.org.il/2024/05/pardes-opens-doors-to-college-students-in-response-to-campus-protests/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2024 Pardes Opens Doors to College Students in Response to Campus Protests Jerusalem, Israel - In the wake of troubling demonstrations at colleges across the United States, the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies today announced it is opening its educational programs to current college students effective immediately. Pardes' programs have
- [Graduation Milestone for Pardes Center for Jewish Educators Amidst Challenging Year](https://www.pardes.org.il/2024/05/graduation-milestone-for-pardes-center-for-jewish-educators-amidst-challenging-year/) - Graduation Milestone for Pardes Center for Jewish Educators Amidst Challenging Year Jerusalem, May 29, 2024 – This week, the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (PCJE) proudly celebrated the graduation of its latest cohorts from the Pardes Day School Educators Program (PEP) and the Pardes Experiential Educators Program (PEEP). Despite the challenges faced this year due
- [Our Broken Hearts - Hersh Goldberg Polin הי"ד](https://www.pardes.org.il/2024/09/hershnews/) - We are heartbroken to have learned this morning of the death of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, held captive in Gaza since October 7. Hersh is the son of our beloved colleague, alumna and former board member, Rachel Goldberg, and Jon Polin. Hersh was among the six hostages whose bodies were discovered by the IDF yesterday. This enormous
- [Signs of Rosh Hashana](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/09/signs-of-rosh-hashana/) - Shoshana Raun,(Year Program ‘10, Shana Bet Fellow ’11, Hourly ‘16-’19) Summer’s end in Jerusalem is full of signs that fall and Rosh Hashanah are approaching.If one looks up at the sky at just the right, lucky moment, thousands of storks are flying overhead on their journey from Europe to Africa. Chatzav, the tall spikes of
- [Pardes Rosh Hashana Companion Available Now!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/08/pardes-rosh-hashana-companion-available-now/) - Pardes is excited to share the new Pardes Companion for Rosh Hashana – a collection of articles by faculty members to help prepare and inspire you through Rosh Hashana and to bring depth and meaning to your holiday. You can download and print the companion suitable for A4 paper or US letter size at https://elmad.pardes.org/rhcompanion.
- [Can we really disagree constructively?](https://www.pardes.org.il/2024/07/can-we-really-disagree-constructively/) - Written by Yehudit Mazur-Shlomi (Mahloket Matters Fellow '24) We live in a time when it is extremely hard to listen to the opinions of others. The world around us seems to be getting split more and more everyday with polarization becoming sharper, and the middle ground splitting under us.
- [Pardes Announces Partnership with Brandeis University’s Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program](https://www.pardes.org.il/2024/07/pardes-announces-partnership-with-brandeis-universitys-hornstein-jewish-professional-leadership-program/) - Jerusalem, July 17, 2024 – Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, an open, inclusive, diverse, and intellectually challenging Jewish learning community based in Jerusalem with programs worldwide, today announced a partnership with Brandeis University’s Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program and Brandeis Online. The partnership broadens the learning opportunities and skill development for Pardes students. “We are
- [Pardes Center for Jewish Educators Launches Innovative GS2JS Program to Empower General Studies Teachers in Jewish Day Schools](https://www.pardes.org.il/2024/05/pardes-center-for-jewish-educators-launches-innovative-gs2js-program-to-empower-general-studies-teachers-in-jewish-day-schools/) - Pardes Center for Jewish Educators Launches Innovative GS2JS Program to Empower General Studies Teachers in Jewish Day Schools Jerusalem, May 30, 2024 – The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (PCJE) is proud to announce the launch of its groundbreaking General Studies to Jewish Studies (GS2JS) program. This innovative initiative aims to bridge the gap in
- [July 2020: Campaign for the Generations Update](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/07/july-2020-campaign-for-the-generations-update/) - Posted on July 15, 2020 JERUSALEM — Despite being three months into a global pandemic, this spring Pardes enthusiastically continued to take steps towards realizing the dream of a new state-of-the-art facility to house the growing number of programs, students, events and research projects taking place at Pardes throughout the year. Here are the latest
- [Pardes Signs Agreement for Construction of New Campus](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/01/pardes-signs-agreement-for-construction-of-new-campus/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pardes Signs Agreement for Construction of New Campus (JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - January 23, 2020) Pardes is thrilled to report that on December 24th an agreement was signed with NBS, an Israeli real estate development firm, to partner in the development and construction of Pardes's new home, Beit Karen. Under this agreement, Pardes
- [Disagreement in Service of Heaven](https://www.pardes.org.il/2024/06/disagreement-in-service-of-heaven/) - Written by Danielle Tomson (Mahloket Matters Fellow '23) - Battle lines are drawn in times of war, but truth is rarely one-sided. In these times, I’ve sat scrolling the news and social media with an understanding that so much of I’ve been seeing is somebody’s propaganda. Very little of it feels satisfying as an explanation
- [Prizmah.org - The Much-Needed Judaics Teacher Already At Your School](https://www.pardes.org.il/2024/06/gs2js-prizmah/) - Written by Rachel Friedrichs (Associate Director, PCJE Israel) - Many Jewish day schools have excellent general studies teachers who are also engaged and interested members of their Jewish communities. These teachers have proven classroom teaching skills, are committed to the school’s mission and values, and understand the community and the students, but they may not
- [The Pardes Companion to Shavuot is Available now!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/05/the-pardes-companion-to-shavuot-is-available-now/) - Pardes is thrilled to share the next in our Companion Series: The Pardes Shavuot Companion. Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people and the day’s Torah reading describes the Divine revelation of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. Our study guide includes nine short articles and three longer guided havruta pieces by our faculty. Like Pardes itself, these
- [Celebrating this Year's Alumni Receiving Ordination](https://www.pardes.org.il/2024/05/celebrating-this-alumni-receiving-ordination/) - At Pardes, we are dedicated to nurturing the growth of the next generation of Jewish leaders. Today, we celebrate our outstanding alumni who have or will be receiving rabbinic ordination this year. We are proud of them for their accomplishments and the impact they will make as leaders and teachers in their communities. Mazal tov
- [Mother’s Day Reflections from Pardes Chief Innovation Officer and mother of 3, Faith Leener: How can you lead an organization while your kids are sick?](https://www.pardes.org.il/2024/05/how-can-you-lead-an-organization-while-your-kids-are-sick/) - Faith here, reporting live from my home office which happens to sit right next to my sick kid’s bedroom. Today (and many days this past winter) I join millions of parents who have struggled to balance the demands of work and parenthood. I keep trying to remind myself that I am lucky. Thanks to the
- [Renowned Pardes Faculty Member Meets Renowned Educator in New York](https://www.pardes.org.il/2024/04/renowned-pardes-faculty-member-meets-renowned-educator-in-new-york/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Judy Klitsner April 1, 2024 On a recent trip to New York, Pardes faculty member Judy Klitsner had the honor of meeting Rabbi Joshua Bakst in his home. In Fall 2023, Judy was named the Rabbi Joshua S. Bakst Chair in Tanakh, making this a wonderful opportunity to meet the man for
- [Elisha Ancselovits in the US: March-April 2024](https://www.pardes.org.il/2024/03/elisha-ancselovits-in-the-us-march-april-2024/) - Berkeley, CA: UC BerkeleyBook Panel – When Jews Argue (with Pardes alumnus, Prof. Ethan Katz)Friday, March 2210:00 am -12:00 pmFor more info and to RSVP Berkeley, CA: Congregation Beth IsraelShabbat morning sermon + afternoon Book Panel – When Jews Argue (with Pardes alumnus, Prof. Ethan Katz)Shabbat, March 23For more information: hospitality@cbiberkeley.org Boston, MA: LehrhausArguments of
- [PHOTOS: Acoustic Fencing Placed Around Construction Site](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/08/acoustic-fencing-placed-around-construction-site/) - Acoustic fencing now surrounds the Beit Karen construction site. The fencing is designed to help insulate pedestrians and neighbors from noise. With the addition of this fencing, the site is prepared for heavier construction, including excavation of the foundation, which will be happening soon. Be sure to bookmark https://www.pardes.org.il/updates-from-the-pardes-construction-project/ so you can continue to follow
- [Pardes Institute for Jewish Learning Announces Key Staff Promotions and Additions](https://www.pardes.org.il/2024/01/pardes-institute-for-jewish-learning-announces-key-staff-promotions-and-additions/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2024 Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies Announces Key Staff Promotions and Additions Simone Katz Joins as Chief Marketing Officer; Additional Promotions and Changes Reflect Investment in Organizational Growth (Jerusalem) – The Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies, an open, inclusive, diverse, and intellectually challenging Jewish learning community based in Jerusalem with
- [The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Announces Two Endowed Chairs](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/12/the-pardes-institute-of-jewish-studies-announces-two-endowed-chairs/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2023 The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Announces Two Endowed Chairs Inclusive Jewish learning center expands opportunities for meaningful study (Jerusalem) – The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il), an open, inclusive, diverse and intellectually challenging Jewish learning community based in Jerusalem with programs worldwide, today announced Judy Klitsner as
- [Reflections from Israel](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/11/reflections-from-israel/) - By Rabbi Jonathan LeenerThe following remarks were initially delivered at Prospect Heights Shul on Shabbat, November 4th. Rav Tzadok Ha-Koen of Lublin taught, “The place where a person runs in times of crisis — when the pain reaches to the depth of the soul — that place is their essence.” I feel blessed that I was
- [Our Loved Ones in the IDF](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/10/our-loved-ones-in-the-idf/) - Dear Pardes Community, During this unbearably difficult moment, we stand in solidarity with the people of Israel. Our Year Program students, Pardes Teacher Fellows and Pardes Experiential Educators Program students are being fully supported by our amazing and caring staff and by the community we continue to build together. We are praying for all those
- [9.23 - Pardes Welcomes New Board Members](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/09/9-23-pardes-welcomes-new-board-members/) - The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies is pleased to welcome four new members to its lay leadership!All four are alumni of Pardes, lifelong learners within our community, and steadfast partners in our mission of providing accessible and deep Torah learning experiences. Mark S. CohenPardes Board of Directors, Israel Retired Attorney Officer and Board Member, Religious
- [Keep the Earth Beneath My Feet](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/09/keep-the-earth-beneath-my-feet/) - Rabbi Matthew Nitzanim(Summer Faculty ’22, ’23)As Moshe inches closer to the mysterious bush in the distance, a lowly shrubbery caught in a fiery blaze yet impervious to the flames, he hears his very first words of divine instruction. God calls out from within the flame, and tells Moshe to come no closer until he has
- [Heartbroken for Selichot](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/09/heartbroken-for-selichot/) - Derek Kwait(Shana Bet Fellow ’13, Year Program ’12)I want to talk about Selichot (the penitential prayers recited early in the morning or late at night from before Rosh Hashanah until Erev Yom Kippur) because it seems like not many other people do. I don’t blame them. After the first night, the service can feel like
- ["HaMishna shel Rebbi - A New Book from Rabbi Dov Berkovits](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/09/hamishna-shel-rebbi-a-new-book-from-rabbi-dov-berkovits/) - Rabbi Dov Berkovits (Legacy Faculty) has provided the Pardes community with a Rosh Hashana preview of his upcoming book. Below, you can read his message to our community and download your copy. Please note: The preview and upcoming book are in Hebrew only. The insert on Masechet Rosh Hashana that you may download below (that, hopefully,
- [A Father's Mercy](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/09/a-fathers-mercy/) - Rabbi Daniel Shibley(Kollel ’13,’16, Shana Bet Fellow ’12, Year Program ’11)Throughout the repetition of selichot and the lengthy piyutim (liturgical poems) that populate the High Holiday machzor (prayer book), one common theme is the reference to God as a father. Several adjectives or other nouns are attached, such as in Avinu Malkeinu. Each reference could
- [The God I Believe In](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/09/the-god-i-believe-in/) - Rabbi Samuel C. Kaye,Associate Rabbi, Holy Blossom Temple – Toronto, ON(Year Program ’15)The God I believe in isn’t Aveinu Malkeinu, God the King or God the Father… at least not for 355 days of the year. For 355 days of the year, I hold a complicated and complex theology! My God is imminent and infinite!
- [The 2023 Year Program Kicks Off!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/09/the-2023-year-program-kicks-off/) - A new semester of the Pardes Year program has begun!While the Pardes Beit Midrash was hardly empty this summer with all the fantastic programming we had, we are excited to see it fill up once again with new and returning Year Program students and our Elul Program participants. We began the week with our Opening Circle,
- [A Blessing for a New Year of Jewish Learning](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/08/a-blessing-for-a-new-year-of-jewish-learning/) - Dr. Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath,Senior Director of Knowledge, Ideas, and Learning at the Jewish Education Project(Experiential Educators Program ’15)It is understood that the rhythms of the Jewish year bring with them four potential ways of marking the time of anticipation that a new year brings:The fifteenth of Shevat, the New Year for treesThe first of Nisan, the
- [Engagement and Operations Specialist (Full-Time, NYC / East Coast US, Hybrid)](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/08/engagement-and-operations-specialist-full-time-nyc-east-coast-us-hybrid/) - Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Engagement and Operations Specialist Full-Time, NYC / East Coast US (hybrid) Application Deadline: September 7, 2023 BACKGROUND Emphasizing an experience of Jewish tradition that speaks across boundaries, Pardes (www.pardes.org.il) brings together Jews of all backgrounds to connect and grow through the shared language of classic Jewish text. Since its founding
- [Torah is Language: Reflections on the Pardes Learning Seminar](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/08/torah-is-language-reflections-on-the-pardes-learning-seminar/) - The following article is from the 5783/2022 Edition of Havruta Magazine. By Michael Greenfield When I say, “language barrier,” you know exactly what I mean. Why is it that we don’t have a phrase for its opposite? We take for granted those moments when a shared language unexpectedly connects us to one another. My Hebrew
- [Meaning-Mining with Your Students](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/08/meaning-mining-with-your-students/) - "It's about being a teacher who is a normal person too, and saying: 'let's explore this text together, because I need this too.'" Aviva Lauer was recently featured on The Jewish Education Experience Podcast, to talk about meaning-mining with students and sharing your true self with them.
- [The First Defiant Women](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/07/the-first-defiant-women/) - The following essay is from the 5783 volume of Pardes Hayyim, the Pardes Student Journal. The First Defiant WomenBy Rachel HarrisMy Jewish transformation has been several years in the making. Coming from a background which did not prioritise Jewish learning or community leadership for women, I first discovered Talmud while attending Limmud Conference in the
- [Midrash Favouritism - Part of the Maggid of Melbourne's Hasidic Lore Series](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/07/the-maggid-of-melbournes-hasidic-lore-midrash-favouritism/) - In an unexpected passage in the Midrash, the sages recounted a deal struck between Moses and his future father-in-law, Jethro. Moses had already decided to serve God, when he came to Jethro to ask for Zipporah’s hand in marriage. Before giving his blessing, Jethro asked Moses for one undertaking...
- [The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Strengthens Faculty with Five New Additions](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/07/the-pardes-institute-of-jewish-studies-strengthens-faculty-with-five-new-additions/) - The Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies is proud to announce the appointment of five distinguished faculty members, marking an exciting phase of growth and development in line with its strategic plan. These additions further strengthen Pardes’s commitment to delivering transformative Jewish education and fostering a vibrant and inclusive community. “Because Pardes students create such a
- [A Conversation with Dr. David I. Bernstein – HAVRUTA 2023/5783](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/07/a-conversation-with-dr-david-i-bernstein-havruta-2023-5783/) - The following article is from the 5783/2022 Edition of Havruta Magazine. Mili Leitner Cohen recently sat down with Pardes’s Dean Emeritus, Dr. David I. Bernstein, to discuss his tenure at Pardes. The conversation has been edited for clarity and length. TELL ME ABOUT YOUR JEWISH UPBRINGING. My parents came to the U.S. after the war,
- [Wandering in the Wilderness](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/06/wandering-in-the-wilderness/) - The following poem is from the 5783 volume of Pardes Hayyim, the Pardes Student Journal. By Emma Richter a precariously-placed cactus,teetering over the edge,knocks over,and the needles come raining down. a shabbos meal, which is a shiva,(whispers flood the room: “nisht shabbosgurecht”)strikes a painfully ochre, syrupy chord:listen.the guests stuff their faces –as if the world is
- [Celebrating Our Recently Ordained Alumni!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/05/celebrating-our-recently-ordained-alumni/) - At Pardes, we are dedicated to nurturing the growth of the next generation of Jewish leaders. Today, we celebrate our outstanding alumni who have recently received rabbinic ordination. We are proud of them for their accomplishments and the impact they will make as leaders and teachers in their communities. Mazal tov to all of our
- [Congratulations to Cohort 2 of our Senior Educator Learning Fellowship!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/06/congratulations-to-cohort-2-of-our-senior-educator-learning-fellowship/) - At the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators, we are deeply committed to the professional growth of Jewish educators. We are excited to celebrate the completion of Cohort 2 of our Senior Educator Learning Fellowship (SELF). We look forward to seeing the lasting impact these Jewish educational leaders will have within their own communities and the
- [Shavuot: A Chance to Become a Centrist](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/05/shavuot-a-chance-to-become-a-centrist/) - By Sherwin Pomerantz In Israel, as in the rest of the world, we see people chained to the circumference of the circle, unwilling to let go of hardened positions and allow the centripetal forces to bring them close.
- [Shavuot calls us to resist polarization](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/05/shavuot-calls-us-to-resist-polarization/) - Our diversity is our great strength. Rather than pull to extremes, the Jewish people must amplify their centripetal force.
- [A Letter of Gratitude from Rabbi Leon Morris Pardes President](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/05/a-letter-of-gratitude-from-rabbi-leon-morris-pardes-president/) - Dear Friends, On behalf of the entire Pardes family, I am writing to express our deep gratitude to Josh Chadajo for his dedicated service to Pardes over the past 18 years. During the span of Josh's tenure, Pardes’s programmatic reach grew significantly. That growth required the kind of adaptive leadership that he has provided
- [Gratitude and New Horizons from Joshua Chadajo Executive Director, North America](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/05/gratitude-and-new-horizons-from-joshua-chadajo-executive-director-north-america/) - To The Pardes Community, As a freshly minted MBA graduate in 2001, I made the somewhat curious decision to spend the upcoming year as a student learning in the Pardes Year Program. Little did I know that this experience would be life-changing on both a personal and a professional level. Fast forward to today, and
- [In Defense of Surrender in Liberal Jewish Life](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/05/in-defense-of-surrender-in-liberal-jewish-life/) - From shrinking attendance at worship services and the merging and closing of congregations to a crisis of generating new clerical leadership, the decline of liberal religion is evident throughout Western Christianity and Judaism.
- [LGBTQ+ communities and allies embrace Second Passover](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/05/lgbtq-communities-and-allies-embrace-second-passover/) - The key is to truly see the other for who they are and to acknowledge that experience as an encounter with the Divine.
- [How Pardes Upholds the Legacies of Rabbi Hiyya & Reish Lakish - HAVRUTA 2023/5783](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/05/how-pardes-upholds-the-legacies-of-rabbi-hiyya-reish-lakish-havruta-2023-5783/) - The following article is from the 5783/2022 Edition of Havruta Magazine. By Leah Rosenthal Adapted from a speech delivered at Pardes's 50th Anniversary Kickoff event on September 19, 2022 in Jerusalem I began teaching at Pardes in 1988, 34 years ago. Many things have changed over these 34 years. I’ve changed, the world has changed,
- [Chief Marketing Officer (Full-Time, Preferably Israel)](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/05/chief-marketing-officer-full-time-preferably-israel/) - Chief Marketing Officer Ideal Start Date: September 1, 2023 Location: Preferably Israel The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies is seeking a dynamic and innovative Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) to join our senior leadership team. As the CMO, you will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy to promote and
- [Director of Programs and Education (Full-Time, North America)](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/04/director-of-programs-and-education-full-time-north-america/) - Director of Programs and Education (F/T) Ideal Start Date: June 2023 About Pardes North America Pardes North America (PNA) is a new and growing division of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. Our mission is to reach over 50,000 North American Jews annually via rich, relevant and accessible Jewish learning. PNA is uniquely positioned
- [VIDEO: Rezoning, Sustainability, and Excavations](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/04/update-rezoning-sustainability-and-excavations/) - We are thrilled to share some exciting updates on the progress of our new building! On January 8th, the decision was officially published in the government gazette, and we are pleased to announce that the rezoning for the residential tower is now complete! This is a significant milestone in our project, and we are excited
- [Pardes remains committed to learning despite Israeli political strife](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/04/pardes-remains-committed-to-learning-despite-israeli-political-strife/) - By Leon Morris | President of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
- [Adapting, pivoting, evolving, changing: The time has come](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/03/adapting-pivoting-evolving-changing-the-time-has-come/) - By Aviva Lauer | Director of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators In order to meet the evolving needs of those entering the workforce as Jewish studies teachers, we at Pardes evolved as well. Participants in our rebranded program — the Pardes Teacher Fellowship — will gain the same high-level beit midrash Torah skills and acumen, teacher
- [14 Women and Their Paths to the Rabbinate - Havruta 2023/5783](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/03/14-women-and-their-paths-to-the-rabbinate-havruta-2023-5783/) - The following article is from the 5783/2022 Edition of Havruta Magazine. By Manya Ronay Rachel Goldberg (Year ’20–’21, Fellows ’21–’23) and Chana Borow (PEP ’20–’22) might not seem like the typical havruta (learning pair). Rachel is a Reiki Master and rabbinical student at Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal. Chana started rabbinical school at Yeshivat Maharat
- [Announcing the Young Judea Year Course & Pardes Study Program](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/02/announcing-the-young-judea-year-course-pardes-study-program/) - We are thrilled to announce the launch of a new program in partnership with Young Judaea. This unique track offers participants of the Young Judea Year Course program the opportunity to delve into the study of Jewish texts and literature in a high-level, immersive learning experience. The Young Judaea Year Course & Pardes Study Program
- [Executive Administrator (Full-Time Israel)](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/02/executive-administrator-full-time-israel/) - Executive Administrator The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il) seeks an impeccably organized and enthusiastic individual to provide administrative, logistical and communications support for the President and Year Program Director. The Executive Administrator is the lynch pin of operations for Pardes in Jerusalem. Positioned at the center of a bustling, warm, and vision-driven institution,
- [Pardes's Founding Father - Havruta 2023/5783](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/02/pardess-founding-father-havruta-2023-5783/) - The following article is from the 5783/2022 Edition of Havruta Magazine. TELL ME ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY TO ALIYA IN 1970. I’m a typical third-generation American Jew. My Russian-born grandparents arrived in America as children at the turn of the 20th century. There, they rebelled against their religious upbringing. As a result, my parents received very little
- [Parashat Shemot: A conspiracy of women](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/01/parashat-shemot-a-conspiracy-of-women/) - By Nechama Goldman Barash In this first instance of Pharaoh’s underestimation of women, he fails to recognize that women who bring life into the world are unworthy allies in facilitating violent death.
- [Making Base Home: 11 Lessons on Innovation](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/01/making-base-home-11-lessons-on-innovation/) - By Faith Leener - In 2014, my three best friends and I co-founded Base – a new type of Jewish community for ourselves and our millennial peers.
- [Gila Fine: Teaching Talmud with a Twist](https://www.pardes.org.il/2023/01/gila-fine-teaching-talmud-with-a-twist/) - Gila Fine’s interpretations of the Talmud are kind, inspiring, and relatable for modern women. Let’s hope the men are on board.
- [Photos & Video: Excavation Continues](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/12/photos-video-excavation-continues/) - Excavation of the building site for Beit Karen, the new home of Pardes, is continuing without interruption! Cement for the deep foundation has been poured over the last of the piles, while drilling for the tie backs, which help to keep the walls in place, has been moving forward. Throughout the lot, jack hammers have
- [What Connects Hanukkah and the Rise of Israel's Far Right](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/12/what-connects-hanukkah-and-the-rise-of-israels-far-right/) - With the surging power of Itamar Ben-Gvir and Israel's radical right shaking the foundations of religious Zionist identity, mine included, we need to heed the Hanukkah story's stark warning about the menace of militant intolerance.
- [Gratitude and Hatzlacha to Rabbi Alex Israel](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/12/gratitude-and-hatzlacha-to-rabbi-alex-israel/) - Today we share with you the bittersweet news that Rabbi Alex Israel will be leaving Pardes to take on an exciting, senior role with a new educational initiative. Alex's 14 years at Pardes have been characterized by devotion and commitment. We are enormously grateful for his masterful teaching, his beautiful writing, and his inspiring educational
- [YOU SHOULD KNOW…Rory Michelle Sullivan](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/11/you-should-knowrory-michelle-sullivan/) - Howl at the Moon. Boston. January 2013. It’s Rory Michelle Sullivan’s 26th birthday, and she’s the musical performer at this bar with a stage.
- [The Day My Car Was Hijacked – Very Slowly](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/12/the-day-my-car-was-hijacked-very-slowly/) - By Alex Israel. Last week I had the wildest encounter. My car was hijacked.
- [Nancy Pelosi and Rabban Gamliel: A Talmudic tale of succession](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/12/nancy-pelosi-and-rabban-gamliel-a-talmudic-tale-of-succession/) - By Yaffa Epstein. Much like Speaker Pelosi, the Talmud tells us that Rabban Gamliel rules the house of study, with an iron fist, and with a desire for unity. However, Rabban Gamliel takes this desire a step too far.
- [Photos & Video: Pile Drilling Completed](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/11/photos-video-pile-drilling-completed/) - November 18, 2022 - Last week, the last of the over 500 piles, ranging from 8 to 16 meters deep, was drilled and filled with cement. Along the eastern wall in front of the houses, the cement is now dry on the structure that holds the piles together. Along the south wall, the rock was
- [An Orthodox Rabbi Builds an Unorthodox Harlem Congregation](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/11/an-orthodox-rabbi-builds-an-unorthodox-harlem-congregation/) - With Kehillat Harlem, Rabbi Kyle Savitch (Year '15'-'16) aims to build a space where Jews of all denominations can gather.
- [Gratitude and Good Wishes to Mike Uram](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/10/gratitude-and-good-wishes-to-mike-uram/) - October 31, 2022 Dear Pardes Community Members and Friends, Rabbi Mike Uram, who has led Pardes North America for nearly two years, is leaving Pardes to take a new job as the Chief Jewish Education Officers of Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) where he will serve as rabbi and educator-in-residence, increasing Jewish content in
- [Pardes Welcomes Two New Board Members](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/10/pardes-welcomes-two-new-board-members/) - The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies is pleased to welcome two new board members! Both are alums of flagship Pardes immersive programs. They represent the next generation of Pardes leadership, whose fresh perspectives will be critical to Pardes’s growth.Dammara Kovnats Hall – Israel Board of DirectorsJessica Fain – North American Board of Directors Dammara Kovnats
- [Exiled from Our Souls](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/09/exiled-from-our-souls/) - by Rabbi Brent Spodek. When the Spanish fleet conquered Mexico in the 16th century, Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva was appointed governor of the New Kingdom of Leon. In his jurisdiction were the towns of Leon, Neuvo Almaden and Monterrey, and thousands upon thousands of acres of silver mines. He was, to put
- [Program Coordinator, Online Learning and Alumni Engagement](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/07/program-coordinator-online-learning-and-alumni-engagement/) - About Pardes North America: Pardes North America (PNA) is a new and innovative division of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. Our mission is to reach over 50,000 North American Jews annually via rich, relevant and accessible Jewish learning. PNA is uniquely positioned to work at the intersection of deep Jewish content and relational engagement.
- [Director of Online Learning and Alumni Engagement](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/07/director-of-online-learning-and-alumni-engagement/) - About Pardes North America: Pardes North America (PNA) is a new and innovative division of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. Our mission is to reach over 50,000 North American Jews annually via rich, relevant and accessible Jewish learning. PNA is uniquely positioned to work at the intersection of deep Jewish content and relational engagement.
- [Once Every Seven Years: Dismissing Debt on Rosh Hashanah](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/09/once-every-seven-years-dismissing-debt-on-rosh-hashanah/) - The concept of Shemittah – the Jewish Sabbatical Year – includes among other things a provision to release people from debts owed to others. Though clearly a noble and moral sentiment, such a law can easily lead to problematic situations and even exploitation. Levi Cooper delves into one possible solution to this issue, provided by
- [Synagogue Teshuva](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/09/synagogue-teshuva/) - As synagogues plan for a new year of programming and community building, now is the perfect time to reprioritize ways to better serve marginalized people.
- [Rabbi Leon Morris: Speech from 50th Anniversary Kickoff Event](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/09/rabbi-leon-morris-speech-from-50th-anniversary-kickoff-event/) - Edited remarks by Pardes President, Rabbi Leon Morris, delivered at Pardes's 50th Anniversary Kickoff Event. The event took place on September 19, 2022 at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. One of my favorite rabbinic texts is the description found in the Mekhilta d’Rabbi Ishmael of the way in which Moshe remembers to take
- [Recapping Pardes's 50th Anniversary Kickoff Event](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/09/recapping-pardess-50th-anniversary-kickoff-event/) - JERUSALEM – Overlooking the walls of Jerusalem, friends of Pardes gathered today at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem for a beautiful program to kick off a year off 50th-anniversary celebrations. Viewers from around the world tuned in as well via live stream on Pardes's Facebook page, many of whom left touching comments about
- [PHOTOS: Installing Steel Struts](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/09/photos-installing-steel-struts/) - September 2, 2022 — The process of installing the tiebacks continues. The workers are now attaching steel struts to cables that are anchored into the excavated rock wall. The beams in the pictures below are being placed on steel rods. Those will then be capped, with tension applied, thus supporting the integrity of the wall
- [Have Faith: A New Spiritual Leader](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/09/have-faith-a-new-spiritual-leader/) - Rabbi Giulia Fleishman continues her work at 2Life Communities.
- [Argue for the Sake of Heaven](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/08/argue-for-the-sake-of-heaven/) - by Elisheva Gray - When they were having their animated disagreements so many centuries ago, could the wise Jewish sages Hillel and Shammai have imagined how much we would still look to them today to help us navigate our fragmented world? Mishna Avot, a third-century collection of teachings, reminds us that “any mahloket (disagreement) that is l’shem shamayim (for
- [Author/Educator Rabbi Mike Uram to Speak at Annual Cardin Leadership Symposium](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/08/author-educator-rabbi-mike-uram-to-speak-at-annual-cardin-leadership-symposium/) - Rabbi Mike Uram tends to be a big-picture kind of guy. A Cleveland native who now lives in the Philadelphia area, he tells a story about his first visit to Baltimore as a teenager with his older brother. While walking around Fells Point and noticing its wide variety of taverns and alehouses, they were more
- [VIDEO: Tieback Drilling Commences](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/08/tieback-drilling-commences/) - August 19, 2022 -- The ground level of the northern half of the lot continues to drop as excavations continue. The last piece of equipment needed to move a sewage line along the southern wall will arrive in the next few days, which will free up the southern part of the lot for full excavation
- [VIDEO: Excavate, Crush, Haul](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/08/video-excavate-crush-haul/) - August 5, 2022 -- Currently, there are two excavators working on the lot as well as a rock crushing machine, and dump trucks are hauling out the excavated and crushed earth throughout the day. The goal is to excavate 3 meters down all around the lot so that the first set of tiebacks can be
- [Jewish Education: Why We Should Care](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/08/jewish-education-why-we-should-care/) - The field of Jewish education in North America boasts a wealth of talented and dedicated professionals. These are educators, administrators, scholars, board members, and funders who commit their days, and often their careers, to this work. We brought three of them together for a conversation about the current state of Jewish education and about where
- [Combining Torah and the Arts at Pardes](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/06/combining-torah-and-the-arts-at-pardes/) - This article was originally published in the December 2021 edition of Pardes's Havruta magazine. To learn more about the Pardes Arts and Culture Fellowship, visit www.pardes.org.il/pardes-arts-culture-fellowship or email Ilana HaCohen at ilana@pardes.org.il.
- [PHOTOS: Excavations Continue](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/06/pictures-excavations-continue/) - Now that the cemented heads of the piles are dry and the walls are secure on the north side of the lot, heavy equipment has been brought in and the first 3 meters are being excavated (supports go in every 3 meters). Meanwhile, the piles continue to be drilled along the south wall. Below are
- [PHOTOS: Steel rebars inserted 72 feet underground](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/05/pictures-steel-rebars-inserted-72-feet-underground/) - This week equipment was brought in to drill the 22 meter (72 foot) piles. That depth is equivalent to 6.6 stories underground. Under the supervision of an engineer and surveyor, the holes were drilled and the steel rebars that were hung in position by a crane, were inserted into adjacent holes. These sections were then
- [25 Pardes Alumni Ordained This Spring Across Denominations](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/06/24-pardes-alumni-ordained-this-spring-across-denominations/) - Pardes is excited to announce that 25 alumni were ordained as rabbis this spring! Pardes has always proudly welcomed Jews of all Jewish backgrounds, beliefs, and denominational affiliations to our programs. It is often said that the cross-pollination that takes place in our Beit Midrash is the secret sauce that makes the Pardes experience so
- [The emerging rabbinic pulpit](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/06/the-emerging-rabbinic-pulpit/) - Pardes Board member and alum Faith Leener (Year '10-'11, Summer '17) is a co-founder and the Executive Director of the growing Base Movement (check them out: www.basemovement.org).
- [Remembering Arie Strikovsky z”l: 1st Orthodox rabbi to publicly ordain a woman – me!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/06/remembering-arie-strikovsky-zl-1st-orthodox-rabbi-to-publicly-ordain-a-woman-me/)
- [Pardes Center for Jewish Educators Graduation!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/06/pardes-center-for-jewish-educators-graduation/) - Of the five Pardes Day School Educators Program graduates, three received awards at the Hebrew College commencement ceremony for their accomplishments in the MA of Jewish Education program. Three students receiving awards is unprecedented - in the past, only one student per year has been honored. The award winners are: LEO & SADIE FLAX FUND
- [Jerusalem Post: The Belzer Rebbetzin's Blessings on Conceiving Children](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/05/jerusalem-post-the-belzer-rebbetzins-blessings-on-conceiving-children/) - Written by Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper - In 1965, Surah’le Hager (b. 1946) married Yissachar Dov Rokach (b. 1948). Surah’le was the granddaughter of the Vizhnitzer rebbe, Rabbi Hayim Meir Hager (1887-1972). Yissachar Dov was the leader-in-waiting of the Belz Hassidim, a position he would officially assume in 1966. The Belzer Rebbe and Rebbetzin did
- [PHOTOS: Electric Company Completes Second Phase of Work](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/05/electric-company-completes-second-phase-of-work/) - This week the second stage of electrical work was completed by the electric company. The base of the electric tower was cemented into place, and while it dries, scheduling is taking place for the final stage, which includes disconnecting from the old line and connecting the new line. Drilling and excavation equipment will also be
- [Jerusalem Post - The License to Reinterpret](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/04/jerusalem-post-the-license-to-reinterpret/) - Written by Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper - Is there a license to reinterpret the Torah through pronunciation? The license to reinterpret the biblical text by transposing the vowels is a potent, perhaps even dangerous tool. The sages explained that both Moses and David did apprenticeships as shepherds. Since they looked after their sheep with care
- [Key Consultants Meet to Kickoff Internal Design Phase](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/04/key-consultants-meet-for-internal-designs/) - Earlier this month, a kickoff meeting was held to launch the detailed design of the internal areas of the Pardes floors. The key consultants who until now have been focused on the systems and details of the entire building will now turn to the internal build-out of Pardes ultimately resulting in detailed plans that, after
- [Times of Israel - Carry That Weight](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/03/times-of-israel-carry-that-weight/) - Written by Rabbi Brent Spodek (PNA Faculty, Year '00-'01) - The first and only time I tried to impress a girl by singing was when I was 15 years old. I had gone to the closing dance of my summer program with Franchesca, even though I really had a crush on Stacey. However, when the
- [Lookstein.org - Experientializing the Text: An Invitation to Join](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/03/lookstein-org-experientializing-the-text-an-invitation-to-join/) - Written by Aviva Lauer (Director of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators) - Those of us reading this journal are a pretty self-selected group. We love studying Jewish text. We find meaning and value and personal relevance in the word of God, in the divinely inspired writings of our ancient leaders, and in the holy
- [Jerusalem Post - Parashat Pekudei: Partnering with the Divine](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/03/jerusalem-post-parashat-pekudei-partnering-with-the-divine/) - Written by Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash (Pardes Faculty) - I have always found much of the end of Exodus tedious, centered as it is on the endless details of instruction for building the Tabernacle and weaving the priests’ garments. This Shabbat we finish reading the Book of Exodus. It tells the story of a people
- [Jerusalem Post - How Did Chabad Go From Hassidic Subgroup to Global Jewish Phenomenon?](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/03/jerusalem-post-how-did-chabad-go-from-hassidic-subgroup-to-global-jewish-phenomenon/) - Written by Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper, also known as the Maggid of Melbourne (Pardes Faculty) - How did Chabad go from hassidic subgroup to global Jewish phenomenon? Ramash was truly following in the footsteps of his predecessors. Almost anywhere you go in the world, you find Lubavitch. How did a hassidic subgroup that did not
- [The National Library of Isael: The Last Will and Testament of Rabbi David Friesenhausen](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/03/the-national-library-of-isael-the-last-will-and-testament-of-rabbi-david-friesenhausen/) - Written by Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper - In Vienna 1820, Rabbi David HaKohen Friesenhausen (ca. 1756-1828) published a work in Hebrew entitled Mosdot Tevel (Foundations of the Universe). Friesenhausen procured rabbinic letters of recommendation which he printed in Mosdot Tevel, including such a letter from the illustrious Rabbi Moshe Sofer (known as the “Ḥatam Sofer”, 1762-1839),
- [JewishPress - Thou Shalt Not Slap Thy Neighbor](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/04/jewishpress-thou-shalt-not-slap-thy-neighbor/) - Written by Rabbi Alex Israel (Pardes Faculty) - An incident during the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday has lit up social media recently like few other events. Actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock after he made a hurtful joke at Smith’s wife’s expense. Since everyone is weighing in about “the slap,” I’ll share three
- [A Purim Message from Rabbi Leon Morris, President](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/03/a-purim-message-from-rabbi-leon-morris-president/) - Living with uncertainty has been a leitmotif of the past two years as we have navigated our way through the Covid-19 pandemic. For many of us, uncertainty plays a central role in our religious lives. It keeps us humble. It recognizes our limits. It reminds us of what we cannot know. We reflect upon God’s
- [In-Person PCJE Student Teaching Resumes!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/03/in-person-pcje-student-teaching-resumes/) - JERUSALEM - The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators is pleased to announce the in-person resumption of the month-long student teaching component of the Pardes Day School Educators Program (PEP), which has been on hold due to Covid-19. “The opportunity to student teach in well-established day schools around the United States and Canada is one of
- [New York Times -  Opinion | In the Jewish Tradition, the Words We Choose Matter](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/02/new-york-times-opinion-in-the-jewish-tradition-the-words-we-choose-matter/) - Written by Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt (Year '99-'00) - Rabbi Holtzblatt is a co-senior rabbi at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, D.C. The Torah begins with the world being created by words. “Let there be” is the recurring refrain. God names each item — Light. Day. Night. Darkness. Earth. Sea. Heaven. From this emerges the concept
- [Jerusalem Post - This is How Jews Can Be a Light Unto the Nations](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/02/jerusalem-post-this-is-how-jews-can-be-a-light-unto-the-nations/) - Written by Sherwin Pomerantz - The immediate past Chair of the Israel board, Sherwin discusses the recent public remarks made about race in America and what alternatives we have to improve the situation. What does that mean to us in today’s society? How can we Jews fulfill the mandate to be a light unto the nations
- [Pardes Alumna Miriam Lorie Makes History with Rabbinical Appointment at UK Orthodox Community](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/02/pardes-alumna-miriam-lorie-makes-history-with-rabbinical-appointment-at-uk-orthodox-community/) - Written by Simon Rocker of the Jewish Chronicle - Miriam Lorie (PCJE '16-'17) makes history with rabbinical appointment at UK Orthodox community. She hopes her role as 'rabbi in training' at Borehamwood partnership minyan will have 'positive ripples on the Jewish world'. An Orthodox community in Hertfordshire is making history as the first in the
- [Jerusalem Post - The Mystical Importance of Location in Judaism](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/02/jerusalem-post-the-mystical-importance-of-location-in-judaism/) - Written by Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper - The mystical importance of location in Judaism: Just as righteous people leave behind permanent marks of holiness, so, too, sinners leave behind tainted marks. “And Jacob departed from Beersheba and went to Haran” (Genesis 28:10). The sages asked why the verse needs to detail that Jacob departed from
- [eJP - Retrospective of a Retired Pardes Board Chair](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/02/ejp-retrospective-of-a-retired-pardes-board-chair/) - Written by Sherwin Pomerantz - As the immediate past Chair of the Israel board, Sherwin shares why serving Pardes was so meaningful and how Pardes is making a difference. What has impressed me about Pardes and seemingly, the motivating factor for everyone involved, is the incredible impact our graduates have had and continue to have,
- [Mazel tov to Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler on winning the National Jewish Book Award in Modern Jewish Thought and Experience!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/01/mazel-tov-to-rabbi-dr-erin-leib-smokler-on-winning-the-national-jewish-book-award-in-modern-jewish-thought-and-experience/) - Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler (Pardes Alumna Summers '03 and '04) is a faculty member at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. She is also the Dean of Students and the Director of Spiritual Development at Yeshivat Maharat, where she teaches Hasidism and Pastoral Torah, and a faculty member at the Institute for Jewish
- [The Times of Israel - Can We Be a ‘Holy Nation’ While Abuse Persists?](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/01/the-times-of-israel-can-we-be-a-holy-nation-while-abuse-persists/) - Written by Pardes Faculty Judy Klitsner - Charismatic Jewish leaders and teachers are in the headlines again: abusing their power by betraying the trust of unsuspecting followers. As is too often the case, it appears the offenses were widely known, or at least strongly suspected, by communal members and leaders. In this frighteningly familiar pattern,
- [Times of Israel - Colleyville: ‘It is burning, brothers, it is burning’](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/01/times-of-israel-colleyville-it-is-burning-brothers-it-is-burning/) - This blog for Times of Israel was written by past Israel Board Chair Sherwin Pomerantz - In February 2019, I was in Colleyville, Texas, at Beth Israel Congregation for the bat mitzvah celebration of the daughter of Charlie Cytron-Walker, the rabbi who was held hostage with his family this past Shabbat. His mother-in-law is my
- [PHOTOS: 12+ Feet Down, Many More to Go](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/01/photos-10-feet-down-many-more-to-go/) - Over the past few weeks, 12, 18, and 22-meter holes have been drilled around the perimeter of the lot, followed by the insertion of steel frame piles. At the end of each day, the cement trucks arrive to fill the piles with cement. As the piles begin to provide a solid structure around the outside
- [Jerusalem Post - In the Wake of an Earthquake: Meet Rabbi Avraham Dov](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/01/jerusalem-post-in-the-wake-of-an-earthquake-meet-rabbi-avraham-dov/) - Written by Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper - Avraham Dov survived the 1834 looting of Safed and the 1837 Galilee earthquake, but he died in late 1840 when a plague struck Safed. Rabbi Avraham Dov of Owrucz (Ovrutsh) (1760-1840) was a hassidic master during the formative years of the movement. He first served in the rabbinate
- [eJewishPhilanthropy - Shmitta and Organizational Change](https://www.pardes.org.il/2022/01/ejewishphilanthropy-shmitta-and-organizational-change/) - Written by Pardes Alumna Elyssa Hurwitz (PCJE '19-20) - What would it look like for employees to have individualized or intentionally chosen professional development every six months, with the purpose of supporting growth in the areas they need? How would it impact the retention of employees to offer bonuses or benefits of some kind at
- [VIDEOS: We're Digging In!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/12/videos-were-digging-in/) - Excavation work on Beit Karen has begun! Heavy machinery is on-site, which is located next door to Pardes's current location, giving everyone at Pardes a bird's eye view. You can catch the action on our live feed (to the left) during Israeli business hours. Also, click continue reading to see two short videos of recent
- [Capital Campaign Update: More Images of Beit Karen to Explore!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/08/capital-campaign-update-more-images-of-beit-karen-to-explore/) - Matti Rosenshine Architects has released a new set of renderings of Beit Karen, with wonderful examples of the architecture, both inside and outside. This is all part of our Campaign for the Generations, a $36 million capital and endowment campaign to build a spacious and modern home in Jerusalem and to bring new programs to
- [San Diego Jewish World - 3 Subjects Worthy of Deep Study: Torah, JCC’s, Mideast History](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/12/san-diego-jewish-world-3-subjects-worthy-of-deep-study-torah-jccs-mideast-history/) - Written by Doron Krakow (father of current year student Aaron Krakow ('21) - My son, Aaron, is a student at Machon Pardes (The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies), where he is spending a semester studying Jewish texts—a spiritual journey taking the place of the kind of post-army trek to southeast Asia typical of many young
- [PHOTO: Excavation Permit Approved](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/11/photo-excavation-permit-approved/) - Pardes is excited to report that the excavation permit for Beit Karen has been approved! Full acoustic fencing now surrounds the building site, prominently displaying the names Pardes and Beit Karen, and giving passersby a glimpse of the architectural design. An excavator will be on site soon to begin work. To see the permit, click
- [Jerusalem Post - Justice in the Biblical Story of Dinah](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/11/jerusalem-post-justice-in-the-biblical-story-of-dinah/) - Written by Pardes faculty member Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash - “Out went Dinah the daughter of Leah whom she bore to Jacob, to see the girls of the land. Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, Prince of the Land, saw her. He took her and lay with her and degraded her.” (Genesis 32: 1-3)
- [VIDEO: The Pardes Tower Project!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/10/the-pardes-tower-project/) - Today, workers erected the official signage for the construction of Beit Karen! Plans for the start of excavations are in the works. We expect to see preparations in the coming days. Updates will be added as activities on the site take place. To view the video of the sign being installed, click "continue reading" >>>
- [VIDEO: Preliminary Site Clearing](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/11/preliminary-site-clearing/) - Preliminary site clearing work was done on the grounds behind Pardes's current building. The official excavations on the site have yet to begin but we eagerly anticipate they will start in the coming few weeks, marking the next stages of building Beit Karen. Stay tuned for updates and click "continue reading" to see a video.
- [Jerusalem Post - Which Israel educator are you?](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/11/jerusalem-post-which-israel-educator-are-you/) - Written by Ilan Bloch (Community Education '06-'07, '15-'16, Year '20-'21). This article was inspired by Pardes faculty member Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash. A tour guide or teacher might also have higher expectations of her students. She may embrace the Socratic method continuously, even when students are exhausted. Our Sages teach (Taanit 23a) that halfway through
- [Lookstein.org - Careful Consumption of Social Media](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/11/lookstein-org-careful-consumption-of-social-media/) - Pardes student Hannah Greenberg (PCJE '20-'22) was featured in The Lookstein Center online newsletter, discussing social media, Israel and education. In an age of social media and social justice activism, when it comes to teaching our students about Israel, it can be challenging to find open and healthy discourse. When Ben & Jerry’s pulled selling
- [Washington Post - Pardes Student Speaks About Recent Clash at the Western Wall](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/11/washington-post-pardes-student-speaks-about-recent-clash-at-the-western-wall/) - Pardes student Joe Brophy (PCJE '19-'21, Fellows '21-'22) is featured in this Washington Post article about his experience being at a Women of the Wall service, that was met with harsh protest from an ultra-Orthodox group in Israel. In a historic first, hundreds of Israeli police actively protected Women of the Wall against thousands of
- [Dr. David I. Bernstein Featured on Israel From the Inside with Rabbi Daniel Gordis](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/10/dr-david-i-bernstein-featured-on-israel-from-the-inside-with-rabbi-daniel-gordis/) - Last month, Israel and Poland came close to the precipice in their diplomatic relations when Israel's Yair Lapid reacted strongly to a new Polish law. The law sets a 30-year limit on legal challenges to property confiscations that had taken place decades ago. While the law affects Polish, Jewish and other contested property claims, many
- [Pardes Alumnus Jeff Green (Year '86-'87, '87-'88) and His Aliyah Featured in the Jerusalem Post](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/11/pardes-alumnus-jeff-green-year-86-87-87-88-and-his-aliyah-featured-in-the-jerusalem-post/) - The Jerusalem Post - Written by Howard Blas -- As a teenager, Jeff Green was a committed and observant Conservative Jew with plans of becoming a Conservative rabbi – until a friend showed him a brochure for Pardes. The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem refers to itself as “an open, inclusive, diverse and
- [Israel21 Online - A Bank With a Charitable Ethos and No Building](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/11/israel21-online-a-bank-with-a-charitable-ethos-and-no-building/) - Written by Pardes Alumnus Briam Blum (Year '85-'86, Community Education '18-'20) - Shawn Melamed’s home office is filled with high-tech equipment – computers, microphones, cameras for Zoom. But the most visible keyboard is not connected to his laptop. It’s a full-sized one meant for making music. Melamed, who cofounded and serves as CEO of Spiral, a
- [Jerusalem Post: Pardes's Rabbi Alex Israel and Gila Fine Reflect on Rabbi Jonathan Sacks's First Yahrzeit](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/11/jerusalem-post-pardess-rabbi-alex-israel-and-gila-fine-reflect-on-rabbi-jonathan-sackss-first-yahrzeit/) - Written by Benjy Singer - Rabbi Sacks: Top educators reflect on his first yahrzeit. As we mark the first anniversary of his death, The Jerusalem Report heard the personal memories of four leading international Jewish educators of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. “Benjy, we need to realize that the key to successful Jewish education is nurturing
- [A Taste of the Rabbinic Israel Seminar](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/10/a-taste-of-the-rabbinic-israel-seminar-in-pictures/) - The Pardes Year Program 2021-22 Rabbinic Israel Seminar and Shabbaton has been generously sponsored by Rebecca and Michael Gordon, alum of Pardes Learning Seminars and member of the Pardes Board of Directors, North America. Students wrote about their experience at the Rabbinic Israel Seminar. Read their posts now! Parasha Connections by Hannah Greenberg Galil North Reflection
- [Times of Israel - ’Rabin Day’ could become a day of healing](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/10/times-of-israel-rabin-day-could-become-a-day-of-healing/) - Written by Rabbi Alex Israel - I will never forget the night of Rabin’s assassination. For days afterwards, I could viscerally feel the terror and shame, the fear and the foreboding, in my stomach, in my bones. And here we are again marking 26 years since that dreadful night when a Jew, an Israeli citizen,
- [eJewishPhilanthropy - Tired of gender talk? I’m not!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/10/ejewishphilanthropy-tired-of-gender-talk-im-not/) - Written by Lisa Bodziner (Mechina '05-'06, PCJE '06-'08, Summers '09, '10) - I must admit, four years ago today, when I drove up to Towson University’s campus for the third time in my life I thought I was a shoo-in and knew exactly what I would be doing as the executive director of a medium-size
- [Rabbi Daniel Silverstein Releases Rap Interpretation of Psalm 91](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/07/rabbi-daniel-silverstein-releases-rap/) - JERUSALEM - Pardes faculty member Rabbi Daniel Silverstein, the creator of "Sanctuary," a newly-released multi-media rap interpretation of Psalm 91, has been writing stories and poetry since his teenage years. "At college, I completely lost faith in G!d and Torah, and stopped all Jewish practice. At the same time, I started writing with a new intensity,
- [Jerusalem Post - The Art of Making Aliyah During the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/10/jerusalem-post-the-art-of-making-aliyah-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/) - Immigrating to Israel isn't easy at the best of times — The coronavirus pandemic didn't make things any easier for Rebecca Kerzner (Summer '19, Year '21). Rebecca Kerzner’s aliyah plans were slow and took their sweet time getting built up – and then COVID happened. But that didn’t stop her. With a heart full of
- [Pardes Students Host Weekly Torah Podcast From the Beit Midrash](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/10/pardes-students-host-weekly-torah-podcast-from-the-beit-midrash/) - Pop Culture Parasha Podcast Launch - Inspired by a love of pop culture and parasha study, PCJE students Valerie Brown and Shoshana Gottlieb have launched a weekly podcast, Pop Culture Parasha. Each week they'll choose a piece of iconic pop culture to connect to the weekly Torah reading, exploring how classical biblical themes and tropes continue
- [Capital Campaign Update: Building Up Starts with Digging Down](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/07/capital-campaign-update-building-up-starts-with-digging-down/) - The Excavation Permit to dig the foundation of Beit Karen is in the final stages of processing with the municipality of Jerusalem! Pardes is now authorized to formally prepare the site. This includes a variety of tasks, such as: Placement of acoustic/decorative fencing around the lot Clearing of all surface debris Removal of pavement and/or
- [Jerusalem Post - Different flavors of the Jewish legacy in American Jewry](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/08/jerusalem-post-different-flavors-of-the-jewish-legacy-in-american-jewry/) - Written by Fern Reiss (Israel board member, Year '06-'07, Summer '07, Fellows '07-'08) - The legacy rewritten, like in My Unorthodox Life; the legacy despaired, like the Pew Report Jews; and the legacy described in David Kuney's (Pardes North America board member, PLS '13, '20, '21) new memoir. "Jewish legacy” seems to be the flavor
- [Pardes Receives Grants for Series on Constructive Disagreement](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/07/pardes-receives-grants-for-series-on-constructive-disagreement/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES RECEIVES GRANTS FOR SERIES ON CONSTRUCTIVE DISAGREEMENT WORKSHOP CURRICULUM USES JEWISH TEXTS TO ADDRESS TODAY'S POLITICAL AND IDEOLOGICAL DIVIDES (JERUSALEM, Israel- July 17, 2018) The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il) recently received grants from Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah and from
- [New Master Plan for Talpiot Industrial Zone Approved](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/03/master-plan-for-talpiot-approved/) - What does this mean for Pardes? Pardes and its new home, Beit Karen, is a perfect fit for the municipality's new vision for Talpiot, which combines residential, commercial, and green spaces with cultural and educational institutions. The city planners are therefore very excited by and supportive of the Pardes's plans! Learn more about the Capital Campaign and Pardes's new home by
- [Pardes Seeks Half-Time Registrar](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/08/pardes-seeks-half-time-registrar/) - Part-Time Registrar About Pardes: The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies is an open, inclusive, diverse, and intellectually challenging Jewish learning community, based in Jerusalem with programs worldwide. Pardes cultivates a life-long love of Jewish learning, the Jewish people and Israel. Pardes inspires engagement in Jewish life — as communal and spiritual leaders, educators and active
- [Jerusalem’s ‘Beit Karen’ to honor memory of Pittsburgh philanthropist](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/07/jerusalems-beit-karen-to-honor-memory-of-pittsburgh-philanthropist/) - Published in the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, July 12, 2018 Beit Karen, the new home of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, is being built to honor local activist Karen Shapira. Karen Shapira, who passed away in 2005, always dreamed of having a home in Israel. And prior to her death from breast cancer
- [An Interview with Mark S. Cohen, Campaign for the Generations Contributor](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/04/an-interview-with-mark-cohen-campaign/) - Mark S. Cohen is an attorney who splits his time between West Hempstead, NY and Jerusalem. Mark is a frequent participant in Pardes's Community Education Program and is also an alumnus of the Pardes Summer Program (1991, 2016 and 2018). You recently endowed Pardes’s Rosh Chodesh Community Breakfast Program, which brings Pardes students together to
- [Pardes's Commitment to Green Construction](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/03/pardes-commitment-to-green-construction/) - רְאֵה מַעֲשַׂי כַּמָּה נָאִים וּמְשֻׁבָּחִין הֵן, וְכָל מַה שֶּׁבָּרָאתִי בִּשְׁבִילְךָ בָּרָאתִי, תֵּן דַּעְתְּךָ שֶׁלֹא תְקַלְקֵל וְתַחֲרִיב אֶת עוֹלָמִי, שֶׁאִם קִלְקַלְתָּ אֵין מִי שֶׁיְתַקֵּן אַחֲרֶיךָ “Look at My works, how beautiful and praiseworthy they are! And all that I have created, it was for you that I created it. Pay attention that you do not corrupt
- [Patheos.com - How the Bible Gives Us the Compass We Need for Americas Turmoil Now](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/08/patheos-com-how-the-bible-gives-us-the-compass-we-need-for-americas-turmoil-now/) - Written by Noah Lawrence (Year '15-'16, Summer '16) - Unprecedented is one of our most frequent words for these challenging times in America. We have witnessed astonishing political turmoil and even violence reaching a climax during the transfer of power in Washington and still ongoing in our conflict over understanding what happened this past January.
- [eJP - Smashing the idol of inertia: Sunsetting the second day of holidays](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/08/ejp-smashing-the-idol-of-inertia-sunsetting-the-second-day-of-holidays/) - Written by Rabbi Dr. Shai Cherry (Year '91-'93) - Returning to the States after two years at the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem, where I first became traditionally observant, was disorienting enough. Never did I seriously entertain keeping the second day of holidays as do most traditional Jews outside of Israel. But that was way back
- [eJewishPhilanthropy - Nigel Savage (Year '94-'95) looks back on two decades at Hazon](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/07/ejewishphilanthropy-nigel-savage-year-94-95-looks-back-on-two-decades-at-hazon/) - Written by Helen Chernikoff - In 2000, Nigel Savage founded Hazon, an early Jewish environmental organization, around the idea of raising awareness by combining issues like sustainability and justice with bringing people together to enjoy the outdoors. Now, the group is merging with the Pearlstone Retreat Center in Baltimore County, Md., and Savage will step
- [Pardes 2020-21 students donate beautiful bookshelf to Jerusalem location](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/07/pardes-2020-21-students-donate-beautiful-bookshelf-to-jerusalem-location/) - Pardes 2020-21 students donated a beautiful bookshelf, adorned with beloved books from the class of 5781, inscribed with notes to future students. A framed quote atop the bookshelf shares "Just as my ancestors planted for me, I too, I am planting for my descendants (Ta'anit 23a). There is an invitation to borrow, donate, and leave
- [Pardes Alumni Featured in Jewish Week 36 Under 26 2021 List](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/07/pardes-alumni-featured-in-jewish-week-36-under-26-2021-list/) - Mazal tov to Pardes alumni Merav Fine Braun (Spirituality Retreat '13-'14, Summer '14) and Dammara Hall (PCJE '16-'18, Summer '16) who were both featured in The New York Jewish Week 36 Under 36 2021 list. Each year The Jewish Week celebrates 36 noteworthy New Yorkers, all 36 years old or younger, who make New York
- [Texas Hillel Foundation Hires Rabbi Will Hall](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/07/texas-hillel-foundation-hires-rabbi-will-hall/) - Ahead of the 2021-’22 school year, Texas Hillel Foundation is welcoming Rabbi Will Hall (Year '14-'15) to the position of rabbi/senior Jewish educator and Aviva Mangista to the position of Jewish Agency Israel fellow as part of its Jewish Student Life team. These staff positions are central to Texas Hillel’s mission of enriching the lives
- [I'm a Black Ex-Felon. I Have a Message About Cancel Culture](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/07/im-a-black-ex-felon-i-have-a-message-about-cancel-culture/) - David Ben Moshe (Year '17-'18, Summer '17), bravely shares reflections on his personal life story in Newsweek Magazine.
- [Alum Merissa Nathan Gerson (Year '10-'11) Publishes New Book](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/07/alum-merissa-nathan-gerson-year-10-11-publishes-new-book/) - When I attend­ed yeshi­va at the Pardes Insti­tute for Jew­ish Stud­ies it was for one rea­son, and one rea­son only: I was an advice colum­nist, Ask Your Yen­ta, writ­ing about sex and dat­ing and I had no idea about what Judaism had to say on the top­ic. I spent a dif­fi­cult and amaz­ing year neck-deep in Jew­ish text study, and emerged
- [Dean Bernstein's Closing Words on the Final Day of Classes](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/07/dean-bernsteins-closing-words-on-the-final-day-of-classes/) - The following inspirational words by Pardes Dean, Dr. David I. Bernstein, were delivered to Year Program students on the final day of classes, May 27, 2021. As I said on our very first day back in September: we believe the Torah is given not only to the rabbis, or to Kohanim, or to the Orthodox, or to
- [Dean Bernstein's Closing Words on the Final Day of Classes](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/07/dean-bernsteins-closing-words-on-the-final-day-of-classes/) - The following inspirational words by Pardes Dean, Dr. David I. Bernstein, were delivered to Year Program students on the final day of classes, May 27, 2021. As I said on our very first day back in September: we believe the Torah is given not only to the rabbis, or to Kohanim, or to the Orthodox, or to
- [Mahloket Matters Fellowship Update: Meet the Fellows of the Covenant Leadership Cohort](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/06/mahloket-matters-fellowship-update-meet-the-fellows-of-the-covenant-leadership-cohort/) - Our Jewish tradition upholds the principle that constructive disagreement for the sake of heaven (Mahloket L’Shem Shamayim), is not only imperative but the holy work needed to repair what can feel like irreconcilable differences that permeate within our Jewish communities. Guided by the belief that Jewish texts and their diverse interpretations can empower us to
- [Mahloket Matters Fellowship Update: Meet the Fellows of the Covenant Leadership Cohort](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/06/mahloket-matters-fellowship-update-meet-the-fellows-of-the-covenant-leadership-cohort/) - Our Jewish tradition upholds the principle that constructive disagreement for the sake of heaven (Mahloket L’Shem Shamayim), is not only imperative but the holy work needed to repair what can feel like irreconcilable differences that permeate within our Jewish communities. Guided by the belief that Jewish texts and their diverse interpretations can empower us to
- [The Jewish News - 'The New Jew' shows Israelis how Judaism works in the U.S.](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/06/the-jewish-news-the-new-jew-shows-israelis-how-judaism-works-in-the-u-s/) - Written by Rabbi Leon Morris (President of Pardes, Summers '92, '93, Year '95-'96) and Rabbi Josh Weinberg - A new Israeli government has brought a renewed focus on repairing ties between Israel and the Diaspora. Yair Lapid, a key part of the new coalition, has emphatically stated, “Jews from all streams, Reform, Conservative and Orthodox,
- [The Jewish News - 'The New Jew' shows Israelis how Judaism works in the U.S.](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/06/the-jewish-news-the-new-jew-shows-israelis-how-judaism-works-in-the-u-s/) - Written by Rabbi Leon Morris (President of Pardes, Summers '92, '93, Year '95-'96) and Rabbi Josh Weinberg - A new Israeli government has brought a renewed focus on repairing ties between Israel and the Diaspora. Yair Lapid, a key part of the new coalition, has emphatically stated, “Jews from all streams, Reform, Conservative and Orthodox,
- [eJP - To help teens navigate antisemitism, we must teach compassionate disagreement](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/06/ejp-to-help-teens-navigate-antisemitism-we-must-teach-compassionate-disagreement/) - Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth (Director Emeritus of the Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution and an adjunct faculty member) has inspired the leaders at Moving Traditions to incorporate his teachings about mahloket l'shem shamayim (the debate for the sake of heaven) into their programming. This feature article is from eJewishphilanthropy.
- [eJP - To help teens navigate antisemitism, we must teach compassionate disagreement](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/06/ejp-to-help-teens-navigate-antisemitism-we-must-teach-compassionate-disagreement/) - Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth (Director Emeritus of the Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution and an adjunct faculty member) has inspired the leaders at Moving Traditions to incorporate his teachings about mahloket l'shem shamayim (the debate for the sake of heaven) into their programming. This feature article is from eJewishphilanthropy.
- [Jerusalem Post - Bake sale to combat antisemitism draws Jewish food, but few allies](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/06/jerusalem-post-bake-sale-to-combat-antisemitism-draws-jewish-food-but-few-allies/) - Whitney Fisch (Hillel Summer '05, Year '08-'09) and the sale’s other organizers said they are pleased by the turnout among Jewish food personalities, who will sell or auction baked goods and other products to benefit an Ohio Holocaust museum. Fisch, a longtime food blogger who is one of the organizers, said she knows of only
- [Jerusalem Post - Bake sale to combat antisemitism draws Jewish food, but few allies](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/06/jerusalem-post-bake-sale-to-combat-antisemitism-draws-jewish-food-but-few-allies/) - Whitney Fisch (Hillel Summer '05, Year '08-'09) and the sale’s other organizers said they are pleased by the turnout among Jewish food personalities, who will sell or auction baked goods and other products to benefit an Ohio Holocaust museum. Fisch, a longtime food blogger who is one of the organizers, said she knows of only
- [TalentEducators - Fostering New Talent in Jewish Education](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/06/talenteducators-fostering-new-talent-in-jewish-education/) - PCJE alumna Tova Messer (Cohort 19) wrote this article as a guest blogger on the TalentEd site. TalentEd is an organization that Pardes works with very closely to place novice Judaic studies teachers in day schools...According to Breisheet, when God created the world, the land was “unformed and void, with darkness over the surface of
- [TalentEducators - Fostering New Talent in Jewish Education](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/06/talenteducators-fostering-new-talent-in-jewish-education/) - PCJE alumna Tova Messer (Cohort 19) wrote this article as a guest blogger on the TalentEd site. TalentEd is an organization that Pardes works with very closely to place novice Judaic studies teachers in day schools...According to Breisheet, when God created the world, the land was “unformed and void, with darkness over the surface of
- [The Forward - Antisemitism video explainer from UC Berkeley aims to cool campus debate](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/06/the-forward-antisemitism-video-explainer-from-uc-berkeley-aims-to-cool-campus-debate/) - Ethan Katz (Hourly '16-'17), Steven Davidoff Solomon (Summer '06) and Sarah Lefton (Summer '09) created and directed an 11-minute video for college students, university staff, and administrators aimed at combating ignorance of Jewish history, improving the discourse on issues related to Israel, and improving the campus climate for Jewish and pro-Israel students.
- [The Forward - Antisemitism video explainer from UC Berkeley aims to cool campus debate](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/06/the-forward-antisemitism-video-explainer-from-uc-berkeley-aims-to-cool-campus-debate/) - Ethan Katz (Hourly '16-'17), Steven Davidoff Solomon (Summer '06) and Sarah Lefton (Summer '09) created and directed an 11-minute video for college students, university staff, and administrators aimed at combating ignorance of Jewish history, improving the discourse on issues related to Israel, and improving the campus climate for Jewish and pro-Israel students.
- [Introducing the Inaugural Cohort of the Senior Educator Learning Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/06/introducing-the-inaugural-cohort-of-the-senior-educator-learning-fellowship/) - We are excited to share with the community our inaugural cohort of our Senior Educator Learning Fellowship! This brand-new 13-month fellowship provides enrichment and professional growth for congregational school principals and senior teachers, and we are thrilled to introduce these 22 incredible Jewish educators. To read their full bios please click here.
- [Introducing the Inaugural Cohort of the Senior Educator Learning Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/06/introducing-the-inaugural-cohort-of-the-senior-educator-learning-fellowship/) - We are excited to share with the community our inaugural cohort of our Senior Educator Learning Fellowship! This brand-new 13-month fellowship provides enrichment and professional growth for congregational school principals and senior teachers, and we are thrilled to introduce these 22 incredible Jewish educators. To read their full bios please click here.
- [Charity Navigator Gives Pardes Highest Rating](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/05/charity-navigator-gives-pardes-highest-rating/)
- [Times of Israel - Memoirist turns to fiction with tale of Arab, Jewish women’s unlikely friendship](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/05/times-of-israel-memoirist-turns-to-fiction-with-tale-of-arab-jewish-womens-unlikely-friendship/) - This article features Rabbi Haviva Ner-David (Kollel '01-'03) and her first novel "Hope Valley." This article was written by Jessica Steinberg - Writing a book wasn’t a new concept for author Haviva Ner-David, who has two memoirs under her belt, including one about her journey to becoming the first woman to be publicly ordained by
- [eJP - Interview with Liz Fisher (PLS '16)](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/05/ejp-interview-with-liz-fisher-pls-16/) - Liz Fisher is determined to democratize philanthropy - Fisher helped create the global giving circle movement. Written by Helen Chernikoff - A significant recent development in the world of philanthropy — the launch of a giving circle directory by the nonprofit Philanthropy Together — has a little-known Jewish backstory. It comes in the form of
- [eJP - Mayyim Hayyim wants to help build more mikvahs](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/05/ejp-mayyim-hayyim-wants-to-help-build-more-mikvahs/) - Carrie Bornstein (Year '05-'06) is the CEO of Mayyim Hayyim and has been working for the organization since 2006. Written by Helen Chernikoff - Sapphira Edgarde had been longing to immerse herself in a mikvah, or Jewish ritual bath, to mourn her stillborn daughter for years, but never quite felt ready. When she decided she
- [Jewish Exponent - Rabbi Gabe Greenberg (Summer 06, Year '06-'07) to lead Penn Hillel](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/04/jewish-exponent-rabbi-gabe-greenbergsummer-06-year-06-07-to-lead-penn-hillel/) - Written by Jesse Bernstein - Rabbi Gabe Greenberg (Summer 06, Year '06-'07) assumed the role of executive director at Penn Hillel on April 1, and had served as interim executive director since Jan. 1. But in a sense, he’s been preparing for the job for years. “Taking this position felt like just an incredibly exciting
- [Tablet Magazine - Father and Daughter. And Daughter. Lessons in parenting from the Talmud and Paul Simon](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/04/tablet-magazine-father-and-daughter-and-daughter-lessons-in-parenting-from-the-talmud-and-paul-simon/) - Written by M. Evan Wolkenstein (Year '98-'99, Fellow '99-'00, PCJE '00-'02, Summers, '04, '05) - The song “Father and Daughter” by Paul Simon used to make me cry. More specifically, playing “Father and Daughter” on my guitar, while my newborn daughter—my firstborn—dozed in her swing, that made me cry. Admittedly, it’s a fair-to-middling song, not
- [Meesh Hammer-Kossoy Appointed Director of the Year Program](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/04/meesh-hammer-kossoy-appointed-director-of-the-year-program/) - (JERUSALEM – April 13, 2021) Pardes is delighted to announce that Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy has been appointed Director of the Year Program at Pardes. Meesh is uniquely positioned for this role and will oversee all aspects of the Year Program including admissions, program structure, curriculum, work with faculty and department heads, student welfare, and student activities. Meesh
- [Julia Ullman accepted into Weitzman-JDC Fellowship in Global Jewish Leadership](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/04/julia-ullman-accepted-into-weitzman-jdc-fellowship-in-global-jewish-leadership/) - Julia Ullman (Summer '17, PCJE '18-'19) of Pepper Pike was recently accepted into the Weitzman-JDC Fellowship in Global Jewish Leadership, a graduate program initiative between the Joint Distribution Committee and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Ullman, 24, is a member of Temple Emanu El in Orange. The two-year program offers students from North America
- [Rabbi Marc Baker on leading Boston’s federation ‘like an educator’](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/04/rabbi-marc-baker-on-leading-bostons-federation-like-an-educator/) - Rabbi Marc Baker (Year '97-'98, Fellows '98-'00, PCJE '00-'02) recently taught at Pardes about Soulful Parenting with Dasee Berkowitz. Rabbi Marc Baker has helmed Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP), the Boston area’s federation, for three years. His predecessor, Barry Shrage, led CJP for three decades — during which time Baker explained Shrage created the conditions in
- [ReformJudaism.org - Ending Our Year of Yearning for Israel: Our First Trip Back After Being Vaccinated](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/03/reformjudaism-org-ending-our-year-of-yearning-for-israel-our-first-trip-back-after-being-vaccinated/) - This article was written by Karen (Pardes North American Board) and Marc Rivo. When we boarded the last scheduled El Al non-stop flight from Tel Aviv to Miami a year ago, we could not have imagined that Israel would be closed to millions of visitors for an indefinite period of time. With laser-like speed, COVID
- [Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle - JCC Community members named Mahloket Matters fellows](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/03/pittsburgh-jewish-chronicle-jcc-community-members-named-mahloket-matters-fellows/) - Rabbi Ron Symons, senior director of Jewish Life at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, and Suzanne Schreiber, a past president of Tree of Life Congregation, have joined the inaugural cohorts of the Mahloket Matters Fellowship, an in-depth study of what the program terms “the value of constructive disagreement,” according to a JCC press
- [Pardes Mourns the Passing of Dr. Renee Rabinowitz z"l](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/05/renee-rabinowitz/) - The Pardes community mourns the loss of board member Dr. Renee Rabinowitz z"l, who passed away on May 19th in Jerusalem. Born in Belgium in 1934, Dr. Rabinowitz and her family survived the Holocaust by fleeing to New York City in 1941, where she grew up. She attended the University of Chicago and earned a
- [Forward - TikTok didn’t know Jews of color existed. This frum Black Jew is teaching them.](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/03/forward-tiktok-didnt-know-jews-of-color-existed-this-frum-black-jew-is-teaching-them/) - The author Mira Fox (Year '16-'17) is a writer for the Forward. Tony Westbrook (Year '16-'17, Fellows '17-'18, Educators '18-'19) is currently the Assistant Director of the Hillel at Washington University in St Louis. He’s also a burgeoning TikTok star, where he goes by @frumjewishblackboy. I met Tony Westbrookin Jerusalem, in 2016, when we both
- [Pardes Alumnus Dammara Kovnats Hall (Summer '16, PCJE '16-'18) Named 2021 Robert M. Sherman Young Pioneer](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/03/pardes-alumnus-dammara-kovnats-hall-summer-16-pcje-16-18-named-2021-robert-m-sherman-young-pioneer/) - Dammara Kovnats Hall works full-time as a Jewish Studies teacher at Rodeph Sholom School where she strives to create exciting classroom communities that celebrate diversity and inclusion. In her free time, she enjoys hosting Shabbat meals and riding motorcycles. To learn more about this prestigious award and how you can contribute to the benefit for the Jewish
- [Times of Israel - A parenting book taps into the soulful side of raising a family](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/03/times-of-israel-a-parenting-book-taps-into-the-soulful-side-of-raising-a-family/) - This article is an overview of Dasee Berkowitz's (Year '94-'95) new book, "Becoming a Soulful Parent: A Path to the Wisdom Within" (Kasva Press) and her continued work as an educational consultant for Ayeka. This is a complementary piece to Dasee's recent 3-part series at Pardes called Soulful Parenting. To learn more about the book
- [eJP - The Pardes Mahloket Matters Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/03/ejp-the-pardes-mahloket-matters-fellowship/) - Written by Rabbi Mike Uram (Chief Vision and Education Officer of Pardes North America, Year '99-'00) - Guided by the belief that Jewish texts and their diverse interpretations can empower us to engage more constructively in disagreements today, I, along with my colleagues at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, am thrilled to announce the 31 inaugural
- [The Pennsylvania Gazette - A Place for Pluralism](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/02/the-pennsylvania-gazette-a-place-for-pluralism/) - This article discusses the job transition for Pardes's new chief vision and education officer of Pardes North America, Rabbi Mike Uram and his move from UPENN Hillel after 15 years of service to the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. Pardes is excited to welcome Mike on the team. After 15 years working there—and 10 in
- [Times of Israel - Extending the Branches of Jewish Education](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/02/times-of-israel-extending-the-branches-of-jewish-education/) - This article was written by Rabbi Aaron Finkelstein (Year '03-'04) - For the last few years before Covid, part of my role as a school rabbi was offering learning opportunities for parents. I’ve offered classes/shiurim after morning drop off, a club for parents and children to practice putting on Tefillin, and even a scotch and steak
- [eJP - Professional Development as a Catalyst for Community Change](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/02/ejp-professional-development-as-a-catalyst-for-community-change/) - This article was written by Clare Goldwater (Year '91-'93) - January 2020, Montreal: It is snowing and freezing cold. The words “COVID-19” don’t mean anything to us yet. Twenty-four Jewish educators gather at a camp in the beautiful Laurentian mountains of Quebec to kick off the Passport to Jewish Life Fellowship. They are here to
- [Three Pardes Alumni Named Fellows for UpStart Change Accelerator Program](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/01/three-pardes-alumni-named-fellows-for-upstart-change-accelerator-program/) - Pardes alumni Rachel Eisen (Summer '12), Cara Gold (PCJCR '12) and Laura Schuchart (Year '12, PCJE '13) were three of the 52 individuals named as part of four nations cohorts of UpStart's Change Accelerator Program. This year, UpStart leveraged the application data to design cohorts focused on emerging challenges and trends in Jewish life: The
- [Rabbis Michael Swirsky and Leon Morris Receive Cohon Award](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/01/rabbis-michael-swirsky-and-leon-morris-receive-cohon-award/) - On January 24th, The Rabbi Samuel S. and A. Irma Cohon Memorial Foundation honored Rabbi Michael Swirsky, the founder of Pardes, and Rabbi Leon Morris, Pardes’s current president, with the 2020 Cohon Award for their work on behalf of klal Yisrael, and the peoplehood of Israel. Eric Levitz, the founder and Executive Director of the
- [Times of Israel - Pardes Alum Evan Wolkenstein Wins Jewish Children's Book Award](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/01/times-of-israel-pardes-alum-evan-wolkenstein-wins-jewish-childrens-book-award/) - Pardes alum M. Evan Wolkenstein (Year '98-'99, Fellow '99-'00, PCJE '00-'02, Summer '04, '05) won the Sydney Taylor Book Awards for the best in Jewish children’s literature in the category of middle school, for his book Turtle Boy. This book is also #1 on Amazon's Jewish Children Fiction list. The Times of Israel story was
- [The Media Line - Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy Alive in Israel](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/01/the-media-line-martin-luther-king-jr-s-legacy-alive-in-israel/) - This article features Pardes faculty members Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy and Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth. This article was written by Joshua Shuman. On Monday, the US marks Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday with a national holiday. Celebrated this year on January 18, the event comes less than two weeks after historic violence on
- [Jweekly.com - The irrelevance of day school Jewish studies, and how to fix the problem](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/01/jweekly-com-the-irrelevance-of-day-school-jewish-studies-and-how-to-fix-the-problem/) - Written by Micha Levin (PCJE '07-'09, Summer '10, '11) - At his last appearance at Kehillah Jewish High School before his death, San Francisco Jewish philanthropist Warren Hellman quoted New York Jewish philanthropist Michael Steinhardt: “Day school education has failed.” I was a highly dedicated Jewish studies teacher at the time and was shocked by
- [eJP - Havruta Learning: Torah at Its Best](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/01/ejp-havruta-learning-torah-at-its-best/) - Written by Sherwin Pomerantz (Israel Board Chair of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies) - Ben Lusher’s recent article on investing in Jewish learning at Moishe House brought back some good memories for me. During my 20 years in Chicago before Aliyah 37 years ago, I had the privilege of serving as Chair of the
- [Jerusalem Post - Judaism advises us to follow the doctors](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/01/jerusalem-post-judaism-advises-us-to-follow-the-doctors/) - Written by Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper (Pardes Faculty) - When the second cholera pandemic reached Prussia in 1831, Rabbi Eliyahu Guttmacher (1796-1874) was serving there in his first rabbinic post in Pleschen (today Pleszew, Poland), a position he had held since 1822 thanks to the initiative of his teacher, the great Talmudist and chief rabbi
- [eJP - The Development of the Organized Jewish Philanthropic Community in the United States](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/01/ejp-the-development-of-the-organized-jewish-philanthropic-community-in-the-united-states/) - Written by Yisrael (Stephen) Donshik (PLS '15, '16, '17, '19, hourly for many years) - Many people have wanted to know more about the development of the organized Jewish community in the United States and how the Jewish federation became a one-stop address for raising funds, providing local services, and meeting overseas needs. Yet, it
- [A Letter of Thanks from Rav Meir Schweiger](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/01/a-letter-of-thanks-from-rav-meir-schweiger/) - Dear Pardes Community, I would like to formally thank everyone – Pardes staff members, alumni, contributors worldwide - who were involved in the recent campaign to raise $1.5 million for the library, in the new building, to be named in honor of my beloved wife, Malkah, z"l, and myself. From the outset, this project was
- [eJP - Scaling Small for Deep Impact](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/01/ejp-scaling-small-for-deep-impact/) - Written by Rabbi Benjamin Berger (Summer '01, '03) - While Gen Z, those born after 1995, are often known for being “digital natives,” like all humans before them they overwhelmingly crave in-person connection. Their adolescent digital lives are often disrupted in college by life-changing interactions, which we all recall from our own college experiences. Face-to-face
- [Pardes Launches the Mahloket Matters Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/12/pardes-launches-the-mahloket-matters-fellowship/) - (JERUSALEM – December 7, 2020) Guided by the belief that Jewish texts and their diverse interpretations can empower us to engage more constructively in disagreements today, Pardes North America has launched a new Mahloket Matters Fellowship. Based on the Mahloket Matters curriculum that has been used by communities around the globe, the Fellowship is an
- [Pardes Alumna Robin Mencher (Year '96-'97) is New Executive Director of Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay.](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/01/pardes-alumna-robin-mencher-year-96-97-is-new-executive-director-of-jewish-family-community-services-east-bay/) - This announcement was published on Jweekly.com and written by Alix Wall. Pardes Alumna Robin Mencher (Year '96-'97) has been named the new executive director of Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay, replacing outgoing director Avi Rose. Given that Robin Mencher describes herself as “fairly low-risk and conservative in making decisions,” one might assume that
- [Jerusalem Post - Serah Bat Asher: The one who remembers](https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/01/jerusalem-post-serah-bat-asher-the-one-who-remembers/) - Written by Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash (Pardes Faculty) - It is truly remarkable that two short references in the biblical text could generate such a multifaceted woman in midrashic literature. There is a curious reference toward the end of the Book of Genesis to a woman who appears twice in the Torah for no apparent
- [JWeekly.com - Your political opponent is not an idol worshipper](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/09/jweekly-com-your-political-opponent-is-not-an-idol-worshipper/) - Written by Rabbi Leon Morris (President of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies) and Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield (Pardes Faculty) - Our ability to have civil conversations with the other side is deteriorating rapidly. The differences between the left and the right are an ever-widening gulf, and we are all deeply entrenched within communities that shield
- [Jerusalem Post Update - Pardes Alumnus David Ben Moshe's Jewish status finally recognized!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/12/jerusalem-post-update-pardes-alumnus-david-ben-moshes-jewish-status-finally-recognized/) - Following a three-year struggle to be recognized as a Jew in the State of Israel, Pardes alum David Ben Moshe (Summer ’17, Year ’17-’18) has finally been granted recognition by the Ministry of Interior in Israel. He will now receive temporary residency status in the country and continue to fight for his right to gain
- [JTA - How a Bechdel test for Jewish texts is shaking up the beit midrash](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/12/jta-how-a-bechdel-test-for-jewish-texts-is-shaking-up-the-beit-midrash/) - This article was written by Shira Hanau of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Interviewed and featured are Pardes faculty members Gila Fine and Rav Rahel Berkovits and Pardes alumna Sara Wolkenfeld (Kollel '03-'04). Finally, while not mentioned in the article, the picture is of Rabbanit Jenna Englender (Year '12-'13, Staff '13-'15).
- [eJP - Putting Jewish Values Back into GivingTuesday](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/12/ejp-putting-jewish-values-back-into-givingtuesday/) - Written by Pardes Alumna Karen Radkowsky (Seminar '08, '11, '13) - Last week saw the most profitable GivingTuesday to date, with over $2.47 billion raised in a single day in the United States alone – a 25% increase over 2019, according to the GivingTuesday Data Commons. This is particularly notable given that the Bureau of
- [Times of Israel: Rabbi Alex Israel featured in "The Wilderness" 10-part series](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/12/times-of-israel-rabbi-alex-israel-featured-in-the-wilderness-10-part-series/) - Written by TOI Staff - The series is narrated by a team of internationally known biblical scholars and archaeologists, including Pardes Institute's Rabbi Alex Israel; Claire Ruth Pfann, Academic Dean and Instructor in New Testament at the University of the Holy Land in Jerusalem; Bar-Ilan University Prof. Ed Greenstein; Ben-Gurion University Prof. Michal Bar-Asher Siegal;
- [Jerusalem Post - Pardes Alumnus David Ben Moshe's nightmarish three-year quest for citizenship continues](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/12/jerusalem-post-pardes-alumnus-david-ben-moshes-nightmarish-three-year-quest-for-citizenship-continues/) - Written by Jeremy Sharon -- An Orthodox convert with a criminal past in Baltimore’s drug gangs who turned his life around, married in Israel, and applied for citizenship under the Law of Return two and a half years ago, continues to face a nightmarish bureaucratic struggle in his effort to settle in the Jewish state.
- [Rabbi Mike Uram to Lead New Pardes Educational Venture in North America](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/12/rabbi-mike-uram-to-lead-new-pardes-educational-venture-in-north-america/) - (JERUSALEM - December 7, 2020) The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies is delighted to announce that Rabbi Mike Uram has been appointed as the Chief Vision and Education Officer of Pardes North America. In this senior leadership role, Rabbi Uram will lead Pardes’s expanding work in North America, leveraging the power of thousands of Pardes
- [eJP - How to be Emotional in 5781: The Legacy of a Hasidic Educational Master](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/11/ejp-how-to-be-emotional-in-5781-the-legacy-of-a-hasidic-educational-master/) - Written by Rabbi Jon Kelsen Ph.D. (Kollel '04-'07) - A quick look at the papers, glance out the window, or moment of introspection reveal one the emotional turmoil being activated on all levels of social and political life during these extraordinarily trying days. The US just concluded a tumultuous presidential election, revealing a country with
- [Jewish Portland Review - Jennie Spector Receives Marla Bennett z"l Scholarship](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/11/jewish-portland-review-jennie-spector-receives-marla-bennett-zl-scholarship/) - Written by Deborah Moon - Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem named Portland native Jennie Spector, 27, the 2020-21 Marla Bennett, z”l, Scholar. “It’s an incredible honor to have the opportunity to study in Marla Bennett’s, z”l, memory,” says Jennie, the daughter of Marshal Spector and Sharon Pollin. In 2002, Marla was enrolled jointly
- [Forward - Talmudic meme machine Shoshana Gottlieb is mixing parsha and pop culture on Instagram](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/11/forward-talmudic-meme-machine-shoshana-gottlieb-is-mixing-parsha-and-pop-culture-on-instagram/) - Pardes student Shoshana Gottlieb (Summer '19, PCJE '20) wants you to know she’s not an artist. Sure, she spends her free time crafting original graphics to post online. Sure, her work captures Jewish culture and tradition with a sharp but loving eye. And sure, she has a devoted following who come to her for inspiration
- [Four Pardes Alumni Awarded 2020 Pomegranate Prize from the Covenant Foundation](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/10/four-pardes-alumni-awarded-2020-pomegranate-prize-from-the-covenant-foundation/) - The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies wishes a warm felt mazal tov to Jessie Silverman Gindea (PCJE '10-'12), Rabbi Rachel Isaacs (Year '05-'06), Rabbi Jordan David Soffer (Year '11-'12) and Laynie Soloman (Year '12) for receiving the 2020 Pomegranate Prize from The Covenant Foundation.
- [eJP - A Journey of Discovery](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/10/ejp-a-journey-of-discovery/) - Written by Magda Dorosz (Hillel Summer Program '16) - I have sent 314 young Polish Jews to Israel on Birthright Israel since 2011, because the trip is among the most important Jewish experiences for young adults in Poland that impacts their future engagement. Hillel in Poland is now the leading provider of that trip. Birthright
- [A Rosh Hashana Message from Rabbi Leon Morris, President](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/09/a-rosh-hashana-message-from-rabbi-leon-morris-president/) - Dear Friends of Pardes, Today marks the end of the third week of classes here in Jerusalem, and the sense of miraculousness I felt as we first welcomed our students to Pardes on August 31st is still palpable. As the sounds of learning fill the beit midrash, dining room and the park next door, I
- [eJP - Kids’ Mental Health Can’t be an Afterthought – Especially Not Now](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/09/ejp-kids-mental-health-cant-be-an-afterthought-especially-not-now/) - Written by Carrie Bornstein (Year '05-'06) - For months, teachers, parents, and administrators have been considering every element of the school day in preparation for reopening. The details are dizzying. Where will everyone sit on the school bus? Can we still use the water fountains? Who needs an iPad at home? How will our kids
- [Times of Israel - How Rabbis of Yore Fought Plague with Temple Rite, Social Distancing](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/09/times-of-israel-how-rabbis-of-yore-fought-plague-with-temple-rite-social-distancing/) - In this week’s Times of Israel podcast, we speak with Dr. Rabbi Levi Cooper about rabbinic responses to previous pandemics. From kabbalistic “front-line workers” to surprisingly sophisticated social distancing measures, ancient Jewish communities documented the steps they took to cope with pandemics over the centuries — and incredibly, many of the questions they had aren’t
- [The Jewish Chronicle - In the eyes of the Torah, we are all the children of immigrants](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/09/the-jewish-chronicle-in-the-eyes-of-the-torah-we-are-all-the-children-of-immigrants/) - Written by Benedict Roth (Year '88-'89, Summer '12, '15) - The tension between narrower and more universal interpretation of the Torah is highlighted by a well-known verse in this week's sidrah. Nowhere does the Jewish pendulum swing so rapidly from inclusiveness to xenophobia, from openness to suspicion, as it does at the start of this
- [Alumni News - Alyssa Silva, a Houston Hillel Professional Expands Role](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/09/alumni-news-alyssa-silva-a-houston-hillel-professional-expands-role/) - Alyssa Silva (PEEP '18-'19, Communications Fellow '19, WLI '20) recently assumed a new role – assistant executive director at Houston Hillel. Silva arrived at Houston Hillel one year ago as director of Jewston, Houston Hillel’s community for Jewish twentysomethings (graduate students and young professionals). Silva will continue as Houston Hillel’s lead professional for Jewston, but
- [Pardes Launches New Learning App](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/08/pardes-launches-new-learning-app/) - JERUSALEM - In 2005, Pardes launched Pardes in Jerusalem, which has been among the most highly rated Jewish podcast series on iTunes. It has been published weekly ever since. In 2013 Pardes launched Elmad, a highly comprehensive online learning platform that has grown tremendously over the last seven years. Today, Pardes is excited to unveil
- [After 16 Years of Service, a Difficult Farewell to Chef David Berman and Gail Kirschner](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/08/after-16-years-of-service-a-difficult-farewell-to-chef-david-berman-and-gail-kirschner/) - As we enter a new year fraught with unknowns, Pardes is sad to announce that our in-house food services, which have been led for 16 years by our chef extraordinaire, David Berman, will be discontinued. David Berman has always been far more than a chef. He has cultivated deep relationships with staff and students and
- [eJewishPhilanthropy - Nurturing the Individual and the Collective: Lessons from a Summer of Mentorship](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/08/ejewishphilanthropy-nurturing-the-individual-and-the-collective-lessons-from-a-summer-of-mentorship/) - By Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath (PCJE '14-'15, Lo BaShamayim Hee '17) - Like all of my fellow educators, I had a to do list in mind for Summer 2020. I was going to sit on my floor surrounded by neon index cards and thoughtfully rework my leadership development content for the year to come. I was going
- [Pardes News – Alumna Whitney Fisch (Hillel Summer ’05, Year ’08-’09) Named Executive Director of Miami University Hillel](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/08/pardes-news-alumnus-whitney-fisch-hillel-summer-05-year-08-09-named-executive-director-of-hillel-at-miami-university/) - Cleveland Jewish News - Whitney Fisch has assumed the executive director position at Hillel at Miami University in Oxford, the organization’s board of directors announced. Fisch replaces Marcy Miller, who is retiring after nine years in the role, according to a July 30 news release. Fisch has a master’s degree in social work from the
- [Times of Israel - Lessons Learned or Not During the Pandemic and ‘The Three Weeks’](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/07/times-of-israel-lessons-learned-or-not-during-the-pandemic-and-the-three-weeks/) - By Karen Feuer (Staff) - In the last few months, I have heard a subtle but significant change in the prayers offered by our communities as we have implored Hashem to remove from us the plague of COVID-19. In place of the traditional conclusion asking for the health and healing of Am Yisrael, a new
- [Jerusalem Post - Why the Tzemach Tzedek told his son to beware of dairy](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/07/jerusalem-post-why-the-tzemach-tzedek-told-his-son-to-beware-of-dairy/) - By Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper (Faculty) - THE TZEMACH TZEDEK acknowledged a letter that his son had sent him and warned his son "not to be stringent – Heaven forfend – at this time, by eating dairy products in the Nine Days." Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn of Lubavitch (1789-1866), commonly known by the title of
- [The Times of Israel -- Thou shalt mind each other’s business: 8 steps to counter the increased silence that comes with social distancing, and reduce the staggering opportunity for undetected, and thus undeterred, domestic abuse](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/07/the-times-of-israel-thou-shalt-mind-each-others-business-8-steps-to-counter-the-increased-silence-that-comes-with-social-distancing-and-reduce-the-staggering-opportunity-for-undetected/) - By Judy Klitsner (Faculty) -- “I never used to hit my kids. Since the lockdown began, I have already hit them several times this week.” Numerous testimonies such as this one have been received, in the wake of COVID-19, by Sacred Spaces, a US-based anti-abuse organization on whose board I sit, according to its CEO, Shira
- [The Times of Israel -- The changing face of our relationship with synagogue](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/07/the-times-of-israel-the-changing-face-of-our-relationship-with-synagogue/) - By Debra Weiner-Solomont (Staff) -- “The COVID-19 crisis has changed the way we conduct ourselves in so many ways especially now as the country may enter another lockdown. We must think and plan before going anywhere. Spontaneity has gone to the wayside, for now at least. My most vivid memory, while growing up in Brookline,
- [Jerusalem Post - Do we need to fast during a pandemic?](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/07/jerusalem-post-do-we-need-to-fast-during-a-pandemic/) - By Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper (Faculty) - "Rabbi Nehemia Halevi Ginsburg (1788-1852) was the son of a disciple of the founder of Chabad Hassidism, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi (ca. 1745-1812). He married the daughter of Zalman Welkes of Dubrovno (today in Belarus), also a Chabad hassid. After Nehemia’s wife met an untimely death, the
- [The Forward - Spiritual hunger persists even in the face of physical hunger](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/07/forward-spiritual-hunger-persists-even-in-the-face-of-physical-hunger/) - By Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy (Faculty) - "Amos dedicated the bulk of his prophecy to railing against the well-heeled, calling them “cows of Bashan”: “They drink [straight] from the wine bowls, And anoint themselves with the choicest oils— But they are not concerned about the food/ruin (shever) of Joseph” (Amos 6:6). And yet, in Amos’s
- [RadioSefarad.com - An Interview with Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/07/radiosefarad-com-an-interview-with-rabbi-dr-levi-cooper/) - In this special interview with Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper on English Corner con (with) Linda Jiménez, they answer the week’s trivia question: To which countries outside of Israel has Pardes taken student groups?
- [Pardes News -- Rabbi Michael Hattin Publishes New Book: Judges - The Perils of Possession](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/06/rabbi-michael-hattin-publishes-new-book-judges-the-perils-of-possession/) - In Judges: The Perils of Possession, Rabbi Michael Hattin offers a highly readable introduction to the biblical book of Judges that combines imaginative sweep with analytic depth. Utilizing literary techniques, ancient and modern commentaries, as well as current academic research, Hattin draws us into the book’s epic accounts of mighty leaders and their exploits, stories
- [Jerusalem Post - Jews are flocking to online classes during the pandemic](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/07/the-jerusalem-post-jews-are-flocking-to-online-classes-during-the-pandemic/) - By Penina Beede (Summer '14) - "Israeli poetry scholar Rachel Korazim had been thinking about cutting back on travel when the coronavirus pandemic made the decision for her. “I said I really want to shift my teaching to distance learning because, you know, I’m not getting any younger. Travel is tiring,” she said she had
- [Pardes News -- Pardes Alumna Amanda Pogany Receives Esteemed Covenant Award](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/06/pardes-news-pardes-alumna-amanda-pogany-receives-esteemed-covenant-award/) - New York – June 24, 2020 – The Covenant Foundation has announced the names of three Jewish educators who are the 2020 recipients of the Covenant Award. Maxine Segal Handelman, Director of Family Life & Learning, Anshe Emet Synagogue, Chicago, Illinois; Russel Neiss, Senior Product Engineer, Sefaria, St. Louis, Missouri; and Amanda Pogany, Head of School,
- [Pardes News -- 11 Pardes Alumni Selected for the Jewish Wisdom Fellowship at Hadar](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/07/pardes-news-11-pardes-alumni-selected-for-the-jewish-wisdom-fellowship-at-hadar/) - Mazel tov to the 11 Pardes alumni who were accepted to Hadar's Jewish Wisdom Fellowship! Akiko Yonekawa (Summer '11, Educators '15-'16) Alana Rahmani (Educators '18-'19) Evelyn Tauben (Summer '11, Spirituality Retreat '12) Matthew Kolbert (Summer '18) Naomi Adland (Year '09-'10, Staff '10-'12) Rachel Dingman (Summer '14, Educators '15-'16, Fellows '16-'17) Tamar Zaken (Summer '05) Tony Julian Westbrook
- [Pardes News -- 2 Pardes Alums Selected as Visiting Artists at The Bronfman Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/07/pardes-news-2-pardes-alumni-selected-as-visiting-artists-at-the-bronfman-fellowship/) - Mazel tov to Pardes alums Alicia Jo Rabins (Year '98-'99, Fellows '99-'00) and Jessica Tamar Deutsch (Summer '17) for being selected as 2 of the 4 first-ever Visiting Artists at The Bronfman Fellowship! "The Bronfman Fellowship is a year-long, transformative experience of study and conversation centered around pluralism, social responsibility and Jewish texts, participated in by twenty-six Jewish
- [Pardes Alumnus David Ben Moshe featured on Unorthodox Podcast](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/05/pardes-alumnus-david-ben-moshe-featured-on-unorthodox-podcast/) - This podcast originally was posted for Shavuot 5780 as part of Tablet Mag's third annual episode about conversion. David Ben Moshe (Summer '17, Year '17-'18) refers to his experience at Pardes as a major part of his Jewish journey. Recently, Pardes wrote a similar feature story about David and his journey for the Havruta Annual.
- [Pardes News -- Pardes Alumnus Wins Davies Award in Archeology](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/07/pardes-news-pardes-alumnus-wins-davies-award-in-archeology/) - Mazel tov to Pardes alumnus Dr. Matthew Susnow (Year '06-'07), winner of the 2019 Routledge Philip R. Davies Early Career Researcher Publication Award! "The Palestine Exploration Fund is pleased to announce that Dr. Matthew Susnow’s entry—‘Liminality and Canaanite Cultic Spaces: Temple Entrances, Status Transformations and Ritual in Threshold Contexts’—has been selected for the 2019 Davies
- [Rabbi Meir Schweiger to Retire After 43 Years at Pardes](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/05/rabbi-meir-schweiger-to-retire-after-43-years-at-pardes/) - Dear Pardes Community, With great emotion, I write to announce that our beloved colleague and teacher, Rabbi Meir Schweiger, will be retiring this September from his full-time tenure at Pardes. Rav Meir, as so many affectionately call him, has been a full-time member of the faculty since 1977, longer than any other Pardes employee. His
- [The Forward -- Why is it so easy to fear those different from ourselves?](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/06/rabbi-dr-meesh-hammer-kossoy-published-in-the-forward/) - By Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy (Faculty) -- Human life is so sacred that Jewish tradition is famously reticent about criminal punishment in general and capital punishment in particular. Thus, Rabbi Tarfon and Rabbi Akiva said, “If we would have been on the Sanhedrin, no one would ever have been executed” (Mishnah Makkot 1:17). To be
- [Carole Daman Day of Learning Remarks](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/07/carole-daman-day-of-learning-remarks/) - Pardes Day of Learning Today's Day of Learning (July 8, 2020 / 16 Tamuz 5780) is sponsored by Carole Daman, alumna of the Year Program '73-'74 and many other Pardes programs including Spirituality Retreats and Executive Learning Seminars. The learning is in memory of her father Isidor Goldberg z"l. Remarks shared by Carole in memory
- [eJewishphilanthropy - Experiential Education is a Pedagogy, Not a Place](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/06/ejewishphilanthropy-experiential-education-is-a-pedagogy-not-a-place/) - By Amalia Mark (Educators '16-'17, Year '18-'19) and Leeza Negelev - Usually, Mayyim Hayyim’s Paula Brody & Family Education Center echoes with voices asking questions and expressing curiosity as participants ages 9-90 engage first-hand with our mikveh. A mikveh is the ultimate experiential educational opportunity. At Mayyim Hayyim we go on scavenger hunts, play charades, and act out
- [eJewish Philanthropy -- Pardes Is Open for Learning with 50%-100% Off Tuition](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/06/pardes-featured-in-ejewishphilanthropy-online/) - By Rabbi Leon A. Morris -- The past several months have been unlike anything most of us have ever experienced. Much of the routine of our lives has been upended. At the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, though, we have been working to transcend the cold uncertainty of these times with the warm embrace of Torah
- [Medium -- George Floyd: Multiple Perspectives from a “Dangerous” Black Ex-Con](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/06/george-floyd-multiple-perspectives-from-a-dangerous-black-ex-con-by-david-ben-moshe/) - By David Ben Moshe (Summer '17, Year '17-'18) -- I don’t want to write this. But I feel strongly that it is important for me to write this. I publish a weekly article on topics related to fitness, nutrition, health, and wellness. Those are things I enjoy and that I occupy my time pursuing and improving.
- [Pardes Alumnus Maxim Delchev Featured in eJewishPhilanthropy](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/04/pardes-alumnus-maxim-delchev-featured-in-ejewishphilanthropy/) - Pardes Center for Jewish Educators alumnus Maxim Delchev ('17-'18) is the Educational Director at Shalom, the organization of the Jews in Bulgaria. He was recently featured in an article on eJewishPhilanthropy online by Toby Axelrod. Below are the opening passages of the article with a link to the full article. Maxim Delchev’s bar mitzvah went like this:
- [The Four Corners of the World Seder](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/05/the-four-corners-of-the-world-seder/) - The Four Corners of the World Seder By Rachel Margolin כָּל דִכְפִין יֵיתֵי וְיֵיכֹל, כָּל דִצְרִיךְ יֵיתֵי וְיִפְסַח. הָשַּׁתָּא הָכָא, לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בְּאַרְעָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל. הָשַּׁתָּא עַבְדֵי, לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בְּנֵי חוֹרִין. “Anyone who is famished should come and eat, anyone who is in need should come and partake of the Pesach sacrifice. Now we are here,
- [Mailchimp Test](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/04/mailchimp-test/) - *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* A schedule of upcoming online learning opportunities. View this email in your browser --> --> --> --> The Pardes Institute is an open and non-denominational Jewish learning community, based in Jerusalem and with programs worldwide. Students encounter and grapple with classic texts and traditions of Judaism, while exploring their relevance to today’s
- [A Hebrew Prayer of Healing from Coronavirus (with English translation)](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/04/hebrew-prayer-coronavirus/) - This prayer was written by Pardes Liturgist-in-Residence, Alden Solovy, with the help of Pardes faculty member Rabbi Dr. Howard Markose and Pardes student Alex Griffel. The story behind the prayer follows afterward. You can find several of Alden's prayers relating to the Covid-19 pandemic on the Pardes page Strength and Courage for Uncertain Times. Healing
- [Pardes Raises $3 Million for North American Programming](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/01/pardes-raises-3-million-for-north-american-programming/) - An announcement about this initiative was also published in eJewishPhilanthropy on February 13, 2020. You can read more here. A Letter from Pardes President, Rabbi Leon A. Morris January 14, 2020 Dear Friends, In the spring of 2018, Rabba Yaffa Epstein and I embarked on a 10-day North American tour. Together we visited eight cities and
- [Karen Rivo Joins Pardes’s North American Board](https://www.pardes.org.il/2020/01/karen-rivo-joins-pardess-north-american-board/) - Pardes is pleased to announce that Karen Rivo of Miami Beach, Florida has joined the North American Board of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. “We are so honored to have Karen join our North American board,” said Rabbi Leon Morris, President of Pardes. “Her commitment to Jewish learning and her devotion to the people of Israel make her an ideal board member. I look forward to working closely with her in the years ahead.”
- [Mike Feuer’s The Lamp of Darkness "Go Further" Edition Now Available](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/12/mike-feuers-the-lamp-of-darkness-go-further-edition-now-available/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mike Feuer’s The Lamp of Darkness "Go Further" Edition Now Available (JERUSALEM, ISRAEL ­­­– December 11, 2019) The Age of Prophecy series, by Dave Mason and Pardes faculty member Rabbi Mike Feuer, transports you back 3,000 years, to the epic battle between the Israelite Kings and Prophets. Lev, an orphaned shepherd boy,
- [Pardes Appoints New Director of Marketing and Communications](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/12/pardes-appoints-new-director-of-marketing-and-communications/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pardes Appoints New Director of Marketing and Communications (JERUSALEM, ISRAEL – December 13, 2019) Pardes is excited to announce that Jamie Bornstein (Year Program 05-06) has been appointed Director of Marketing and Communications. Jamie joined Pardes in October 2010 as Assistant Director in North America and was later promoted to Senior Director.
- [Pardes Insititute of Jewish Studies Names its First Liturgist-in-Residence](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/11/pardes-insititute-of-jewish-studies-names-its-first-liturgist-in-residence/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NAMES ITS FIRST LITURGIST-IN-RESIDENCE (JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - November 28, 2019) The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il) has named internationally-acclaimed liturgist and poet Alden Solovy as its first Liturgist-in-Residence. In this new role, Alden will teach ‘Introduction to Creative Liturgy’ in both the fall and spring semesters
- [The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Piloting New Pardes-Kevah Teaching Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/01/the-pardes-institute-of-jewish-studies-piloting-new-pardes-kevah-teaching-fellowship/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES PILOTING NEW PARDES-KEVAH TEACHING FELLOWSHIP (JERUSALEM, Israel– January 29, 2019) The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il) is pleased to announce the launch of the Pardes-Kevah Teaching Fellowship, with a new cohort slated to join the program in June 2019 in Berkeley, California. Pardes is excited
- [Can’t we all just get along? Pursuing unity beyond tragedy](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/11/cant-we-all-just-get-along-pursuing-unity-beyond-tragedy/) - I learned about achdut demonstrated at the Pardes Institute’s Lo BaShamayim Hee conference. Rabbi David Stein, my colleague who attended and spoke at the event, made specific mention of how impressed he was by the commitment to, and the active work of achdut undertaken during the conference.
- [Pardes and Moishe House: A Match Made in Heaven](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/11/pardes-and-moishe-house-a-match-made-in-heaven/) - Published in Moishe House online on November 12, 2019. Written by, Haley Schulman (MHWOW Host, Retreats Alum and Director of North American Engagement at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies) "I love Pardes—and I’m not just saying that because they pay me to… even though they do. My love affair with Pardes began when I attended the 2015 Pardes Summer Program. It was the first immersive Jewish learning experience I ever really had and I fell so deeply in love for the program that I had to come back for round two in summer 2016."
- [Arguing for Heaven’s Sake](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/11/arguing-for-heavens-sake/) - Published in The Jewish Standard on October 31, 2019. Written by, Joanne Palmer - "It’s possible that the deepest of all Jewish instincts is the need to argue. To look at texts and say, “yes, but.” To listen to your teachers and say, “Are you sure?” To listen to your family and friends and say, “You’ve gotta be kidding.”
- [Carole Daman's remarks on her husband <br> Dr. Harlan Daman, Tsvi Hirsh ben Dovid Aryeh z"l](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/09/carole-damans-remarks/) - Sunday, Oct 27th - Day of Learning sponsored by Carole Daman in memory of her husband Dr. Harlan Daman, Tsvi Hirsh ben Dovid Aryeh z"l The yahrzeit on the 28th of Tishrei is of my late husband Dr. Harlan Daman, Tsvi Hirsh ben Dovid Aryeh. My late husband Harlan Daman, Tzvi Hirsch ben Dovid Aryeh,
- [Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Receives Two-Year Grant from The AVI CHAI Foundation](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/01/avi_chai_grant/) - Jerusalem – The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies is proud to announce the awarding of a two-year grant from The AVI CHAI Foundation. The grant will provide support and direction to day schools and other Jewish educational institutions in the area of tefilah (prayer) through the Pardes Tefilah Education Initiative. “Tefilah has been one of
- [The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Join Forces to Train Rabbi-Educators](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/02/the-pardes-institute-of-jewish-studies-and-yeshivat-chovevei-torah-join-forces-to-train-rabbi-educators/) - Jerusalem and New York City – February 20, 2018 – The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators and Yeshivat Chovevei Torah announced the launch of a new and exciting collaboration. Beginning in fall 2018, the two institutions will join forces to begin training outstanding rabbis who are passionate about Jewish education. The Pardes+YCT Joint Program will include two unique courses of
- [Pardes and Yeshivat Maharat Partner to Train Female Clergy-Educators](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/05/pardes-and-yeshivat-maharat-partner-to-train-female-clergy-educators/) - NEW PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM EXPANDS PARDES’S IMPACT AND COMMITMENT TO JEWISH EDUCATION FOR ALL (JERUSALEM, Israel & BRONX, NY– May 8, 2018) The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (www.pardes.org.il/) and Yeshivat Maharat (www.yeshivatmaharat.org/) announced a formal partnership to train outstanding women who are passionate about Jewish education and Jewish leadership. Set to launch this fall, a
- [The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Hillel International and The Jewish Theological Seminary Launch Joint Masters Program](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/06/the-pardes-institute-of-jewish-studies-hillel-international-and-the-jewish-theological-seminary-launch-joint-masters-program/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES, HILLEL INTERNATIONAL AND THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY LAUNCH JOINT MASTERS PROGRAM (JERUSALEM, Israel & WASHINGTON, D.C. & NEW YORK, NY– June 11, 2018) The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (www.pardes.org.il/), Hillel International (www.hillel.org) and The William Davidson School of The Jewish Theological Seminary (www.jtsa.edu) announced
- [The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and Hebrew College Launch Program to Train Rabbi Educators](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/01/the-pardes-institute-of-jewish-studies-and-hebrew-college-launch-program-to-train-rabbi-educators/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES AND HEBREW COLLEGE LAUNCH PROGRAM TO TRAIN RABBI EDUCATORS PROGRAM EXPANDS PARDES’S IMPACT AND COMMITMENT TO JEWISH EDUCATION FOR ALL (JERUSALEM, Israel & NEWTON CENTRE, MA– January 23, 2019) The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il) and Hebrew College (www.hebrewcollege.edu) announced a new joint program to
- [The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and The Jewish Theological Seminary to Provide a Joint Rabbinical and Experiential Educator Degree](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/03/the-pardes-institute-of-jewish-studies-and-the-jewish-theological-seminary-to-provide-a-joint-rabbinical-and-experiential-educator-degree/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES AND THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY TO PROVIDE A JOINT RABBINICAL AND EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATOR DEGREE (JERUSALEM, Israel & NEW YORK CITY, NY– March 12, 2019) The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il) and The Jewish Theological Seminary (www.jtsa.edu) have announced a new joint program which
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- [Capital Campaign Letter from Leadership](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/07/capital-campaign-letter-from-leadership/)
- [The Case for Giving Letter](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/07/the-case-for-giving-letter/)
- [Rabba Yaffa Epstein Remarks for Summer Program Opening Lunch](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/07/rabba-yaffa-epstein-remarks-for-summer-program-opening-lunch/) - Dear Pardes Summer Program participants, and to the entire Faculty and Staff of Pardes, As some of you know, I began my sixteen years at Pardes, in the Summer Program in 2003. There I met incredible teachers - who taught me how to learn beautiful Torah, ask good questions, and to act in this world
- [Tikun Leil Shavuot 2018 in Jerusalem](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/04/tikunleil/) - Pardes will once again be running a comprehensive, all-night learning program on Shavuot. Tikun Leil Shavuot will be held at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies on Motzei Shabbat, May 19, 11:30pm - 4 am.
- [Over 500 People at Pardes for Tisha B'Av](https://www.pardes.org.il/2015/07/over-500-people-at-pardes-for-tisha-bav/) - Over 500 people came to Pardes on Sunday for our annual Tisha B'Av program. Despite the crowds and the heat, participants were able to attend 13 lectures throughout the day, from an outstanding line-up including Yaffa Epstein, Daniel Gordis, Gila Fine, Gideon Weitzman, Rachel Korazim and Elliott Malamet. The day was held in memory of
- [Moving remarks Gary Carmell shared in memory of Roneet z"l at Pardes on May 6th, 2019](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/05/moving-remarks-gary-carmell-shared-in-memory-of-roneet-zl-at-pardes-on-may-6th-2019/) - These are the moving remarks Gary Carmell shared in memory of Roneet z"l at Pardes on May 6th, 2019
- [Day of Learning Remarks Gurin/Meskin Families May 12, 2019](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/05/day-of-learning-remarks-gurin-meskin-families-may-12-2019/) - Today’s learning is sponsored by Robin and Leonard Gurin Ilana and Mark Meskin In honor and celebration of their son’s ordination Mazal tov to Rabbi Benjamin Caplan-Meskin Gurin! Today, Benjamin Caplan-Meskin Gurin will be ordained as a rabbi by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. A native of Fishers, Indiana and a proud Hoosier
- [North American Programs Coordinator Job Description](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/04/north-american-programs-coordinator-job-description/) - The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il) seeks a passionate and impeccably organized North American Programs Coordinator to provide logistical, administrative and communications support for a growing portfolio of North American events and programs with visiting and adjunct faculty, including immersive learning retreats. The North American Programs Coordinator will collaborate closely with
- [Pardes Appoints Director of North American Programs](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/04/pardes-appoints-director-of-north-american-programs/) - Pardes Appoints Director of North American Programs
- [Pardes Purim Companion Available Now!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/03/pardes-purim-companion-available-now/) - Pardes is excited to share the new Pardes Purim Companion, sponsored in honor of Sylvia and Len Kingsley celebrating 65 years of marriage. This Purim companion is a collection of articles by faculty members to help prepare and inspire you for the holiday of Purim, bringing about joy and deeper meaning. You can download and print
- [Debate and Division Come Under Discussion by Presidents, Judges and Rabbis](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/02/debate-and-division-come-under-discussion-by-presidents-judges-and-rabbis/) - Published in The Jerusalem Post, February 17, 2019 Written by, Jeremy Sharon "Debate, dispute, division, dialogue and conflict were all under discussion at the Bible study group session with President Reuven Rivlin on Sunday night, together with the President of the Supreme Court Esther Hayut, legalists, rabbis, academics and politicians. The event, which was coordinated by the 929 Bible Study Group and the Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution, comes at the end of the Pardes Institute’s week of events for its 9 Adar initiative designed to find ways to engage more constructively in polarized ideological and political debates." Click here to read the full article.
- [The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Launches Educational Series on Constructive Disagreement](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/01/the-pardes-institute-of-jewish-studies-launches-educational-series-on-constructive-disagreement/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES LAUNCHES EDUCATIONAL SERIES ON CONSTRUCTIVE DISAGREEMENT WORKSHOP CURRICULUM USES JEWISH TEXTS TO ADDRESS TODAY'S POLITICAL AND IDEOLOGICAL DIVIDES (JERUSALEM, Israel- January 8, 2019) The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il/) launched “Mahloket Matters: How to Disagree Constructively-The Beit Midrash Way”, an innovative five-part educational workshop series
- [Far-left Diaspora Jews increasingly coming to Israel — and sticking around](https://www.pardes.org.il/2019/01/far-left-diaspora-jews-increasingly-coming-to-israel-and-sticking-around/) - Olivia Morris could have topped a list of people least likely to live in the Holy Land not long ago. The progressive Diaspora Jew’s involvement in issues regarding Israel only began after she attended events held by left-leaning groups such as J Street and IfNotNow on her college campus.
- [Rabbi Daniel Landes to leave Pardes](https://www.pardes.org.il/2016/07/rabbi-daniel-landes-to-leave-pardes/) - July 21, 2016 After 21 years of dedicated service to Pardes, Rabbi Daniel Landes will be leaving at the end of the summer. Rabbi Landes has played a seminal role in the growth and development of our organization and in the lives of our alumni. He has inspired and led our institution, and helped to
- [Double the impact of your gift!](https://www.pardes.org.il/2015/11/double-your-impact-of-your-gift/) - Thanks to a generous Pardes donor, up to $260,000 in new gifts and gift increases will be matched. Specifically, if… You made a gift last year between September 1, 2014 and August 31, 2015, and make a larger gift this year, that increase will matched. You have never made a gift to Pardes, or your
- [Reflections on the GA 2018 “Let’s Talk”: Can Israel and the Diaspora aspire to be not just two pillars, but an arch?](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/11/reflections-on-the-ga-2018-lets-talk-can-israel-and-the-diaspora-aspire-to-be-not-just-two-pillars-but-an-arch/) - Published in eJewish Philanthropy, November 2, 2018. The GA 2018 in Tel Aviv was a dialogue on Israel and the Diaspora and the future of Jewish peoplehood being in danger.
- [Two Heads Are Better Than One](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/10/two-heads-are-better-than-one/) - Published in eJewish Philanthropy, October 15, 2018 Ecclesiastes famously teaches us that “Tovim Ha’Shnayim Min Ha’Ehad,” two heads are better than one.
- [Aviva Golbert Named as Director of Pardes Center for Jewish Educators](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/09/aviva-golbert-named-as-director-of-pardes-center-for-jewish-educators/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AVIVA GOLBERT NAMED AS DIRECTOR OF PARDES CENTER FOR JEWISH EDUCATORS (JERUSALEM, Israel-September 3, 2018) Aviva Golbert, the current Acting Director of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (PCJE), has been appointed Director of PCJE as of the start of the 2018-2019 academic year. A Jewish educator with over 20 years of
- [The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Launches Online Tefilah Education Database for Jewish Educators](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/08/the-pardes-institute-of-jewish-studies-launches-online-tefilah-education-database-for-jewish-educators/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES LAUNCHES ONLINE TEFILAH EDUCATION DATABASE FOR JEWISH EDUCATORS (JERUSALEM, Israel- August 28, 2018) The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il) announces the launch of its Tefilah database for Jewish educators worldwide. The online database is a free resource under the umbrella of the Pardes Center for Jewish
- [Ayeka and Pardes Announce Collaboration to Create Soulful Parenting Podcast](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/08/ayeka-and-pardes-announce-collaboration-to-create-soulful-parenting-podcast/) - AYEKA AND PARDES ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION TO CREATE SOULFUL PARENTING PODCAST Jerusalem, Israel, August 22, 2018 - Ayeka: The Center for Soulful Jewish Education today announced the release of the podcast mini-series Inspired Parenting: Jewish Tools for Reflection and Growth, together with the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies’ online Jewish learning site,
- [Pardes Appoints Assistant Director of Education in North America](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/08/pardes-appoints-assistant-director-of-education-in-north-america/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PARDES APPOINTS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION IN NORTH AMERICA PARDES CONTINUES TO EXPAND JEWISH EDUCATIONAL PRESENCE IN NORTH AMERICA (NEW YORK, NY- August 22, 2018) The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il/) announced and welcomed Shani Gross as Assistant Director of Education in North America. Shani will be working closely with Rabba
- [New Pardes facility will expand learning opportunities](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/07/new-pardes-facility-will-expand-learning-opportunities/) - Published in The Jewish Observer, July 31, 2018 More opportunities to learn about and experience Judaism will be available to more people. That’s what friends of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem are working to achieve with a new building. A groundbreaking was held on June 24. Nashville residents Moshe and Libby Werthan
- [Pardes Faculty Presenting at Limmud Conferences Around the World](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/04/pardes-faculty-travelling/) - Over the next few months, a number of Pardes faculty members will presenting at various Limmud conferences around the world: May 4, 9:15 am: Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash will be speaking on a panel at Limmud Connect, Ma'aleh HaChamisha, Israel June 2 - 14: Rabba Yaffa Epstein at Limmud Australia June 29 - July 1: Rabbi
- [Pardes Introduces An Interactive Seder Experience](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/03/pardes-introduces-an-interactive-seder-experience/) - Pardes is thrilled to share the next in our Holiday Companion Series: An Interactive Seder Experience. והגדת לבנך – The Haggadah charges us with retelling the Pesach story to the next generation each and every year. Building off the dynamic and multisensory seder that the Rabbis already laid out for us, this collection of seder
- [Pardes and Ramah Darom Partner for a Shavuot Experience](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/02/pardes-and-ramah-darom-partner-for-a-shavuot-experience/) - Pardes & Ramah Darom join forces for an immersive, first-of-its-kind Shavuot experience! This exciting five-day Shavuot retreat (May 18 – 22, 2018) will provide an engaging, immersive Jewish learning experience and Shavuot celebration for diverse participants, including families and individuals from a variety of Jewish backgrounds. Held at the lovely Ramah Darom campground in the Chattahoochee National Forest
- [Pardes North America Awarded Charity Navigator's Top Rating](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/02/pardes-north-america-awarded-charity-navigators-top-rating/) - The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, North America is pleased to announce that it has attained a 4-star rating for demonstrating strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency by Charity Navigator, America's largest independent charity evaluator. "We are proud to announce that your organization has earned a 4-star rating. This is our highest
- [Pardes Alum Rabbi Marc Baker Appointed as President of CJP](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/01/pardes-alum-rabbi-marc-baker-appointed-as-president-of-cjp/) - Pardes is thrilled to hear the news of Rabbi Marc Baker's appointment as the next President of CJP (Combined Jewish Philanthropies). Marc is a treasured Pardes alum of the Year ('97-'98), Fellows ('99-'00) and Educators ('00-'02) Programs and we wish him much success in his new role. Click here to read the press release from CJP.
- [Uncovered: A New Three-Part Podcast Mini-Series with Nechama Goldman Barash](https://www.pardes.org.il/2018/01/uncovered-a-new-three-part-podcast-mini-series-with-nechama-goldman-barash/) - In Pardes’s latest mini-podcast series, Uncovered: Sources of Nakedness in Halakha, Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash looks at three major topics that often restrict women's presence in traditional Jewish communities: Dress, Hair and Voice. In looking at the debate that often centers around female religious identity, she suggests the answer lies not in the boundaries of
- [Teshuva and Time Travel: New 3-Part Podcast Mini Series for the Haggim with Rabbi Dr. Sam Lebens](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/09/teshuva-and-time-travel-new-3-part-podcast-mini-series-for-the-haggim-with-rabbi-dr-sam-lebens/) - When we repent, there is a sense in which we’re seeking to undo damage done. It’s almost as if we’re trying to undo the past. How seriously should we take this metaphor? Is the past something that can be undone? In this 3-part mini series for the Haggim, Rabbi Dr. Sam Lebens – a philosopher
- [Development Conference for Jewish Educators](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/11/development-conference-for-jewish-educators/) - The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators conducted a successful professional development conference for Jewish educators—including day school teachers, administrators and supplementary school educators—who gathered at the Pearlstone Retreat Center to explore the topic of Cultivating the Whole Child Through a Jewish Lens. The participants, working at 17 different schools from across the US, spent three
- [The 2017 Jewish Week of Constructive Conflict Teaches How to Talk Through Differences](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/02/9adar2017/) - After a year of global political upheaval, the fifth annual 9Adar: Jewish Week of Constructive Conflict (February 19-25, 2017) is being used this year by synagogues, schools, Hillels and Moishe Houses to address ever-growing contentious political divides and to attempt to build bridges within and between communities. Through this year’s theme of Constructive Communication (tochacha),
- [Pardes Smashes 24-Hour Fundraising Target](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/09/pardes-smashes-24-hour-fundraising-target/) - In an epic fundraising push, Pardes raised more than $300,000 in just 24-hours in an “all or nothing” campaign. This incredible result was achieved with the help of three generous donors who agreed to match all donations up to the $200,000 mark. With the matching contributions of Cindy and David Shapira, Moshe and Libby Werthan
- [Aug 30-31: Help Pardes Raise $200,000 in 24 Hours](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/08/aug-30-31-help-pardes-raise-200000-in-24-hours/) - Starting at NOON August 30 (EDT) Pardes has 24 hours to raising $200,000. Three donors have committed to collectively give $150,000, provided we raise an additional $50,000 by noon on August 31st. It's all or nothing! Check out www.charidy.com/pardes for more information and mark your calendars!
- [Over 400 People Attend Tisha B'Av Program 2017](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/08/over-400-people-attend-tisha-bav-program-2017/) - Over 400 people attended a crowded Tisha B’Av program at Pardes this week on the theme of “Beyond Lamentations: Discord & Harmony.” Each of the 10 classes offered were filled to capacity. For the first time, learners who were not able to attend in person could watch a live “This Pardes Life” discussion between Nechama
- [Summer Executive Seminar: A Fabulous 5 Days](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/07/summer-executive-seminar-a-fabulous-5-days/) - More than 40 professionals and life-long learners from North America, the UK and Israel gathered at Pardes recently for a week of learning, marking the 20th anniversary of the Executive Learning Seminar (ELS). The topic for the summer session was “Returning to Zion: New Faces, Old Issues,” which focused on the period when Persia became the
- [Aviva Golbert Named as Acting Director of PCJE](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/07/aviva-golbert-named-as-acting-director-of-pcje/) - Aviva Golbert, the current assistant director of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (PCJE), will take up an initial one-year appointment as acting director of PCJE when Judy Markose leaves in August. Aviva has been an invaluable part of the PCJE team over the last eight years. She is a Jewish educator with 20 years
- [Bitersweet Goodbye to Dr. Judy Markose](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/06/bitersweet-goodbye-to-dr-judy-markose/) - As we close up the year at Pardes, we say a bittersweet good-bye to Dr. Judy Markose who is ending a decade of leadership of PEP and PCJE. Judy is heading off to a new career direction in coaching and trauma therapy and while we will miss Judy, we are excited for her and wish
- [Honoring Rabbi David Levin-Kruss](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/03/honoring-rabbi-david-levin-kruss/) - On April 27, 2017 / Rosh Hodesh Iyar, Pardes will be honoring Rabbi David Levin-Kruss who taught at Pardes for many years before accepting a position at the JDC. This is an opportunity for Pardes and the alumni to thank DLK, and to let him know what a difference he has made. If you would like to contribute to the book we
- [Outstanding Line-Up for Conference on Law, Economics & Religion](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/03/outstanding-line-up-for-conference-on-law-economics-religion/) - On March 22, Pardes and Georgetown Law hosted a brilliant cast of rabbis, PhDs, attorneys, and judges for “The Moral Economy: A Conference on Law, Economics & Religion." The day began with the Honorable Eugene Wedoff, a recently retired and highly respected US Bankruptcy Judge from Chicago who wove together a beautiful introduction to the
- [Pardes Featured in new WIRED Documentary](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/03/pardes-featured-in-new-wired-documentary/) - Want to be part of the innovation revolution? According to WIRED, it all starts in the beit midrash. Pardes is featured in a new documentary entitled Holy Land: The Innovation Hubs of Tel Aviv and Ramallah. "We come from a textual tradition that says, 'Read it differently! Read it a new way! What else can
- [Pre-Purim Events Were Held in Tel Aviv and Modi'in](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/03/pardes-on-the-move-in-tel-aviv-and-modiin/) - Two exciting events were held in Tel Aviv and Modi'in before Purim. Joey Shabot hosted the Pardes Spring 2017 Tel Aviv Lunch & Learn at Greenberg Traurig in the Azrieli Towers, with Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth leading the program. Josie and Alumnus Larry Kluger (Year '98-'99) hosted the Pardes Modi'in Purim 2017 Shiur n' Nosh with
- [Welcoming Three New Members to the Israel Board](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/03/welcoming-three-new-members-to-the-israel-board/) - It is an honor to welcome the below alums to our Board of Directors, Israel. We thank them for their ongoing leadership and support. Michael Brous is a Semester '99-'00 alumnus. Today he is the Senior Business Development Lead for Growth and Strategic Partnerships at Airbnb and lives with his wife Michal and 3 children
- [Pardes Appoints Alumnus Rabbi Leon Morris as New President](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/02/pardes-appoints-alumnus-rabbi-leon-morris-as-new-president/) - The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, the leading non-denominational Jewish learning community, has appointed Rabbi Leon Morris as its new President effective June 1, 2017. Rabbi Morris is the first Pardes alumnus to hold this position, having studied on the Pardes Year Program in 1995-96. Based in Israel, Rabbi Morris will provide the vision and
- [Off to a Great Start in Pittsburgh with Rabbi Will Friedman](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/01/off-to-a-great-start-in-pittsburgh-with-rabbi-will-friedman/) - Pardes has teamed up with Kulam: The Pittsburgh Community Beit Midrash to offer a new 6-part series taught by Rabbi Will Friedman on Jewish Wisdom & Eternal Human Dilemmas. The series kick-off was a huge success with over 70 people in attendance, from all different backgrounds and ages. Truly cross-denomination, cross-communal, and cross-generational. The event was organized
- [Text Comes Alive at Pardes](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/01/text-comes-alive-at-pardes/) - Text comes alive at Pardes! Narrated by faculty member Leah Rosenthal, this new video brings to life a passage of Talmud through a dynamic havruta (paired study) between two Pardes students. It showcases Pardes’s unique approach to living text study and our deep-rooted connection to the city of Jerusalem. The featured story (moed katan 16b) discusses
- [Running for Pardes](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/01/run-for-pardes/) - Pardes and the AACI partner for the second year running as a team for the Jerusalem marathon. Participants will be running for Pardes and the AACI's Shira Pransky Project. 50% of sponsorship money will go to Pardes. All administration of participants will be taken care of by the AACI. This is a fundraiser for both
- [Pardes and The Union of Reform Judaism Launch a New Program](https://www.pardes.org.il/2017/01/pardes-and-the-union-of-reform-judaism-launch-a-new-program/) - In addition to assisting synagogues and communities implement 9Adar programming, the Pardes Rodef Shalom Communities Program is pleased to have launched a Community of Practice with the Union for Reform Judaism. In mid-November, URJ hosted Rabbis Dr. Daniel Roth and Amy Eilberg and lay leaders and clergy from select Reform congregations for the "Creating A
- [Honoring Brian Glenville for his Service as Chair of the Israel Board](https://www.pardes.org.il/2016/12/chair_of_israel_board/) - The Pardes staff, faculty and board members had the opportunity as a community to say thank you to Brian Glenville for his steadfast and sensitive leadership as Chair of the Pardes Israel Board from 2014-2016. They also wished a warm welcome to Sherwin Pomerantz as incoming Chair, blessing him "Be strong and resolute". Brian was
- [PCJE Project Underway to Change Tefilah in Schools](https://www.pardes.org.il/2016/12/pcje-project-underway-to-change-tefilah-in-schools/) - With the support of the AVI CHAI Foundation, the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (PCJE) has embarked on a two year pilot project in the area of tefilah with five NY area Jewish day schools. The goal is to help each school bring about some change in their tefilah program. The five schools (Bi-Cultural, Carmel,
- [Governor of Mississippi Attends Pardes Tel Aviv Lunch & Learn](https://www.pardes.org.il/2016/12/governor-of-mississippi-attends-pardes-tel-aviv-lunch-learn/) - On November 29, Pardes Israel Board Chair Sherwin Pomerantz brought a few special guests of a Mississippi trade mission to the Pardes Tel Aviv Fall 2016 Lunch & Learn. This was held at Tadmor & Co. Yuval Levy & Co. in Azrieli Center, hosted by partner Elie Sprung. Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth led the program
- [Honoring Neima Novetsky](https://www.pardes.org.il/2016/11/honoring-neima-novetsky/) - On January 5, 2017, Pardes will be Honoring Neima Novetsky. Neima has been teaching, inspiring, and leading Pardes students for the past 16 years. This is an opportunity for you to thank a teacher, and specifically, to let Neima know how she has made a difference in your knowledge, appreciation and love of Torah. Please take a
- [PCJE at the Forefront of Tanakh Education](https://www.pardes.org.il/2016/11/pcje-at-the-forefront-of-tanakh-education/) - The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (PCJE) is hosting a conference for teachers on Teaching Tanakh in Jewish Day Schools, November 13-15, 2016 at the Pearlstone Retreat Center near Baltimore, MD. Over 40 day school educators will be convening, representing 27 day schools across North American communities and denominations; half of the participants are PCJE
- [Pardes brings together teachers across denominations to tackle Tefilah crisis in schools](https://www.pardes.org.il/2016/08/pardes-brings-together-teachers-across-denominations-to-tackle-tefilah-crisis-in-schools/) - At the start of the summer vacation, twenty four teachers, spanning grades 2-12, across denominations and from throughout the U.S., participated in the Aleinu Leshabe’ach II: Conference on Tefilah in Jewish Day Schools. The five-day conference, run by the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (PCJE) with support from the AVI CHAI Foundation, aimed to work
- [Four New Series on Elmad for 2016](https://www.pardes.org.il/2015/12/new-series-on-elmad-for-2016/) - Pardes has launched four new podcast series on Elmad, our online learning library : Global Torah is a five-part podcast series exploring the intersections of Jewish history, values and tradition with the practice and pursuit of global citizenship, social justice and international development. This Pardes Life, is venerable Pardes teacher and life-coach David Levin-Kruss, getting personal with
- [New Look for the 9Adar Project: Jewish Week of Constructive Conflict 2016](https://www.pardes.org.il/2015/10/new-look-for-the-9adar-project-jewish-week-of-constructive-conflict-2016/) - The Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution has gone live with a new website to launch the 9Adar Project: Jewish Week of Constructive Conflict 2016. The site makes it even easier for individuals, schools and communities to sign up and get involved in this year's activities, as well as offering variety of tailored educational
- [Elmad 2.0 is Live](https://www.pardes.org.il/2015/09/elmad-2-0-is-live/) - Pardes is delighted to announce the launch of the new and improved Elmad website - Pardes's online learning library. Launched for Elul, the traditional period of reflection and preparation ahead of the new year, the improved site makes it even easier to access Pardes’s unique teaching, anytime, anywhere. The new site boasts many new features, including a responsive design which automatically adjusts for all sizes of viewing devices, improved search and navigation
- [Pardes in Silicon Valley](https://www.pardes.org.il/2015/08/svbm/) - Pardes partnered again this year with the Silicon Valley Beit Midrash, for their summer learning programs. Forty students attended the two one-week programs held in mid-June structured around the theme of interpersonal ethics. Founded by local educators, donors and Pardes alumi, the SVBM aims to combine the seriousness of the beit midrash with the start up culture of
- [Unique Week-Long Summer Curriculum Workshop Provides Valuable Tools for Jewish Educators](https://www.pardes.org.il/2015/07/unique-week-long-summer-curriculum-workshop-provides-valuable-tools-for-jewish-educators/) - Earlier this month, a select group of novice Jewish day school teachers took part in a unique week-long Summer Curriculum Workshop, which was developed and run by the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators. The SCW was held at the scenic Pearlstone Center in Reisterstown, MD. The participants – most within their first two years of
- [Conference Explores Issues Surrounding Women in Israel - Pardes Facilitates](https://www.pardes.org.il/2015/07/conference-explores-issues-surrounding-women-in-israel-pardes-facilitates/) - On July 21, Pardes facilitated a day-long Women in Israel track at the Onward Israel Connections conference at Ramat Rachel, which brought together over 200 college and post-college participants interning and learning in Jerusalem for the summer. The first session, entitled Women in Israel - Challenges and New Horizons, featured a panel with four inspiring
- [New Look for the Pardes Student Blog - These and Those](https://www.pardes.org.il/2015/06/new-look-for-the-pardes-student-blog-these-and-those/) - Pardes is thrilled to announce a new look for the popular student blog www.theseandthose.pardes.org. The visual and navigational improvements go towards making the site more user friendly and allowing visitors to find material and navigate faster and with ease. In addition, the responsive design automatically adjusts for all sizes of viewing devices. We are proud of the blog
- [Pardes Teachers at the Forefront of Orthodox Women's Ordination](https://www.pardes.org.il/2015/06/pardes-teachers-at-the-forefront-of-orthodox-womens-ordination/) - Pardes is proud and honored to share that three of our female faculty members have been awarded smikha (rabbinical ordination). Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy and Rabbi Rahel Berkovits completed their studies at Beit Midrash Har’el in Israel and received ordination from Rabbi Herzl Hefter and Rabbi Daniel Sperber. Rabba Yaffa Epstein received ordination after her studies at
- [Pardes Turkey Trip featured in Jerusalem Post](https://www.pardes.org.il/2015/05/jerusalem-post-double-page-spread-on-pardes-turkey-trip/) - Feature article in the Jerusalem Post Magazine (May 1, 2015) on on the recent Pardes trip to Turkey. Click here for the PDF.
- [Pardes Appoints US-Based Educational Director](https://www.pardes.org.il/2015/05/pardes-appoints-us-based-educational-director/) - PARDES EXPANDS ITS EDUCATIONAL PRESENCE IN NORTH AMERICA WITH APPOINTMENT OF FIRST US-BASED EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR (MAY 4, 2015 - NEW YORK) The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies is proud to announce the appointment of Yaffa Epstein as its first-ever Director of Education in North America. Epstein, who has been teaching Talmud, Jewish law, and liturgy at Pardes
- [New and Improved Pardes Website](https://www.pardes.org.il/2015/05/new-and-improved-pardes-website/) - We are delighted to announce the newly refreshed Pardes website. The newly designed website reflects our dedication and commitment to open, inspiring and innovative learning, based in Jerusalem and with programs worldwide. We hope you enjoy the many features on the new site, including easier navigation and interactive course schedules. Elmad, Pardes's online learning library,
- [Many Paths, One Pardes](https://www.pardes.org.il/2015/04/many-paths-one-pardes/)

## Pages

- [<b>Beit Karen</b> <br> Live Feed from the Site and Updates](https://www.pardes.org.il/updates-from-the-pardes-construction-project/) - To date, we have raised $27,003,074!In the online brochure below, you will find wonderful opportunities to make a direct impact on Pardes in your name or in the name of loved ones. Pardes has launched a $36 million capital and endowment campaign to enhance our physical space and technological infrastructure. Once completed, these improvements will bring the
- [Orientation Book](https://www.pardes.org.il/students/orientation-book/) - The Pardes Orientation Book is an important resource for students. The book has information about Pardes and life in Jerusalem. We recommend you read through the book once before arrival and refer to the booklet often throughout the year. Click here to view the Orientation Book and download it.
- [Student Life](https://www.pardes.org.il/students/student-life/) - Read more about student life in one of Pardes's Jewish study programs in Israel or Jewish education programs in Israel, including life as a student in Jerusalem.
- [Celebrating M. Evan Wolkenstein](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-matthew-evan-wolkenstein/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Joshua Pernick](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-joshua-pernick/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Mahloket Matters Teens](https://www.pardes.org.il/mm-for-teens/) - We are living in a time period in which extreme political polarization and demonization of the other is the status quo. This challenging environment is particularly stressful and draining on adolescents as they navigate the tricky tension between forming an individual identity and a competing need for social belonging. How can we help our high
- [Yom Iyun Thank You](https://www.pardes.org.il/yomiyun-thankyou/) - Thank You for Registering! We look forward to learning with you!Note: This program is highly subsidized in order to make holiday-themed learning opportunities as accessible as possible. If you would like to make an additional donation to support future programs like this one, please visit https://www.pardes.org.il/support/donate-now/.
- [Summer Program](https://www.pardes.org.il/summer-program/) - Recharge This Summer in Jerusalem Virtual Open House Lean into the joy of Jewish learning and community while experiencing Israel for yourself. You’ll explore Jewish texts with expert faculty, find inspiration in Jerusalem’s rich history and vibrant spirit, and engage deeply with today’s realities. Alongside a global, intergenerational community of learners, you’ll discover grounding, resilience,
- [Pardes from Jerusalem: The Weekly Torah Talk](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-from-jerusalem-the-weekly-torah-portion-talk/) - Join Zvi Hirschfield and guests on a journey through the weekly Torah portion and Jewish texts, unraveling the wisdom within and exploring timeless relevance.
- [The Campaign for the Generations](https://www.pardes.org.il/the-campaign-for-the-generations/) - Support Pardes's Jewish Studies programs by sponsoring the Jewish study in Israel & the Jewish learning programs in Israel at our Jerusalem location.
- [President of Pardes](https://www.pardes.org.il/about/president/) - Rabbi Leon Morris is the President of Pardes. He is the first Pardes alumnus to hold this position, having studied on the Pardes Year Program in 1995-96. Based in Israel, Leon provides the vision and overall educational and strategic leadership for Pardes and works with the faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors and partners to further
- [Donate Now](https://www.pardes.org.il/support/donate-now/) - Support Pardes's Jewish Studies programs by sponsoring the Jewish study in Israel & the Jewish learning programs in Israel at our Jerusalem location.
- [Research / Editor Fellowships](https://www.pardes.org.il/research-editor-fellowship/) - Work Closely with Renowned Scholars on Emerging Projects For reference, below are past research fellowship opportunities. As faculty projects and plans emerge, opportunities for the 2025-6 academic year will be announced by February 2025. Supplemental fellowship applications will only be considered once a full Beit Midrash Program application has been received.Some fellowships have already been
- [Purim Collection](https://www.pardes.org.il/purim-collection/) - Dive into our curated Purim resources and explore the timeless themes of hidden miracles, resilience, and Jewish identity woven throughout the Megillah and Purim traditions. Download our Purim Companion below or explore our collection of insights and reflections to enrich your celebration! EXPLORE MORE PURIM TORAH Purim Companion 5785 Embrace the Joy, Chaos, and Meaning
- [Make Your Campaign Pledge Now](https://www.pardes.org.il/support/capital-campaign/make-your-campaign-pledge-now/) - Thank you for supporting Pardes’s Campaign for the Generations! To make a pledge for future payment, please download the Pledge Form linked below. Once complete, the form can be returned to Pardes by the following three methods: Email a scanned copy to Joe Nadis - joe@pardes.org Mail to Pardes’s North America office – Pardes Institute of
- [Pardes on the Road: Faculty Tours](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty-tours/) - Check out Pardes faculty speaking engagements across the world!
- [Summer Pardes Learning Seminar](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-learning-seminar-summer/) - Join Pardes in Jerusalem for five transformative days of Jewish learning, community, and exploration. Dates: July 5–9, 2026 Location: Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem Tuition: Sponsorship Level: $2,500 | Standard: $1,800 | Early bird 10% discount until February 28th Includes: All sessions, materials, lunches, and select evening programs and tours New Applicant Registration Loading…
- [Pardes Learning Seminar](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-learning-seminar/) - PLS provides year-round Jewish learning opportunities that include Jewish text study, exploration of current issues, and historical sites visits in Israel.
- [Our Staff](https://www.pardes.org.il/about/staff/) - Browse a list of the professional staff behind the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies' Jewish study & Jewish education programs in Israel & North America.
- [About Pardes North America](https://www.pardes.org.il/about-pardes-north-america/) - Pardes North America’s mission is to dramatically expand access to deep, accessible Torah learning experiences within intimate communities across North America. We see Jewish learning as a powerful tool to aid participants in accessing the Jewish ideas, communities, and rituals that could improve their lives, strengthen their relationships, and help build a better society. AN
- [The Pardes Beit Midrash Program](https://www.pardes.org.il/year-program/) - Virtual Open House Find Yourself in the Text Virtual Open House Immerse yourself in Jewish texts, traditions, and contemporary issues within a dynamic, welcoming learning community. Embed yourself within the heart of Jerusalem, where past and present intertwine, infusing daily life with Jewish rhythm and relevance. Emerge with Jewish literacy skills and a lasting network
- [The Senior Educator Learning Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/self/) - Bring the Beit Midrash Back to Your Community Create Connections Join a cohort of senior educators committed to improving their communities Repair Discourse Master the art of constructive disagreement and build a community of diverse thought Summer in Jerusalem Kickstart your learning with a subsidized two-week intensive in the Pardes Beit Midrash in Jerusalem. Join
- [Mahloket Matters Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/mahloket-matters-fellowship/) - Rise to the Challenge and Heal the Rifts in Our Society Break Out of Your Echo Chamber Understand the other rather than automatically canceling, dismissing or demonizing them Heal Your Community Gain tools and skills to foster healthy disagreement based in Torah texts and social psychology Find Connection Receive professional mentorship and join a growing
- [Working at Pardes](https://www.pardes.org.il/about/jobs/) - Join the Pardes team Looking for a meaningful way to deepen your connection to Jewish learning and community? Explore the open positions and become part of the Pardes team. Israel Based Positions Grant Writer The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, an open, non-denominational Jewish learningcommunity based in Jerusalem, is seeking to hire an Israel-based grant
- [Pop Up Thank You](https://www.pardes.org.il/popup-thankyou/) - Thank you for signing up for the Pardes Pop-Up Beit Midrash! We’re thrilled you’ll be joining this inspiring experience of immersive Jewish learning.In the coming weeks, you’ll receive additional details about the program, including schedules, materials, and any other information to help you prepare. If you have any immediate questions or special requests, feel free
- [Tikkun Leil Shavuot](https://www.pardes.org.il/shavuot/) - Stay tuned!We will update this space with all the exciting details for next year’s program just in time for Shavuot.In the meantime explore Shavuot related podcasts, articles, and resources from our Pardes faculty. טוֹבִים הַשְּׁנַיִם מִן־הָאֶחָד Better Together This Shavuot night, join Pardes for an unforgettable evening of Torah study, conversation, and community.Throughout the night,
- [Afternoon and Evening Elective Courses](https://www.pardes.org.il/elective-classes/) - Engage in meaningful Jewish learning with renowned Pardes faculty. Study alongside a vibrant, diverse group of students from the Beit Midrash Program. Courses run in-person in Jerusalem for the duration of a semester, unless otherwise noted. Breaks for holidays and special programs will be shared with students. Prices are for a full semester.SPRING: January 18
- [Latest Edition of Havruta Magazine](https://www.pardes.org.il/alumni/havruta-magazine/) - Havruta is the annual magazine from the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. With news, interviews, updates and masterclasses, Havruta keeps donors, alumni and students up-to-date with everything going on at Pardes and beyond.Click here to view the Havruta Archives for editions dating back to 1985.Double click the image file below to zoom in and out.Havruta
- [Havruta Archives](https://www.pardes.org.il/alumni/havruta-archives/) - Havruta is the annual magazine from the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. With news, interviews, updates and masterclasses, Havruta has kept donors, alumni and students up-to-date with everything going on at Pardes and beyond. See below for editions from past years.1985 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 •
- [Grant Writer](https://www.pardes.org.il/grant-writer/) - Grant Writer The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, an open, non-denominational Jewish learning community based in Jerusalem with programs world-wide, is seeking to hire an Israel-based grant writer. A strong interest in Pardes and its mission is essential. Candidates should be team players with a track record of proven success in writing and/or fundraising, with
- [Jewish Education Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/jewish-education-fellowship/) - Fusing Torah and Pedagogy to Inspire Learners The Jewish Education Fellowship supports exceptional students who are passionate about facilitating meaningful, rich and thoughtful Jewish experiences for others, and intend to pursue or continue a Jewish professional path. Drawing on past leadership experience in camp, on campus, in the classroom, or in the broader Jewish communal
- [The Pardes Elul Program](https://www.pardes.org.il/elul-program/) - Establish the Foundation for a Meaningful New Year As the Jewish calendar approaches the holiest days of the year, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, the Hebrew month of Elul is traditionally observed through study and introspection. The Pardes Elul Program embraces the concept of Elul as a time for Torah learning and transformation, inviting short-term
- [Pardes Arts & Culture Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-arts-culture-fellowship/) - Explore the Intersection of Art and Torah The Arts and Culture Fellowship supports applicants with rich backgrounds in the arts including music, theater, creative writing, visual arts, dance, or other media. Candidates should be highly motivated and bring experience in facilitating creative communal programming. Fellows pursue a self-directed personal project that will be informed by their
- [Pardes Shana Bet Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-shana-bet-fellowship/) - Craving Another Year in the Pardes Beit Midrash? The Pardes Shana Bet Fellowship is open to exceptional students with proven leadership skills and a commitment to community-building who have spent at least one year of full-time study learning in an immersive Beit Midrash setting, either at Pardes or in another yeshiva, seminary, midrasha or learning
- [Pardes Social Action Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-social-action-fellowship/) - Grounding Social Change in Torah Scholarship The Social Action Fellowships supports students that have demonstrated exceptional leadership in the field of social action and change, as students, professionals or volunteers. By exploring Judaism’s rich traditions and texts on social change, fellows are able to ground their actions in learning in deeply meaningful ways.Fellows help to
- [Pardes Global Leadership Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-global-leadership-fellowship/) - For Emerging Leaders Outside North America and Israel Pardes Global Leadership Fellows are emerging Jewish leaders ages 20-36 from communities outside of Israel and North America who are passionate about gaining knowledge and skills to help create vibrant and meaningful Jewish life back home. Relevant candidates will have demonstrated a commitment to enriching their home
- [Research Fellowships - Talmud Skills](https://www.pardes.org.il/research-fellowships-talmud-skills/) - The Talmud Skills Research Fellow will assist Rabbi Daniel Reifman in developing his Intermediate/Advanced Talmud Skills course into a curriculum and/or online resource. This will be distributed to schools and educators through the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators.Daniel has been teaching intermediate and advanced Talmud classes with a distinctive approach to skill-building for over 15
- [Research Fellowships - Halakha: Reading Jewish Law as Common Sense](https://www.pardes.org.il/research-fellowships-halakha/) - The Halacha Fellowship in Jewish Law as Common Sense is an opportunity to familiarize oneself with the range of Halakha sources from Biblical law through Second-Temple and rabbinic literature to twentieth-century poskim. It is suited to candidates who are fluent in rabbinic Hebrew and Aramaic.The Research Fellow’s primary service is to help edit Rabbi Dr.
- [Student Journal Editor Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/student-editor-fellowship/) - The Student Journal Editor Fellow will work together with faculty member Rabbi Rahel Berkovits on the organizing, editing and production of Pardes’s Student Torah Journal.The writing workshop journal aims to foster and support Pardes students at the start of their Torah journey and encourage them to begin writing on and interpreting primary texts so that
- [Research Fellowships - Rabbinic Literature](https://www.pardes.org.il/research-fellowships-rabbinic-literature/) - What is the place of Aggada in the Talmud? How does it interact with Halakha?And why do the rabbis use their narratives to illustrate, enhance, qualify, and critique their laws?Fellowship StructureThe fellow will conduct deep research into rabbinic legal thinking, exploring passages from the Talmud and other rabbinic works on different halakhic questions. Tasks will
- [Winter Pardes Learning Seminar](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-learning-seminar-winter/) - Three days of meaningful learning, reflection, and connection—wherever you are in the world. Dates: January 18–20, 2026 Location: Live Online Program (Zoom) Tuition: Sponsorship Level: $500 | Standard Registration: $360 | Young/Community Professional: $250 | Student: $150 Includes: All sessions, digital materials, and access to recorded sessions after the seminar New Applicant Registration Loading… PLS
- [The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-center-for-jewish-educators/) - The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators trains Jewish educators in guiding learners, empowering them to be knowledgeable and engaged members of their communities.
- [Hanukkah Song Companion](https://www.pardes.org.il/hanukkah-companion/) - Celebrate the Festival of Lights with Pardes’s Hanukkah Song Companion — eight songs, one for each night, each paired with reflection and insight from Pardes faculty and alumni.From HaNerot Halalu to Oyfn Pripetchik, this beautifully curated companion invites you to sing, learn, and uncover new layers of meaning in beloved Hanukkah melodies. Scan QR codes
- [Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Links](https://www.pardes.org.il/link-in-bio/) - The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies HANUKKAH SONG COMPANION CHAT WITH A TEAM MEMBER EVENTS CALENDAR STUDY WITH US IN ISRAEL LISTEN TO THE PARSHA PODCAST ALUMNI CORNER
- [Mahloket Matters](https://www.pardes.org.il/mahloket-matters/) - We are living in a moment of unprecedented breakdown in civil discourse. The inability to communicate and engage in constructive discussion has caused significant pain and dysfunction, and it is showing up at work, at schools, on the streets and in our families.Utilizing Jewish wisdom and social psychology, the Mahloket Matters methodology seeks to foster
- [Events Calendar](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-events/events-calendar/) - CONTENTS Our faculty are always on the move—sharing Torah, ideas, and inspiration around the world! From speaking tours and conferences to book launches and special events, there’s always something happening. Click here to see where they’ll be next!
- [The Pardes Bonim Society](https://www.pardes.org.il/support/bonim/) - By joining the Bonim Society, you ensure that more Jewish young adults will make powerful connections to their heritage.
- [Our Boards](https://www.pardes.org.il/about/boards/) - See a list of the Board of Directors of Pardes, the non-denominational Jewish study program in Jerusalem offering Jewish educational experiences in Israel.
- [The Mahloket Matters Israel Educator Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/the-israel-educator-fellowship/) - Strengthen Your Educators’ Skills for Nuanced Israel Conversations Partner with Pardes to equip your team with the tools and confidence to navigate polarization and foster meaningful dialogue—whether in classrooms, camps, on campus, or in Jewish organizations of all kinds.Pardes gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Covenant Foundation, which makes this fellowship possible. Learn More
- [Pardes Pioneers](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-pioneers/) - Learn, Lead and Inspire: Become a Pardes PioneerThe Pardes Pioneers Fellowship is your opportunity to build a vibrant Jewish learning community rooted in Torah, belonging, and connection—right where you live. We believe deeply in the power of face-to-face gathering, and we’re here to help you bring that to life.You bring the heart, the home, and
- [Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur with Pardes](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-high-holidays-torah-hub/) - WELCOME TO THE PARDES HIGH HOLIDAY HUB! Elevate your Elul and prepare for the High Holidays with Torah content from the Pardes faculty. Learn at your own leisure with our database of podcasts, articles, and videos featuring deep and accessible Torah. Companions Podcasts Articles Videos Alumni Torah Pardesniks are innovating, teaching, and creating amazing Torah
- [2025/26 Schedules](https://www.pardes.org.il/students/2023-24-schedules/) - -FALL SCHEDULE: Review our upcoming Fall semester schedule (subject to change) – Course Descriptions -SPRING SCHEDULE: Review the 2026 Spring semester schedule (subject to change)
- [Housing Help](https://www.pardes.org.il/students/housing-help/) - Helpful information on finding Jerusalem housing as a student in one of Pardes's Jewish study programs in Israel or Jewish educational programs in Israel.
- [Academic Calendar](https://www.pardes.org.il/students/academic-calendar/) - Academic calendar for Jewish study program students in Israel at one of Pardes's Jewish educational programs or Jewish learning experiences in Israel.
- [Holy Complexity Thank You](https://www.pardes.org.il/holy-complexity-thank-you/) - Thank You for Registering! We’ve emailed you the details, and you’ll receive a reminder the morning of the event.We’re honored you’ll be joining this sacred learning space. Suggested Donation for this event: This program is free and open to all, thanks to generous donors who believe in accessible, high-quality Jewish learning. If these sessions inspire
- [Tisha B'Av at Pardes](https://www.pardes.org.il/tisha-bav-at-pardes/) - In observance of Tisha B’Av each year, Pardes opens its door to its Jerusalem community inviting locals and visitors for a Day of Learning. Together, as we mourn, we study Eicha (Lamentations) and other texts related to the Destruction of the Temple and the tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people.Stay tuned for upcoming programming
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- [Programs](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-programs/) - See a full list of Pardes's Jewish year program in Israel and short-term study programs in Israel & Jewish educational opportunities in Israel & North America.
- [Passover Collection](https://www.pardes.org.il/passover-collection/) - Dive into our curated Passover resources and explore the timeless themes of liberation, resilience, and community woven throughout the narrative and traditions of Passover. Companions Podcasts Articles Sign Up for Our NewsletterDon’t miss out on more inspiring Torah content!Sign up for our newsletter to receive fresh content from Pardes straight to your inbox.
- [Subscribe](https://www.pardes.org.il/subscribe/) - Fresh Torah Content Delivered to Your Inbox Explore the depths of Jewish wisdom with weekly content from Pardes faculty members, discover new Torah learning opportunities, and keep up-to-date with Pardes.
- [Events-dev](https://www.pardes.org.il/events-dev/) - How Do You Solve a Problem Like Antizionism? Thursday, March 12, 2026 7:30pm IST – 9:00pm IST 2026-03-12 19:30:00 2026-03-12 21:00:00 More info Pardes at Temple Beth Am Wednesday, February 18, 2026 6:00pm EST – 10:00pm EST 2026-02-18 18:00:00 2026-02-18 22:00:00 More info Professional Development for Educators: Project-Based Learning Sunday, February 22, 2026 – Sunday,
- [Student Journal](https://www.pardes.org.il/students/student-journal/) - A Pardes Student Journal is compiled each year by our Student Editor Fellow, with contributions from the student body. The journal is a celebration of a year’s learning, weaved with creativity and inspiration drawn from text study. The journal’s name, Pardes Ḥayyim, was selected as a play on Pardes, which means “orchard,” and the well-known notion
- [Israel at War 2023: Updates from Pardes](https://www.pardes.org.il/israel-2023-updates-from-pardes/) - Torah and Community: Lights Shining through the Darkness On October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorists entered Israel from Gaza, committing devastating atrocities that have horrified the world. Many, including children and elderly, were murdered while hostages were taken, including Hersh Goldberg-Polin, the son of Pardes staff member Rachel Goldberg. Active soldiers and reservists have been called
- [The Pardes Alumni Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/alumni-fellowship/) - Continue the journey of Pardes Torah by bringing it to your community. Pardes alumni have experienced first-hand the magic of Jewish life and learning in a vibrant community and are uniquely positioned to become network weavers, conveners of Jewish learning, and builders of intentional Jewish community in their cities. The Pardes Alumni Fellowship gives alumni
- [SHAVUOT RESOURCES](https://www.pardes.org.il/shavuot-resources/) - Shavuot marks the climax of the Exodus story—the giving of Torah at Sinai. But is redemption ever truly complete? In this thought-provoking teaching, Rabbi Dr. William Friedman examines the Beit haLevi’s striking connection between Pesach and Tisha b’Av, inviting us to reflect on the fragile and unfinished nature of redemption, even amidst divine revelation. Download
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- [Full List of Donors](https://www.pardes.org.il/support/capital-campaign/full-list-of-donors/) - Pardes thanks the many donors who have generously contributed to build our future home. You have invested not just in Pardes, but in the future of the Jewish people. Interested in making a gift or learning more? Contact Joe Nadis at joe@pardes.org. This listing includes donations through August 2021. If one or both donors are
- [Pardes & Israel](https://www.pardes.org.il/about/pardes-israel/) - Pardes is a co-ed, non-denominational Jewish learning community, based in Jerusalem, with Jewish study programs & Jewish educational experiences in Israel.
- [OUR IMPACT](https://www.pardes.org.il/support/impact-study/) - Transforming Jewish Learning & Leadership Discover how Pardes is shaping the future of Jewish leadership, learning, and community. Our latest impact study reveals how immersive Torah study and a vibrant Beit Midrash experience empower students to engage deeply with Jewish life, develop leadership skills, and strengthen their connection to Israel. At Pardes, we believe in
- [Netzach Legacy Society](https://www.pardes.org.il/support/netzach-legacy-society/) - Netzach Legacy Society donors support our Jewish Studies work by including Pardes in their estate plans through planned gifts such bequests or charitable gifts.
- [Zakhor Thank You](https://www.pardes.org.il/zakhor-thank-you/) - Thank You for Registering for Zakhor You’re all set! We look forward to learning with you at Congregation Rodeph Sholom on Sunday, April 27 at 3:00 PM. Support Free & Accessible Jewish Learning The Orchard Sessions are free and open to all, but they are made possible by the generosity of donors who believe in accessible,
- [CRS](https://www.pardes.org.il/crs/)
- [Orchards Thank You](https://www.pardes.org.il/orchards-thank-you/) - Thank You for Registering for the Orchard Learning Sessions! You’re all set! An email with the Zoom link and session details has been sent to your inbox. We look forward to learning with you in The Orchard Sessions!If you have any questions feel free to reach out to jess@pardes.org Support Free & Accessible Jewish Learning The
- [Sponsor a Day of Learning](https://www.pardes.org.il/support/sponsor-a-day-learning/) - Honor. Celebrate. Remember. What is a Day of Learning?At Pardes, every day is filled with deep Torah learning, vibrant discussion, and a passionate commitment to Jewish tradition. Sponsoring a day of learning is a powerful way to honor a loved one—whether marking a yahrzeit, birthday, anniversary, or any milestone, all while supporting the Torah study
- [Summer Program - testing page](https://www.pardes.org.il/summer-program-testing-page/) - Embark on a Journey through Jewish Wisdom this Summer Virtual Open House Immerse Yourself in the Text Deepen your understanding of Jewish texts with in-depth study led by expert faculty Join Our Community Encounter a mosaic of voices within a global community spanning generations, denominations and backgrounds Experience Jerusalem Unpack the historical and spiritual significance
- [menu change testing](https://www.pardes.org.il/menu-change-testing/) - Not Just the Shoah: 900 Years of Polish Jewish History, Encountering the Contemporary Jewish community. Join Dean Emeritus, Dr. David I. Bernstein, for a Pardes-infused experience. Dr. David I. Bernstein has led dozens of trips to Poland for 30 years, introducing participants to the complicated, tragic, but also beautiful and vibrant aspects of Polish Jewish
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- [The Pardes Pre-Rabbinic Forum](https://www.pardes.org.il/pre-rabbinic_forum/) - Virtual Open House A Program Within the Pardes Beit Midrash Program Virtual Open House Are you thinking about becoming a rabbi or exploring rabbinic ordination? The Pardes Pre-Rabbinic Forum is designed for students in the Beit Midrash Program* who want to explore a future in the rabbinate, no matter where they are on their journey.
- [The Jewish Studies In-Service Teacher Training Program](https://www.pardes.org.il/jewish-studies-in-service-teacher-training-program/) - The Jewish Studies In-Service Teacher Training Program provides pedagogical training for current Jewish studies teachers lacking formal teacher training.
- [The Pardes Experiential Educators Program](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-experiential-educators-program/) - Bringing Jewish Learning to Life Immerse Yourself in the Text Immerse yourself in Jewish text study and Jewish life in Jerusalem while gaining professional skills Train for Leadership Make an impact wherever you go with valuable skills that can translate to a wide range of Jewish educational institutions. Increase the Harmony Bring the calm back
- [The Pardes Teacher Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-teacher-fellowship/) - The Pardes Teacher Fellowship is a fully funded, two-year teacher training program that aims to produce skilled and knowledgeable Jewish Studies educators to work in North American Jewish day schools. Cultivating the Next Generation in Jewish Education Dive Into Sacred Texts Develop skills that will immerse you in Jewish studies and add your voice to our
- [Pardes Experiential Educators Program](https://www.pardes.org.il/students/faqs/pardes-experiential-educators-program/)
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- [Year / Semester Program Fellowships](https://www.pardes.org.il/ypfellowships/) - Back to Year Program pagePardes fellowships provide an opportunity for exceptional full time Year/Semester Program students to explore the intersection of their passions with Jewish texts and ideas, while helping to enrich the Pardes community in meaningful ways. Click on the images below to learn more. Applications are currently being reviewed and allocated on a
- [Research Fellowships - The Tanakh Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/research-fellowships-the-tanakh-fellowship/) - The Tanakh Fellow will work together with Judy Klitsner on the organizing, researching and production of her commentary on the Bible, which will be part of a major online library. After consultations with Judy on general lines of thought for interpreting a particular biblical passage, the fellow will survey a wide array of commentary, both ancient and
- [Mentor Matching](https://www.pardes.org.il/mentor-matching/) - Individualized Support for Jewish Educators Gain Insight from Experts Benefit from individualized guidance with professional teacher-educators who specialize in Jewish education Chart Your Own Course Develop a personalized road map of goals to meet your needs and growth plan Expand Your Toolbox Tap into a rich reserve of educational resources, insights, and tools with the
- [Summer with PCJE](https://www.pardes.org.il/summer-with-pcje/) - Get a Head Start this Summer and Set the Stage for an Inspired School Year Educators know that summer may be a break from the classroom, but it isn’t all rest. You have curricula to plan, a new class full of students to prepare for, and your own professional growth to consider. The Pardes Center
- [Mishnah Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/research-fellowship-mishnah/) - The Mishnah Research Fellow will work together with Rabbi Rahel Berkovits on transcribing and organizing her 20 podcasts on the entire Tractate of Mishnah Rosh Hashanah in preparation for turning them into a book of commentary.Rahel has been teaching Mishnah and Talmud at Pardes for over 20 years. She loves to study and analyze the
- [BMP](https://www.pardes.org.il/bmp/) - Add Your Heading Text Here Add Your Heading Text Here Delve deeper into your personal exploration of the Torah with our Weekly Parashah Study Companion! Every Monday morning, you’ll receive a guide to the weekly Torah portion with all the key building blocks to jumpstart your learning. Whether you’re an advanced learner or just getting
- [Learn with Pardes](https://www.pardes.org.il/immersive/) - Inspiring Engagement in Jewish Life Now is the time to deepen your connection to Jewish learning and experience Israel up close. At Pardes we offer a number of immersive programs centered around our Beit Midrash in Jerusalem for Jews from all backgrounds. Our learners come in as students and leave as communal leaders and builders. And
- [Strengthening Jewish Life through Inclusive Torah Study](https://www.pardes.org.il/strengthening-jewish-life-through-inclusive-torah-study/) - A 3-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN TO INCREASE THE IMPACT OF PARDES: 2023–2025HOLDING ON TO OUR PAST TO MOVE FORWARD. The following is an excerpt from the executive summary of the new strategic plan. Click here to download a copy of the full executive summary.In my six years at the Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies, I have spent
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- [Where to Begin? A Rosh Hashana Yom Iyun](https://www.pardes.org.il/where-to-begin-a-rosh-hashana-yom-iyun/) - Want MORE ways to learn with Pardes before the Yamim Noraim (High Holy Days)? Join us for this special event and meet the faculty behind the Pardes Daily Elul Challenge! Whether you are keeping up with Pardes Daily or not, or plan to sign up for the next Pardes Daily challenge - join us for
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- [Zachor](https://www.pardes.org.il/alumni/zachor/) - Remembering Ben and Marla z’lJuly 31st is the yortzeit of Pardes students, Ben Blutstein z’l and Marla Bennett z’l, who were murdered in the 2002 Mt. Scopus terror bombing in Jerusalem. Ben and Marla were students in the Pardes Educators Program, which at the time included study at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The Pardes
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- [Tikkun Leil Shavuot 5782](https://www.pardes.org.il/shavuot5782/) - Pardes will once again be running a comprehensive, all-night learning program on Shavuot. Tikkun Leil Shavuot will be held at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies on Motzei Shabbat, June 4, 11:30 PM – 4 AM. Speakers include Judy Klitsner, Aviva Lauer, Gila Fine, Rabbi Elhanan Miller, Rabbi Leon Morris, Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth, and
- [Tikkun Leil Shavuot 5783](https://www.pardes.org.il/tikkun-leil-shavuot-5783/) - Join us for an unforgettable night of Torah learning at Pardes! Our Tikkun Leil Shavuot features shiurim in English, Hebrew, and French, so there’s something for everyone. At the Pardes Insititute of Jewish Studies,29 Pierre Koenig Street, JerusalemMay 25, 2023 – 11:30 PM – 4:00 AM This event is free. Contributions to Pardes are appreciated. For
- [The Maggid of Melbourne: Torah Insights from Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper](https://www.pardes.org.il/the-maggid-of-melbourne-torah-insights-from-rabbi-dr-levi-cooper/) - Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper, the Maggid of Melbourne, invites us to join him on an exploration of a wide array of Jewish ideas and their relevance in our contemporary Jewish lives. The Maggid of Melbourne features both written and podcast series, each taking an in-depth look at a different Jewish topic. Whether you are interested
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- [Torah of Life's Changes](https://www.pardes.org.il/tlc/) - Rooted in Jewish texts and tradition, Torah of Life’s Changes (TLC) provides a supportive learning experience for those in the process of a major transition.
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- [Spirituality Research / Editing Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/spirituality-research-editing-fellowship/) - The Spirituality Research Fellow will work together with Yiscah Smith, a spiritual activist, educator, mentor, and meditation guide, who addresses the spiritual practice of encountering the Divine spark within — the foundation of authentic living. Yiscah views Judaism as a spiritual practice.The Spirituality Fellow will work on the research and editing of Yiscah’s forthcoming book.
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- [8 Nights of Reflection with Pardes North America](https://www.pardes.org.il/8-nights-of-reflection/)
- [Celebrating 50 Outstanding Pardes Alumni](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-50-outstanding-pardes-alumni/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world. They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all types, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni, one per week, whose accomplishments exemplify
- [Learn and Connect with Gila Fine](https://www.pardes.org.il/uk-gila/) - Join Pardes faculty member Gila Fine, beloved teacher of Rabbinic Literature, for dynamic Jewish text study and conversation. Thursday, 16th November:Moishe House Camden / Primrose HillTopic: The Day the World Turned DarkDetails TBAFriday-Shabbat, 17th-18th November:Scholar in Residence at Oxford University LONDON LEARNING SALONS Hosted by Pardes alumni and friendsTopic: The Day the World Turned DarkRefreshments
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- [Celebrating All of Our Alumni](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-all-our-alumni/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Spirituality Retreat Payment](https://www.pardes.org.il/spirituality-retreat-payment/) - Thank you for registering for the Awakening Divine Spirituality Retreat. Registration is not considered complete until payment has been received. Please use the below form to complete payment. You may use this form to pay for multiple participants, however, please fill out a separate registration form for each individual participant. If you are receiving financial aid, please select
- [Voices from the Sukkah](https://www.pardes.org.il/voices-from-the-sukkah/) - Your Guests Are Waiting Decorate your Sukkah with our “Expanded Ushpizin” printable artwork and learn more about prominent Jewish figures with an accompanying Sukkot study guide brought to you by Pardes faculty.Sukkot is filled with calls to raise temporary dwellings, encouraging us to experience the world in a new way; including the symbolic ritual of
- [Celebrating Becca Linden and Ari Hart](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-becca-linden-and-ari-hart/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Awakening the Divine: A Jewish Spirituality Retreat](https://www.pardes.org.il/awakening-the-divine-a-jewish-spirituality-retreat/)
- [Celebrating Aaron Lerner](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-rabbi-aaron-lerner/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Mahloket Matters Immersive Summer Fellowship for Hillel Professionals](https://www.pardes.org.il/hillelsummerfellows/) - Pardes North America invites Hillel professionals of all Jewish learning backgrounds to apply for the NEW Immersive Summer Fellowship in Jerusalem, July 10-28, 2022, with a focus on Mahloket Matters: Healing our Broken Discourse.The Fellowship is a cohort-based learning experience within the larger Pardes Summer Program. Fellows immerse in Jewish text study, touring and building community alongside
- [Celebrating Jenny and Eric Solomon](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-jenny-and-eric-solomon/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Michael Schudrich](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-michael-schudrich/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Nina Bruder](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-nina-bruder/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Rachel Barenbaum and Adam Kleinbaum](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-rachel-barenbaum-and-adam-kleinbaum/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Justin Pines](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-justin-pines/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
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- [Celebrating Zina Segal and Faustine Goldberg-Sigal](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-zina-segal-and-faustine-goldberg-sigal/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Jake Berger](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-jake-berger/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Rachel Dingman](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-rachel-dingman/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Sarah Mulhern and William Friedman](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-sarah-mulhern-and-william-friedman/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating James Jacobson-Maisels](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-james-jacobson-maisels/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Jordan Soffer](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-jordan-soffer/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Maxim Delchev](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-maxim-delchev/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Michael Simon](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-michael-simon/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Aaron Lerner](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-aaron-lerner/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Leah Kahn](https://www.pardes.org.il/leah-kahn/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Matt and Rebecca Bar](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-matt-and-rebecca-bar/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Tani Cohen-Fraade](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-tani-cohen-fraade/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Pesach 5783: Connecting to the Past and Present](https://www.pardes.org.il/pesach-5783/) - A Journey Toward Redemption and LiberationFaith Brigham Leener | Chief Innovation OfficerMarch 28, 2023As I sit here in my Brooklyn apartment, marveling at the many sources of Torah coming out from Pardes and attempting to share my own words of Torah, I can’t stop thinking about what’s happening in Israel right now. All week, we’ve
- [Online Donation Form](https://www.pardes.org.il/online-donate-form/) - Matching Gift and Volunteer Grant information provided by
- [Celebrating Linda Gradstein](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-linda-gradstein/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Amir and Maya Zinkow](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-amir-and-maya-zinkow/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Miriam Camerini](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-miriam-camerini/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Sara Wolkenfeld](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-sara-wolkenfeld/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Monika Krawczyk](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-monika-krawczyk/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Learn and Connect with Rav Rahel Berkovits](https://www.pardes.org.il/rahel-uk/) - After a long hiatus, we’re thrilled that Pardes faculty have been able to again travel and teach in the UK this year. We hope you will join visiting scholar Rabbi Rahel Berkovits, beloved teacher of mishna and gender/sexuality in Jewish thought, for some dynamic Jewish text study. New North London SynagogueMonday, 27 February8:00 PM Challenging the
- [Celebrating Marc Baker](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-marc-baker/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Sponsor Online Learning](https://www.pardes.org.il/support/sponsor-online-learning/) - REMEMBER. HONOR. CELEBRATE. Sponsoring a learning opportunity is a wonderful way to support Pardes and a beautiful way to honor or remember a loved one. Contact jamie@pardes.org for more information 
- [Celebrating Alicia Jo Rabins](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-alicia-jo-rabins/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
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- [Celebrating Miriam Lorie](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-miriam-lorie/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [The “Mitzvah” of Hametz:  Human Creativity, Ingenuity and Desire](https://www.pardes.org.il/the-mitzvah-of-hametz-human-creativity-ingenuity-and-desire/)
- [History](https://www.pardes.org.il/about/history/) - The history of Pardes a non-denominational Jewish learning community, based in Jerusalem, with Jewish study programs & Jewish educational experiences in Israel.
- [Celebrating 50 Years](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-50-years/) - 50 Years Kick-Off CeremonyOverlooking the walls of Jerusalem, friends of Pardes gathered on September 19, 2022 at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem for a beautiful program to kick off a year of 50th-anniversary celebrations. Viewers from around the world tuned in as well via live stream on Pardes’s Facebook page, many of whom
- [Celebrating Carrie Bornstein](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-carrie-bornstein/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Bernie Steinberg](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-bernie-steinberg/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Myra Meskin Gurin](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-myra-meskin-gurin/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Ilene Prusher](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-ilene-prusher/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Celebrating Gali Cooks](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-gali-cooks/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Maps & Directions](https://www.pardes.org.il/contact/maps-directions/) - See maps & directions to our Jerusalem and New York locations so you can participate in our Jewish study programs in Israel & Jewish educational opportunities.
- [Celebrating David Richman](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-david-richman/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Spiritual Retreat Payment Page](https://www.pardes.org.il/spiritual-retreat-payment-page/)
- [Celebrating Jeremy Borovitz](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-jeremy-borovitz/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Unpacking the Sages Payment Page](https://www.pardes.org.il/unpacking-the-sages-payment/)
- [Celebrating Nigel Savage](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-nigel-savage/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of
- [Weekly Parasha Class with Pardes North America](https://www.pardes.org.il/weekly-parasha-class-with-pardes-north-america/) - Meet new friends, connect with old ones, and experience an authentic taste of Pardes Torah in this class on the weekly Torah portion with one of Pardes’s most distinguished faculty, Rav Meir Schweiger. This class will take a deep dive into the multifaceted layers of each Torah portion, including an examination of biblical characters, themes
- [Celebrating Elie Kaunfer](https://www.pardes.org.il/celebrating-elie-kaunfer/) - Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world.They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture of the
- [Meet the Mahloket Matters Fellows](https://www.pardes.org.il/mahloket-matters-fellowship-cohorts/) - Judaism teaches that constructive disagreement for the sake of heaven (Mahloket L’shem Shamayim) is the holy work needed to repair seemingly irreconcilable differences. But it doesn’t happen on its own. Together, the Mahloket Matters fellows explore a methodology of text study that delves into complex and contradictory narratives. Then they apply this methodology in their own
- [Israeli Fellows / עמיתי פרדס](https://www.pardes.org.il/israelifellows/)
- [The Power of Seven: Shmita in the Thought of Rav Kook and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks](https://www.pardes.org.il/shmita2022/) - Register Now
- [Counting Up with Pardes North America & Limmud North America](https://www.pardes.org.il/counting-up-with-pardes-north-america-and-limmud-north-america/) - Launching April 15 – Jewish Ideas in Your Inbox from Passover to ShavuotPardes North America is proud to once again partner with Limmud North America on the 49 Steps Project. Sign up to take part in daily reflections for the seven weeks of the Omer, the period between Passover and Shavuot. Pardes North America will
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- [9Adar 2022](https://www.pardes.org.il/9adar/) - March 6-12, 2022 During 9 Adar: The Jewish Week of Constructive Disagreement, Pardes North America seeks to cultivate a culture of constructive disagreement across personal, political, religious and other divides. The 9th of the Hebrew month of Adar marks the day that two thousand years ago healthy disagreements “for the sake of Heaven” between Beit
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- [The Spirit of Liberation: A Pre-Passover Yom Iyun](https://www.pardes.org.il/yomiyunpesach/) - Classes listed in English will take place in English, with texts offered in both the original Hebrew / Aramaic and in translation. Classes listed in Hebrew will take place entirely in Hebrew. 11:50 am-1:00 pm / Opening session The Spirit of Liberation: Dwelling in the Realm of Possibility – The Torah of Arlene / Yiscah Smith
- [Purim 2022](https://www.pardes.org.il/purim-2022/) - The Masks We Wear: A Purim Day of Learning with Pardes North AmericaMarch 13, 2022 8:00 am-11:30 Am PST / 11:00 am-2:30 pm EST / 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm ISTJoin Pardes North America online as we prepare for Purim with a Day of Learning. There will be three sessions offering 6 different classes from
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- [In Their Own Words: Student Stories](https://www.pardes.org.il/year-student-stories/) - Ali Zak, Oakland, CA As someone raised with a Modern Orthodox lifestyle and education, including a post-high school year of Midrasha, Pardes has been a wonderful place to deepen my Jewish learning, explore my Orthodoxy and re-affirm my commitments. The faculty are a source of halakhic and hashkafic guidance. My classes are traditional in the
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- [Crises & Kings: The Book of Samuel I & II](https://www.pardes.org.il/crises-kings-the-book-of-samuel-i-ii/) - Crises & Kings explores the Book of Samuel, which recounts a tumultuous period in Biblical history. The Israelites have settled in their new land but tribal rivalries weaken them against the ascendant Philistines. Saul, the first king, brings hope but his reign is marred by missteps, leading to his downfall. David, arguably the most famous
- [Pardes Educators Alumni Support Project](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-educators-alumni-support-project/) - As part of our commitment to our alumni, we invest in your continued professional growth after you graduate. In addition to organizing and running retreats and conferences throughout the year (see above for more information about these), we can provide you with one-on-one support, visits to your school and continued havruta study. School visits and
- [SOLD OUT - Me Shenikhnas Adar Marbim BeSimha: Text Study in Tractate Megillah with Rahel Berkovits](https://www.pardes.org.il/me-shenikhnas-adar-marbim-besimha-text-study-in-tractate-megillah-rahel-berkovits/) - This course is sold out - registration is now closed. If you are curious to learn with Rahel in the future please email programs@pardes.org. Me Shenikhnas Adar Marbim BeSimha: Text Study in Tractate Megillah Rahel Berkovits 8pm-10pm IDT // 1pm-3pm EST 15 Session: Starting Nov 14th through March 13th (No Class on Nov 28th, Dec
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- [Why Pardes](https://www.pardes.org.il/support/pardes-matters/) - Pardes's success depends on your financial support in order to inspire Jewish leaders & build Jewish knowledge in our Jewish learning environment in Israel.
- [Meet the Fellows: Volunteer Leadership](https://www.pardes.org.il/meet-the-fellows-volunteer-leadership/) - David Benger David Benger is a Research Fellow at the Center on the Legal Profession (CLP) at Harvard Law School. He has a background in international law and counter-terrorism, and has worked at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (in Phnom Penh), the International Criminal Court (in The Hague), and the New York
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- [Text and Context: Making Sense of Megillat Eicha](https://www.pardes.org.il/text-and-context-making-sense-of-megillat-eicha/)
- [Tisha B’Av with Pardes North America](https://www.pardes.org.il/9-days-9-podcasts-your-guide-to-tisha-bav-with-pardes-north-america/)
- [Before Arriving](https://www.pardes.org.il/students/arriving/) - Information for students arriving in Israel to study at one of Pardes's Jewish study programs in Jerusalem or Jewish education programs in Jerusalem.
- [Meet the Fellows: Covenant Leadership Cohort](https://www.pardes.org.il/meet-the-fellows-covenant-leadership-cohort/) - Maxine Berman Maxine Berman is a rabbinics educator from New York City and a proud alumna of the Pardes Year and Experiential Education programs. She holds Master’s degrees in Talmud and Jewish Education from JTS, and has also studied in the summer programs of Hadar and Drisha. Maxine will begin teaching at the Abraham Joshua
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- [Jewish Studies and Conflict Resolution Studies: Register Today](https://www.pardes.org.il/jewishconflictresolution/) - Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 1 PM ET Dr. Robert Eisen in dialogue with Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth, author of Third-Party Peacemakers in Judaism (Oxford University Press, May 2021) Third-Party Peacemakers in Judaism presents thirty-six case studies featuring rabbis and Jewish lay leaders who served as third-party peacemakers as described in Jewish classical, medieval, and
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- [PNA Community Gathering](https://youtu.be/SFmcDDRPGHg)
- [PCJE Testimonials Page](https://www.pardes.org.il/pcje-testimonials-page/) - Return to the main PCJE page “For many years, I have felt there was always something greater. I knew I had a ton of potential but did not know how to harness that properly and direct it into something good. I now feel like I am walking down the path that I have been meant
- [Meet the Fellows: Rabbinical Assembly Educational Leadership](https://www.pardes.org.il/meet-the-fellows-rabbinical-assembly-educational-leadership/) - Rabbi Rachel Ain Rabbi Rachel Ain has been the Rabbi at Sutton Place Synagogue in Midtown Manhattan since 2012. She is an active member of the larger community, by participating in the Partnership of Faith in NYC, an interfaith gathering of clergy, by sitting on the Executive Council of the NY Board of Rabbis and
- [Meet the Fellows: Educational Leadership](https://www.pardes.org.il/meet-the-fellows-educational-leadership/) - Rachel Dingman Rachel is a Director of Jewish Enrichment for BBYO International. She works to enrich the Jewish identities of BBYO’s teens by guiding them to build meaningful, innovative experiences rooted in Judaic content. She has her B.A from Allegheny College in Philosophy and Psychology and her M.A in Organizational Leadership and Non-Profit management from
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- [PCJCR Online Courses](https://www.pardes.org.il/pcjcr-online-courses/) - The Rodef Shalom: Pursuing Peace in Judaism The rodef shalom is an ancient Jewish rabbinic model of a peacemaker, pursuing peace between individuals, families and communities. Throughout Jewish history there were people known in their communities as rodfei shalom (pursuers of peace) or mitavchei shalom (peace-brokers) who acted as the students of Aaron loving peace
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- [Who Are We?](https://www.pardes.org.il/alumni/who-are-we/) - Pardes alumni educate Jewish communities & include Jewish professionals throughout the Jewish community, including Jewish educators, professionals and rabbis.
- [Sponsor Learning Opportunities](https://www.pardes.org.il/support/sponsor-learning-opportunities/) - REMEMBER. HONOR. CELEBRATE. Sponsoring a learning opportunity is a wonderful way to support Pardes and a beautiful way to honor or remember a loved one. Contact jamie@pardes.org for more information 
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- [Pardes Resources for Uncertain Times](https://www.pardes.org.il/strength-courage/) - Dear Pardes Community and Friends, The rapid spread of COVID-19 and its impact on communities across the globe is a reminder of how travel and trade make our world incredibly interconnected. That degree of connection also underscores our ability to work together across differences to confront complex problems. We wanted to do our part in
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- [Covid19 and Year Program 2020-21](https://www.pardes.org.il/students/faqs/covid19-and-year-program-2020-21/) - Browse a list of frequently asked questions about Year Program 2020-21 and Covid19
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- [Relics from Pandemic - a Rabbinic Response](https://www.pardes.org.il/relics-from-pandemic-a-rabbinic-response/) - How did Jewish communities grapple with plagues in the past? This miniseries will explore fascinating chapters from the annals of modern Jewish history that highlight how our predecessors faced pandemics. What were their strategies for the challenges they faced? For every source, there is a season, and COVID-19 reveals the significance of these vignettes. Each
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- [Pre-Rabbinic Forum (Monthly programming and ongoing guidance)](https://www.pardes.org.il/pre-rabbinic-forum/) - The Pre-Rabbinic Forum is designed to enrich the Pardes experience of students who are considering, planning, or already pursuing a career in the rabbinate. Students will be mentored by an advisor with rabbinic training and experience, who will help ensure that they are maximizing their learning opportunities, especially in ways that will best prepare them
- [Shoshanna Nambi Appeal](https://www.pardes.org.il/shoshanna-appeal/) - Shoshanna Nambi is a young leader and educator in the Abayudaya community of Uganda. The Abayudaya trace their Jewish roots to the early 20th century and Conservative rabbis formally converted them in 2002. Shoshanna's grandfather was among the first in the community to practice Judaism and Shoshanna takes great pride in being a third generation Jewish Ugandan. ​In order
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- [Research Fellowships - Sexuality and Gender](https://www.pardes.org.il/research-fellowships-sexuality-and-gender/) - Sexuality and Gender Fellowship with Nechama Goldman Barash and Rahel Berkovits People of all genders and sexual identities are looking for direction and meaning in their sexual relationships and many would like to access Jewish traditions and sources in order to infuse their sexual behaviour with meaning through sanctity. The Sexuality and Gender Fellow will
- [Summer Program Grants for Hillel Professionals](https://www.pardes.org.il/summer-program-grants-for-hillel-professionals/) - Pardes and Hillel have a longstanding partnership, and over 100 Hillel professionals have studied at Pardes for an empowering boost to their Jewish literacy skills, content-rich engagement work, and personal identities. Participants are enriched by the larger diverse summer cohort, which includes learners (and educators!) of all ages and backgrounds from around the world. For
- [April 2020: Campaign for the Generations Update](https://www.pardes.org.il/april-2020-campaign-for-the-generations-update/) - Post on April 7, 2020 Large construction projects often have unforeseen setbacks, but those setbacks are not typically measured in nanometers. Sadly, such is the case today given the covid-19 pandemic. With movement and commerce highly limited due to government restrictions, Pardes and the firms working alongside us on the construction of Beit Karen are
- [On Constructing a New Sacred Space](https://www.pardes.org.il/on-constructing-a-new-sacred-space/) - On Constructing a New Sacred Space By Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper The head of the Talmudic academy in the Land of Israel, Rabbi Yohanan, was astounded to learn that there were elderly people living outside Israel. Rabbi Yohanan’s amazement was born of his reading of the biblical verse that forms part of the daily Shema
- [A Special Havruta One Decade Later](https://www.pardes.org.il/a-special-havruta-one-decade-later/) - During these challenging times, we would like to highlight the power of the relationships that our students develop during their time at Pardes. After learning together at Pardes, our students forge relationships and friendships that extend far beyond their time at Pardes and help sustain them through all of the ups and downs that life has
- [Virtual Yom Iyun - Light and Redemption in Uncertain Time](https://www.pardes.org.il/virtual-yom-iyun/) - On Sunday, March 22nd Pardes was joined by 250+ individuals for a special Virtual Yom Iyun (Day of Learning). Together we explored Light and Redemption in Uncertain Times. Through our collective love of Torah, the live online learning opportunities helped all of us remain connected to our heritage and to one another. Participating Speakers: Dr.
- [David Ben Moshe: From Prison to Pardes - My Jewish Journey](https://www.pardes.org.il/david-ben-moshe/) - David Ben Moshe's Jewish journey led him to the Pardes Year/Semester Program. Click here to learn more about the program, and consider signing up for the informational webinar on March 5. For David Ben Moshe, once known as David Bonett (Year Program ‘17–’18, Summer Program ‘17), now 32, the introduction to Judaism came when he was
- [Rabbi Hazan Aliza Berger - My Life in the Pardes](https://www.pardes.org.il/rabbi-hazan-aliza-berger/) - Rabbi Hazan Aliza Berger's Jewish journey led her to the Pardes Year/Semester Program. Click here to learn more about the program, and consider signing up for the informational webinar on March 5. It was a fully immersive experience at Pardes that Rabbi Hazan Aliza Berger sought when she enrolled for the 2011–2012 year. She was raised
- [A Letter from the President](https://www.pardes.org.il/about/a-letter-from-the-president/) - Dear Friends, This past year alone, Pardes ran hundreds of programs, touching students around the world. In early 2019, our first-ever Winter Learning Intensive in Jerusalem brought together college students and young professionals to explore Power, Privilege and Responsibility. In December 2018 and July 2019, our Executive Learning Seminars, geared towards more established adults, explored
- [Pardes Faculty Around the World](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-faculty-around-the-world/) - North America Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash will be traveling throughout North America during the month of February. Do not miss an opportunity to learn with her. You can learn from Nechama by visiting her digital library at Pardes's Elmad website. New York February 14-17: Limmud NY, to register and see the full Limmud NY 2020
- [Modern Israel Seminar 2020](https://www.pardes.org.il/modern-israel-seminar-2020/) - 
- [Building a New Pardes Home -- A Focus on the Architect](https://www.pardes.org.il/building-a-new-pardes-home-a-focus-on-the-architect/) - Posted on January 23, 2020 Since the early stages of the Campaign for the Generations, Pardes has been working with Matti Rosenshine Architects (MRA) to design plans for Beit Karen, the proposed mixed-use tower in Jerusalem that will house Pardes’s new home. Regarded as one of the premier architectural firms in Jerusalem, MRA has been
- [Why Pardes Matters](https://www.pardes.org.il/support/capital-campaign/why-pardes-matters/) - The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies is not only a place to learn Torah -- it is a leading proponent of open, inclusive, diverse and intellectually challenging learning environments, in Jerusalem and around the world. Pardes believes that Torah is the inheritance of every Jew, regardless of background or affiliation, and that when Jewish communities
- [A Home for All](https://www.pardes.org.il/support/capital-campaign/a-home-for-all/) - Pardes is more than a place to learn Torah -- it is a leading proponent of open, inclusive, diverse and intellectually challenging learning environments, in Jerusalem and around the world. We believe that Torah is the inheritance of every Jew, regardless of background or affiliation, and that when we welcome multiple perspectives and practice constructive disagreement,
- [Mahloket Matter](https://elmad.pardes.org/plans/mahloket-matters/)
- [A Letter from Our Leadership](https://www.pardes.org.il/support/capital-campaign/a-letter-from-our-leadership/) - Dear Supporters and Friends of Pardes: Anne Frank said, "First we make our choices. Then our choices make us." Four decades ago, someone made a choice - a choice to offer individuals an opportunity to seriously study Jewish texts and traditions in an open and accepting environment. Since then, over seven thousand people have proactively
- [The Case for Giving](https://www.pardes.org.il/support/capital-campaign/the-case-for-giving/) - Imagine you could do something today that would extend the horizon of Jewish thought, learning, and peoplehood as far as the eye could see. Imagine you could do something that would facilitate both constructive debate on issues of substance and genuine acceptance of disagreement. For individual Jewish women and men of every perspective and denomination.
- [Pardes Faculty Book Sale at Korenpub](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardesfaculty-booksale/) - December 10-15, 2019—take part in the Koren Publishers online bookseller sale for all Pardes faculty books. 25% off includes the following authors and books: Rabbi Rahel Berkovits – Hilkhot Nashim Buy Rahel's book Judy Klitsner – Subversive Sequels Buy Judy's book Rabbi Alex Israel – Kings I & II Buy Alex's books Rabbi Michael Hattin
- [About](https://www.pardes.org.il/about/) - About Pardes The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il) is an open, inclusive, diverse and intellectually challenging Jewish learning community based in Jerusalem with programs worldwide. Pardes cultivates a life-long love of Jewish learning, the Jewish people and Israel. Pardes inspires engagement in Jewish life -- as communal and spiritual leaders, educators and active participants.
- [Student Profiles](https://www.pardes.org.il/students/students-of-the-week/) - We are proud to profile our incredible students and showcase their unique interests, backgrounds and achievements! Mazal Tov to this week's Pardes Students of the Week! Shoshanna Nambi Leah Datz Makai Dorfman SHOSHANNA NAMBI "One of the
- [Past Student Profiles](https://www.pardes.org.il/new-students-of-the-week/) - We are proud to profile our some of our incredible students from the past few years, to showcase their unique interests, backgrounds and achievements!
- [Pardes 2018-2019 Photo Gallery](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-photo-gallery/) - Pardes Executive Learning Seminar Summer 2019 Pardes Turkey Trip 2019 Pardes Modern Israel Seminar 2019 Pardes Germany Trip 2019 Pardes Biblical Israel Seminar 2018
- [Videos & Photos](https://www.pardes.org.il/videos-and-photos/) - Watch videos of, and see photos of, student life at any of the Pardes Jewish study programs in Israel & Jewish educational programs in Israel.
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- [General](https://www.pardes.org.il/students/faqs/general/) - Browse a list of frequently asked questions about any of the Pardes Jewish study programs in Israel or Jewish educational experiences in Israel.
- [Pardes Campus Leadership Fellows](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-hillel-leadership-fellows/) - Open to current university students who have demonstrated notable leadership within their campus communities within the last two years, and are passionate about enriching Jewish life on campus, even beyond graduation. Limited slots available. All fellows will receive a guaranteed living expenses grant ranging from $200-$400/month (exact amount determined by financial need) AND receive highly
- [Pardes Campus Leadership Fellows](https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-campus-leadership-fellows/) - Open to current university students who have demonstrated notable leadership within their campus communities within the last two years, and are passionate about enriching Jewish life on campus, even beyond graduation. Limited slots available. All fellows will receive a guaranteed living expenses grant ranging from $200-$400/month (exact amount determined by financial need) AND receive highly
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- [Winter Executive Learning Seminar 2018: War and Peace](https://www.pardes.org.il/winterexecutive2018/) - We look forward to welcoming you to the Pardes Executive Learning Seminar Winter 2018 in Jerusalem. Ahead of the seminar, here are some resources you may find useful. Do you use Twitter, Facebook or Instagram? If so, please help us to capture some of the best moments of this seminar by using #PardesWinter2018.
- [No Access](https://www.pardes.org.il/no-access/)
- [Stay Connected](https://www.pardes.org.il/alumni/stay-connected/) - We are proud to have over 5,000 Pardes alumni across the world. Here are the ways they can stay connected and in touch.
- [Pardes Tefilah Education Initiative](https://www.pardes.org.il/tefilaheducationinitiative/) - BACKGROUND Working with more than 100 day schools in North America across the denominational spectrum for over 16 years, the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (PCJE) has identified tefilah education as an area in need of significant review, change and improvement. While tefilah and tefilah education are at the core of the school experience at
- [Pardes Stories from the Road: Alumni Speak](https://www.pardes.org.il/alumni/pardes-stories-from-the-road-alumni-speak/) - Alumni Stories from the Road features 8 Ted-Style talks from Pardes alumi, Faith Brigham Leener (NY), Joseph Shamash (LA), Jessica Fain (SF), Megan Goldman (Chicago), Judy Gerstenblith (DC), Rebecca Bar (Philadelphia) and Carrie Bornstein (Boston). Filmed in March 2018 when Rabbi Leon Morris and Rabba Yaffa Epstein embarked on a North American Alumni Road Trip,
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- [Pardes Alumni Road Trip](https://www.pardes.org.il/road-trip2018/) - Rabbi Leon Morris and Rabba Yaffa Epstein embarked on a North American Alumni Road Trip from March 12-21, visiting NYC, LA, San Francisco, Chicago, D.c., Philadelphia, Boston and Toronto. During their travels, they set aside time to Havruta from the road on Mishna Pesachim 10. Using the Sefaria app and the phenomenal skills of Ori
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- [Winter Executive Learning Seminar 2017: Returning to Zion: New Faces, Old Issues](https://www.pardes.org.il/winter-executive-learning-seminar-2017-returning-to-zion-new-faces-old-issues/) - We look forward to welcoming you to the Pardes Executive Learning Seminar Winter 2017 in Jerusalem. Ahead of the seminar, here are some resources you may find useful.
- [Learn Online](https://www.pardes.org.il/learn-online/) - Elmad: Online Learning The online home of Pardes Digital Learning. Elmad provides access to Pardes’s unique blend of learning, with a variety of original podcasts, words of Torah and recorded lectures by our renowned faculty. Topics include: Torah, Holidays, Halakah, History, Modernity, Spirituality, Education, Personalities, and the Self.
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- [A Light Unto the Nations: The Jewish Mission](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/a-light-unto-the-nations-the-jewish-mission/)
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- [Pardesnik and Friends Shabbat](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/pardesnik-and-friends-shabbat/)
- [Talmud Refresher](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/talmud-refresher/)
- [One Year On Webinar Series](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/one-year-on-webinar-series/)
- [Tisha B'av at Pardes](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tisha-bav-at-pardes/) - In observance of Tisha B’Av, each year, Pardes opens its door to its Jerusalem community inviting locals and visitors for a Day of Learning. Together, as we mourn, we study Eicha (Lamentations) and other texts related to the Destruction of the Temple and the tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people.
- [Torah in Darkness: Jewish Thought on Suffering and Tragedy](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/torah-in-darkness-jewish-thought-on-suffering-and-tragedy/) - This Tisha B'av, join Rabbi Jon Leener for an in-depth exploration of Jewish theology surrounding suffering and tragedy. In this class, we will delve into the wisdom of ancient texts and rabbinic commentary to understand how Judaism confronts and finds meaning in times of destruction and despair.
- [The Jewish Guide to Talking Politics](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/the-jewish-guide-to-talking-politics/)
- [Mahloket Matters Mini-Series: Israel Issues](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/mahloket-matters-mini-series-israel-issues-2/)

## Locations

- [Menahem Begin Heritage Center](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/menahem-begin-heritage-center/)
- [Temple Beth Am](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/temple-beth-am/)
- [ANU – Museum of the Jewish People](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/anu-museum-of-the-jewish-people/)
- [Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/pardes-institute-of-jewish-studies-5/)
- [Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/pardes-institute-of-jewish-studies-4/)
- [Kehillat Harlem](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/kehillat-harlem/)
- [Fort Tryon Jewish Center](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/fort-tryon-jewish-center/)
- [Base](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/base/)
- [Congregation Beth Elohim](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/congregation-beth-elohim/)
- [Luria Academy of Brooklyn](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/luria-academy-of-brooklyn/)
- [Menachem Begin Heritage Center](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/menachem-begin-heritage-center/)
- [New England Brewing Co.](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/new-england-brewing-co/)
- [The Crown Inn](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/the-crown-inn/)
- [Haykin Family Cider](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/haykin-family-cider/)
- [PHS Pop Up Garden at Manayunk](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/phs-pop-up-garden-at-manayunk/)
- [Lowry Beer Garden](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/lowry-beer-garden/)
- [Liberty Garden](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/liberty-garden/)
- [General Pierre Koenig St 29](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/general-pierre-koenig-st-29/)
- [Congregation Rodeph Sholom](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/congregation-rodeph-sholom/)
- [ongregation Rodeph Sholom](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/ongregation-rodeph-sholom/)
- [The Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/the-jewish-community-center-of-greater-kansas-city/)
- [Conference Room A at the J](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/conference-room-a-at-the-j/)
- [Malka Restaurant](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/malka-restaurant/)
- [Shalom Hartman Institute](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/shalom-hartman-institute/)
- [Mechon Hadar](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/mechon-hadar/)
- [Walnut Street Minyan](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/walnut-street-minyan/)
- [New York City](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/new-york-city/)
- [Congregation Etz Chaim](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/congregation-etz-chaim/)
- [Temple Chai](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/temple-chai/)
- [Queens College Hillel](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/queens-college-hillel/)
- [Pardes in Jerusalem](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/pardes-in-jerusalem/)
- [Pardes Institute](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/pardes-institute/)
- [Brooklyn](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/brooklyn/)
- [Base UWS](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/base-uws-2/)
- [UC Berkeley](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/uc-berkeley/)
- [Base UWS](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/base-uws/)
- [The Center for Jewish Life at Beth David](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/the-center-for-jewish-life-at-beth-david/)
- [Budapest, Hungary](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/budapest-hungary/)
- [Mekor Habracha Synagogue](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/mekor-habracha-synagogue/)
- [Lehrhaus: A Jewish Tavern and House of Learning, Somerville, MA](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/lehrhaus/)
- [Hillel at Brandeis University](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/hillel-at-brandeis-university/)
- [Kesher Israel, Washington DC](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/kesher-israel-washington-dc/)
- [The Beis Community, New York](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/the-beis-community/)
- [The Kraft Center, Columbia University](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/the-kraft-center-columbia-university/)
- [Center for Jewish Life, Princeton University](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/center-for-jewish-life-princeton-university/)
- [Beth Tfiloh Congregation, Baltimore](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/beth-tfiloh-congregation/)
- [London, UK - Organized by JOFA, UK Partnership Minyanim and JVS](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/london-uk-organized-by-jofa-uk-partnership-minyanim-and-jvs/)
- [London, UK - Hosted by Jay Schlesinger and Michael Sluckis](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/hosted-by-jay-schlesinger-and-michael-sluckis/)
- [Moishe House, Kilburn](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/moishe-house-kilburn/)
- [Zinman Hall](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/zinman-hall/)
- [Temple Israel of Greater Miami](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/temple-israel-of-greater-miami/)
- [Jerusalem, Israel](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/jerusalem-israel/)
- [Congregation Shaarei Tefillah](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/congregation-shaarei-tefillah/)
- [Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/marlene-meyerson-jcc-manhattan/)
- [JCC of Pittsburgh](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/jcc-of-pittsburgh/)
- [Penn Hillel](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/penn-hillel/)
- [Gordon Jewish Community Center](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/gordon-jewish-community-center/)
- [Limmud Oz](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/limmud-oz/)
- [Ramah Darom](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/ramah-darom/)
- [The Temple Emanuel Streicker Center](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/the-temple-emanuel-streicker-center/)
- [Marlene Myerson JCC](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/marlene-myerson-jcc/)
- [Stephen Wise Temple](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/stephen-wise-temple/)
- [6th and I Synagogue](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/6th-and-i-synagogue/)
- [Mayyim Hayyim](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/mayyim-hayyim/)
- [Google San Francisco](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/google-san-francisco/)
- [Makom Toronto](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/makom-toronto/)
- [Silverstein Base Hillel](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/silverstein-base-hillel/)
- [City CoHo](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/city-coho/)
- [SketchPad Beit Midrash](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/sketchpad-beit-midrash/)
- [Young Israel of Scarsdale](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/young-israel-of-scarsdale/)
- [Shoreline Conference Center](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/shoreline-conference-center/)
- [Jewish Community Foundation](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/jewish-community-foundation/)
- [Akiva School](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/akiva-school/)
- [Columbia/Barnard Hillel](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/columbiabarnard-hillel/)
- [Home of Falynn Schmidt](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/home-of-falynn-schmidt/)
- [American Jewish University](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/american-jewish-university/)
- [Exact address given](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/exact-address-given/)
- [To be sent](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/to-be-sent/)
- [BeerBazaar Mahane Yehuda](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/beerbazaar-mahane-yehuda/)
- [Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/pardes-institute-of-jewish-studies-3/)
- [Luria Academy](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/luria-academy/)
- [Georgetown University Law Center](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/georgetown-university-law-center/)
- [FIU Kovens Conference Center](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/fiu-kovens-conference-center/)
- [MACoM](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/macom/)
- [JCC in Squirrel Hill (Room 202)](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/jcc-in-squirrel-hill-room-202/)
- [Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/hilton-birmingham-metropole-hotel/)
- [Hebrew Educational Alliance](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/hebrew-educational-alliance/)
- [East Valley JCC](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/east-valley-jcc/)
- [Moishe House Columbia Heights](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/moishe-house-columbia-heights/)
- [JCC Manhattan](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/jcc-manhattan-2/)
- [West End Synagogue](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/west-end-synagogue/)
- [Adas Israel Congregation](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/adas-israel-congregation/)
- [Schechter manhattan](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/schechter-manhattan/)
- [JCC Manhattan](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/jcc-manhattan/)
- [Jewish student centre and synagogue](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/jewish-student-centre-and-synagogue/)
- [Rokeby Solarium (10th Floor)](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/rokeby-solarium-10th-floor/)
- [JVS](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/jvs/)
- [Congregation Emek Beracha](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/congregation-emek-beracha/)
- [Google Campus](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/google-campus/)
- [Congregation Beth Israel](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/congregation-beth-israel-3/)
- [Congregation Beth Israel](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/congregation-beth-israel-2/)
- [Beth El The Heights Synagogue](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/beth-el-the-heights-synagogue-2/)
- [Beth El The Heights Synagogue](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/beth-el-the-heights-synagogue/)
- [Siegal Facility](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/siegal-facility/)
- [Samueli Jewish Campus](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/samueli-jewish-campus/)
- [B'nai David - Judea](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/bnai-david-judea/)
- [Bnei David Judea](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/bnei-david-judea-3/)
- [Bnei David Judea](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/bnei-david-judea-2/)
- [Bnei David Judea](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/bnei-david-judea/)
- [Sonoma State University](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/sonoma-state-university/)
- [The Valley](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/the-valley/)
- [Repair the World](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/repair-the-world/)
- [Moishe House Venice Beach](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/moishe-house-venice-beach/)
- [Brooklyn Beit Midrash](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/brooklyn-beit-midrash/)
- [Drisha Institute for Jewish Studies](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/drisha-institute-for-jewish-studies/)
- [The Israel Museum](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/the-israel-museum/)
- [Pendigo Lake](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/pendigo-lake/)
- [Congregation Beth Israel](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/congregation-beth-israel/)
- [Miami Beach JCC](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/miami-beach-jcc/)
- [Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/skokie-valley-agudath-jacob-synagogue/)
- [Mechon Hadar](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/machon-hadar/)
- [Temple Solel](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/temple-solel/)
- [Moishe House DC](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/moishe-house-dc-2/)
- [Moishe House DC](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/moishe-house-dc/)
- [Congregation Shaare Zedek](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/congregation-shaare-zedek/)
- [Moishe House Tel Aviv](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/moishe-house-tel-aviv/)
- [Congregation Beth Israel, Berkeley](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/congregation-beth-israel-berkeley/)
- [Shira Hadasha Melbourne](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/shira-hadasha-melbourne/)
- [Caufield Hebrew Congregation](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/caufield-hebrew-congregation/)
- [Nachalat David Minyan (Mizrachi)](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/nachalat-david-minyan-mizrachi/)
- [South Head Synagogue](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/south-head-synagogue/)
- [Capital Retreat Center, PA](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/capital-retreat-center-pa/)
- [Kehilath Israel Synagogue](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/rabbinical-association-of-greater-kansas-city/)
- [JW3](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/jw3/)
- [Yad Vashem](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/yad-vashem/)
- [Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/pardes-institute-of-jewish-studies-2/)
- [Congregation Kol Emeth](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/congregation-kol-emeth/)
- [Temple Beth Shalom (The Tremont St. Shul)](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/temple-beth-shalom-the-tremont-st-shul/)
- [Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/pardes-institute-of-jewish-studies/)
- [Park Avenue Synagogue](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/park-avenue-synagogue/)
- [Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/isabella-freedman-jewish-retreat-center/)

## Books

- [Planting Seeds of the Divine](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/planting-seeds-of-the-divine/) - Experiencing deep personal fulfilment, happiness, and sustenance comes from feeling connected to our authentic selves, which involves building an ongoing relationship with the Divine Presence within us. Quite organically, then, we may begin sensing the Divine in our interactions with other people. This is because, for each of us, “our essence, as a creation by
- [מקדש החיים](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/מקדש-החיים/) - בעזרת פרשנות מקורית לסיפור גן עדן מישיר הרב ברקוביץ מבט אל החיים ומחפש את סוד בניית הקשר בין איש ואישה.מתוך ניסיון רב שנים בייעוץ זוגי, עולות ומתבררות סוגיות של בחירה חופשית, תיקון עולם, אינטימיות ואמון.מבוא מאת הרבנית רבקה שפירא
- [A Daughter's Recitation of Mourner's Kaddish](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/a-daughters-recitation-of-mourners-kaddish/) - Reciting mourner's kaddish for a parent stands at the heart of the Jewish bereavement experience. While traditionally this public recitation has been seen as a son's responsibility, a daughter reciting kaddish is not a modern concept. The halakhic literature addresses questions such May a daughter recite mourner's kaddish?
- [Hilkhot Nashim: Kiddush, Hamotsi, Havdalah, Sefer Torah](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/hilkhot-nashim-kiddush-hamotsi-havdalah-sefer-torah/) - The Hilkhot Nashim series presents an in-depth review of laws relating to women in Jewish ritual life. Tracing the development of responses on a given topic - from Talmudic to Geonic to medieval to modern - each chapter reproduces all relevant halakhic sources in both Hebrew and English.
- [The Madwoman in the Rabbi's Attic](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/the-madwoman-in-the-rabbis-attic/) - Women in the Talmud are mostly marginal and anonymous—daughters, sisters, and wives of rabbis. The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic delves into the rare exceptions: six named heroines, including Yalta, Homa, Marta, Heruta, Beruria, and Ima Shalom.
- [Hasidic Relics: Cultural Encounters](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/hasidic-relics-cultural-encounters/) - Hasidic Relics: Cultural Encounters invites you on a journey to the captivating, lesser-known landscapes of Hasidism, an unfurling tapestry of stories and history, thoughts and discoveries, people and communities.
- [Relics for the Present](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/relics-for-the-present/) - In Relics for the Present and Relics for the Present, Levi Cooper explores the world of the sages, seeking relevance in the timeless texts of the Talmud. Each section analyses a passage from Berakhot, presenting the commentators’ insights, searching for meaning and hoping to provide inspiration for our generation.
- [Joshua: The Challenge of the Promised Land](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/joshua-the-challenge-of-the-promised-land/) - In Joshua, Michael Hattin brings to life the biblical Book of Joshua, highlighting how the many complex issues faced by the people as they fought to possess their new land mirror and shed light on today’s reality.
- [Judges: The Perils of Possession](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/judges-the-perils-of-possession/) - In Judges, Michael Hattin offers a highly readable introduction to the biblical book of Judges that combines imaginative sweep with analytic depth.
- [Subversive Sequels in the Bible](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/subversive-sequels-in-the-bible/) - Winner of the 2009 National Jewish Book Award, Subversive Sequels in the Bible, takes us on a thrilling voyage of discovery through familiar biblical narratives. Deeply faithful to the texts, but daring in her interpretive approach, she draws stunning parallels between biblical passages to reveal previously overlooked layers of meaning.
- [The Age of Prophecy Series](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/the-age-of-prophecy-series/) - Set in the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the period of King Achav, The Lamp of Darkness is a gripping story of a young lyre-playing shepherd boy drawn by his music into the world of the prophets of Israel. The Key of Rain transports you back 3,000 years to the epic battle between the Israelite Kings and Prophets.
- [Next Generation Judaism](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/next-generation-judaism/) - What we’re learning on campus can help the Jewish community create more innovative, engaging organizations for Jews of all ages. This is an essential resource for lay leaders, organization professionals, rabbis, cantors and anyone who wants to build a brighter Jewish future for all Jews and the organizations that support them.
- [Genesis: From Creation to Covenant](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/genesis-from-creation-to-covenant/) - Shuttling deftly back and forth between the microcosmic and the macrocosmic, Rabbi Grumet offers a sensitive verse-by-verse reading of the biblical text, occasionally stepping back to reveal the magnificent themes that underlie the narrative as a whole: Creation and God, mortality and sin, family and covenant.
- [Moses and the Path to Leadership](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/moses-and-the-path-to-leadership/) - Discover a fresh perspective on Moses in this transformative exploration of his journey from reluctant shepherd to model leader. Rather than being born a hero, Moses stumbles, learns, and evolves through his failures—showing us that greatness is often forged in moments of struggle.
- [I Kings – Torn in Two](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/i-kings-torn-in-two/) - Using both traditional commentaries and modern literary techniques, Alex Israel offers a dynamic dialogue between the text itself and its interpretations throughout the ages. The result is a compelling work of contemporary biblical scholarship that addresses the central themes of the book of Kings from a wider historical, political and religious perspective.
- [II Kings – In a Whirlwind](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/ii-kings-in-a-whirlwind/) - Using both traditional commentaries and modern literary techniques, Alex Israel offers a dynamic dialogue between the text itself and its interpretations throughout the ages. The result is a compelling work of contemporary biblical scholarship that addresses the central themes of the book of Kings from a wider historical, political and religious perspective.
- [Shiva: Poems of October 7](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/shiva-poems-of-october-7/) - This anthology presents 59 Hebrew poems with English translations, capturing Israeli voices of grief and resilience after October 7th.
- [Az Nashir](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/az-nashir/) - “Az Nashir - We Will Sing Again: Women’s Prayers for Our Time of Need,” is an anthology of prayers written by Jewish women in Israel addressing the unique experiences and urgent issues correlated to living in Israel today in a post-October 7th world.
- [Uncovered: Women's Roles, Mitzvot, and Sexuality in Jewish Law](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/uncovered-womens-roles-mitzvot-and-sexuality-in-jewish-law/) - Uncovered opens up Jewish legal and historical texts on women’s roles, inviting readers to thoughtfully explore the place of women in Jewish faith and practice.
- [The Existential Pages](https://www.pardes.org.il/book/the-existential-pages/) - The Existential Pages series by Rabbi Dov Berkovitz uncovers the Talmud’s spiritual and ethical depths, making its timeless wisdom profoundly relevant to daily life.

## Day of Learning

- [Purim](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/purim/) - Purim at Pardes is endowed by Elaine and Arie Hochberg in honor of the entire Pardes Faculty and Staff
- [Balcombe](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/balcombe/) - February 24, 2026 (7 Adar 5786) Today’s Pardes Ponders Critical Issues session is endowed by Jean and Andrew Balcombe in honor of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators faculty, staff, students and alumni. For more information on endowment opportunities of Pardes’s Campaign for the Generations visit: https://www.pardes.org.il/capital.
- [Taubman](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/taubman/) - February 11-12, 2026 (24-25 Shevat 5786) The Modern Israel Seminar is endowed by Micha and Yael Taubman z”l, ardent supporters of Torah education and Israel. They were passionate about Pardes, which held a warm place in their hearts, and inspired their deep partnership with its Israel programming. For more information on endowment opportunities of Pardes’s
- [Woldenberg day of learning](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/woldenberg-day-of-learning/) - January 22nd 2026 (4 Shevat 5786) Today’s learning is sponsored by Dr. Rona Woldenberg and Reuben Askowitz, along with their children and grandchildren, in memory of Rita and Dr. David H. Woldenberg z”l who devoted their lives to family, community, Yahadut and Am Yisrael.
- [Donshik Day of Learning](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/donshik-day-of-learning/) - December 24th 2025 (4 Tevet 5786) Today’s learning is sponsored by Yisrael (Stephen) and Marsha Donshik and family, in memory of Stephen’s father, Dr. Sidney Donshik z”l, mother, Pearl Donshik z”l and sister, Denise Ross z”l.
- [Delores Kramer Day of Learning](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/delores-kramer-day-of-learning/) - November 6th 2025 (15 Heshvan 5786) A special Day of Learning has been endowed by The Zitelman Family Foundation in memory of Beverly and Harry Zitelman and Marvin Kramer and in honor of Delores Kramer. Click here to read President of The Zitelman Family Foundation, Rick Zitelman’s moving remarks of unity and continuity of the Jewish
- [Deena Sue Borzak Day of Learning](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/) - November 18th 2025 (27 Cheshvan 5786) Today’s learning is sponsored by the Fox and Griffel families in memory of Deena Sue Borzak z”l
- [Karen A. Shapira Day of Learning](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/) - November 25th 2025 (5 Kislev 5786) Today’s learning is sponsored by Barbara and Danny Shapira in memory of Karen A. Shapira z”l
- [Michael Conway Day of Learning](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/) - October 28, 2025 (6 Heshvan 5786) Today’s learning is sponsored by J. Paul Lobkovich in memory of his late husband Michael Conway z”l (PLS)
- [Harlan Daman Day of Learning](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/) - October 20, 2025 (Tishrei 28) October 30 , 2024 (Tishrei 28) October 12, 2023 (Tishrei 27), October 23, 2022 (Tishrei 28), October 4, 2021 (Tishrei 28), October 15, 2020 (Tishrei 27), October 27, 2019 (Tishrei 28), October 7, 2018 (Tishrei 28), October 18, 2017 (Tishrei 28), October 30, 2016 (Tishrei 28), October 22, 2014 (Tishrei
- [Carol Daman Day of Learning](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/carol-daman-day-of-learning/) - July 7th, 2025 (11 Tamuz), February 12, 2025 (Shvat 14), January 24, 2024 (Shvat 14), January 5, 2023 (Shvat 14), January 16, 2022 (Shvat 14), January 27, 2021 (Shvat 14), February 9, 2020 (Shvat 14), January 20, 2019 (Shvat 14), January 30, 2018 (Shvat 14), January 24, 2017 (Tevet 26), January 24, 2016 (Shvat 14),
- [Arthur Fried Day of Learning](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/arthur-fried-day-of-learning/) - July 8th (12 Tamuz) Today is a special day of learning in memory of Arthur Fried z”l. Arthur z”l was a dear friend and partner who helped grow and bolster Pardes’s work for Jewish educators and cared deeply for the future of the Jewish people.
- [Livia Bitton-Jackson](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/livia-bitton-jackson/) - May 28th, 2025 (1 Sivan) Today’s learning is sponsored by Rachelle and Avi Bitton in memory of Livia Bitton-Jackson z”l
- [Debra Weiner-Solomont](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/debra-weiner-solomont/) - May 27th, 2025 (29 Iyar) Today’s learning is in honor of Debra Weiner-Solomont upon her retirement from Pardes.Debra Weiner-Solomont has devoted 28 years to Pardes, beginning as a social worker for students and culminating as Director of Community Education. Her warmth and dedication have fostered lasting connections. Although Debra is retiring, we know she will
- [Osband family](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/osband-family/) - May 21, 2025 (23 Iyar) Yom Yerushalayim programming is sponsored in memory of Dr. Michael Evan Osband z”l by alum Barbara Osband (Summer Program, CE) and her children and grandchildren.
- [Shalva Berkowitz-Morris](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/shalva-berkowitz-morris/) - May 14 2024 (16 Iyar 5785) Today’s learning is sponsored by the Pardes Boards of North America and Israel in honor of Shalva Berkowitz-Morris, daughter of Leon Morris and Dasee Berkowitz, upon the occasion of her bat mitzvah.
- [Roneet Kimeldorf Carmell z”l](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/roneet-kimeldorf-carmell-zl/) - The Pardes Yom Hazikaron/Yom Haatzmaut program is perpetually sponsored in Loving Memory of Roneet Kimeldorf Carmell z”l (1964-2018). A beautiful woman who lived for love and family. She embodied הנני in all she did. The divine light shone brightly through her. Her presence touched and changed all who knew her. She helped repair the world
- [Jean and Andrew Balcombe](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/jean-and-andrew-balcombe/) - April 22nd (24 Nissan) Today’s Pardes Ponders Critical Issues session featuring Rena Quint is endowed by Jean and Andrew Balcombe in honor of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators faculty, staff, students and alumni. For more information on endowment opportunities of Pardes’s Campaign for the Generations visit: https://www.pardes.org.il/capital.
- [Deanna and Leonard Lubin](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/deanna-and-leonard-lubin/) - April 22nd (24 Nissan) Today’s learning is sponsored by Yedida Lubin and Avi Rosenschein in memory of Yedida’s parents Deanna and Leonard Lubin z”l
- [Lowell Kronick](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/lowell/) - Today’s learning is sponsored by Chaplain/Rabbi Tuvia (Gary) Lavit in memory of Chaplain/Rabbi Lowell Kronick z”l
- [Daman](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/daman/) - Today’s learning is sponsored by Carole Daman (YP, PLS) in memory of her mother Rose Grossman Goldberg z”l, Bryna Raizel bat Avraham z”l. To read Carole’s Dvar Torah in memory of her mother click here. February 12, 2025 (Shvat 14), January 24, 2024 (Shvat 14), January 5, 2023 (Shvat 14), January 16, 2022 (Shvat 14),
- [Donshik](https://www.pardes.org.il/day-of-learning/38231/) - Jan 7th, 2025 (7 Tevet 5785) Today’s learning is sponsored by Yisrael (Stephen) and Marsha Donshik and family, in memory of Stephen’s father, Dr. Sidney Donshik z”l, mother, Pearl Donshik z”l and sister, Denise Ross z”l.

## Events

- [Ta'amei Hapardes](https://www.pardes.org.il/events/taamei-hapardes/) - Bringing Jewish Texts to LifeJoin us for the official launch of the Ta’amei HaPardes Collection—a new digital commentary on Torah, Mishnah, and Talmud, authored by Pardes scholars Rabbi Rahel Berkovits, Judy Klitsner, and Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield.Hosted on Sefaria, this collection offers modern, accessible interpretations of classical Jewish texts, connecting timeless wisdom with contemporary life.The event will feature a
- [Leadership <br> in the <br> Book of Judges](https://www.pardes.org.il/events/r13mf2/) - Class Title - Leadership in the Book of Judges Class taught by Mike Feuer Class description: Leadership is a quality that can be hard to define, but we all know it when we see it. This class will examine the story of Gideon from the Book of Judges with an eye toward exploring how his
- [The Courage <br> of the <br> Matriarchs](https://www.pardes.org.il/events/m15hm2/) - Class Title - The Courage of the Matriarchs Class taught by Howard Markose Class description: That the Jewish people continue to exist even today is nothing less than a miracle. And if we go back into the stories of our Matriarchs, three of them – Sarah, Rebecca and Rachel – all might have signaled the
- [Reading Our Way to Resilience](https://www.pardes.org.il/events/m13dl2/) - Class Title - Reading Our Way to Resilience Class taught by David Levin-Kruss Class description: Participants will be asked to bring a saying or short text (Jewish or general) that has helped them overcome difficulties and led to strength. We will use life coaching techniques to plumb the depths of these texts and make them
- [Reflections](https://www.pardes.org.il/events/reflections-2021/) - This will be the reflections page for the opening morning. SUNDAY - RUPTURE MONDAY - REPAIR TUESDAY - RESILIENCE WEDNESDAY - COURAGE THURSDAY - LOOKING FORWARD This will be taught in the following time zones: 7:30 AM (PDT) 10:30 AM (EDT) 5:30 PM (Israel) Join on Zoom Click here to return to the main menu.
- [Program Evaluation and Roundup](https://www.pardes.org.il/events/boot30/) - This class will take place on July 2.
- [PM Break](https://www.pardes.org.il/events/b1430/) - Time Zones: 11:30 AM (PDT) 2:30 PM (EDT) 9:30 PM (Israel) Click here to return to the main menu.
- [Break](https://www.pardes.org.il/events/b1230/) - Time Zones: 9:30 AM (PST) 12:30 PM (EST) 7:30 PM (Israel) Click here to return to the main menu.

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- [PLS 2020 Commandment CHoice](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12715/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [PLS 2020 Balance Sexual harms](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12709/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [PLS 2020 Women Leading](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12703/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [PLS 2020 Intimacy](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12697/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [PLS 2020 Being me](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12691/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [PLS 2020 AM I My Job](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12688/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [PLS 2020 Tale of Love](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12685/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [PLS 2020 Challenging Sensibilities](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12682/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [PLS 2020 The madwoman](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12679/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [PLS 2020 Sexuality Identity](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12676/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [PLS 2020 Religious Identity](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12670/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [PLS 2020 Balancing Personal](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12667/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [Advanced reading 2](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12633/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [Advanced reading 1](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12629/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [PLS 2020 Schedule Details](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12523/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [Pardes Summer Learning 2020 Schedule](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12519/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [Pardes-online-summer-program-2020.pdf](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12453/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [Yom Iyun David Bernstein](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12200/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [Yom Iyun Daniel Reifman Source Sheet](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12180/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [Yiscah Smith source sheet March 22](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/12173/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [Havruta 2019 5780](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/11601/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [WLI 2020 Descriptions](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/11319/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [A mystical approach to self source sheet](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/11339/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [Leadership Letter Capital Campaign](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/10029/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [2020 Spring Schedule](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9802/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [2019 2020 fall schedule](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9799/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [discount flyer ELS](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9767/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [Slide presentation by Rabbi Dr. Hayim Herring](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9764/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [Excerpt on An Epidemic of Loneliness? from Rabbi Dr. Hayim Herring's new book Connecting Generations: Bridging the Boomer, Gen X, and Millennial Divide](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9761/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [Selected Writings on Relationships by Rav Kook](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9758/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [The Power of Speech](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9750/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [The other as mirror](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9746/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [Biblical family and its roots](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9743/?tmstv=1772490113)
- [Sexuality and Sanctity Rahel Berkovits](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9740/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Is Gender Inequality a Biblical Mandate - Judy Klitsner.pdf](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9738/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [I Am OK You Are OK - Meesh Hammer-Kossoy.pdf](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9732/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Fallen Heroes](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9729/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Master Schedule Summer Executive 2019](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9564/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Directions to Medita Restaurant](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9568/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [2019 ELS Summer Schedule](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9459/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [summer 2019 schedule](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9399/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [omer 2019 schedule](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9321/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Outside financial aid sources](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/9136/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Pardes Winter Learning Intensive Schedule 2019](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8878/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Pardes Winter Learning Intensive Course Descriptions](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8882/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [NGFP Program Download](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8927/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Course Descriptions Spring 2019 Schedule](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8835/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Spring 2019 Schedule](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8832/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Havruta 2018 Edition](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8828/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Havruta 2018](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8814/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Faculty and Staff Bios ELS2018](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8770/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Privacy Policy eFile 2018](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8763/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Rav Kook: Visions of War and Peace Mike Feuer ELS2018](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8754/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Barriers: Traditional Wisdom and Modern Dilemmas of Occupation Meesh Hammer Kossoy ELS2018](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8752/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Models of Sovereignty Mike Feuer ELS2018](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8750/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Joshua and the Gibeonites Meir Schweiger ELS2018](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8748/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Are There Innocents in War: Jewish Ethics and the Problem of Civilians Elliott Malamet ELS2018](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8746/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Canon Rachel Korazim ELS2018](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8744/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Grant Them No Quarter - Meesh Hammer Kossoy ELS2018](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8742/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Prisoner Exchanges - Meir Schweiger ELS2018](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8740/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [The Six Day War: Turning Point in Modern Jewish History - David Bernstein ELS2018](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8738/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [When Brother Fights Brother - Alex Israel - ELS2018](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8735/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Territories for Peace  - Zvi Hirschfield - ELS2018](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8732/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Defining Warfare in Jewish Tradition - Michael Hattin - ELS2018](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8729/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Exemptions from Battle - Michael Hattin - ELS 2018](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8726/?tmstv=1772490114)
- [Prayer for the Welfare of the State - ELS 2018](https://www.pardes.org.il/download/8723/?tmstv=1772490114)

## Programs

- [Maalot](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/maalot/)
- [Pardes Kollel](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/year/kollel/) - The Pardes Kollel program is a unique Jewish study opportunity in which advanced Jewish studies students address issues in Judaism, philosophy and modern life.
- [Torah with a Twist](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/torah-with-a-twist/) - Unlock the timeless wisdom of the Talmud with a fresh, modern spin. Over four Wednesday evenings this December at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, join four distinguished faculty members as the Talmud through unique lenses — halachic, literary, philosophical, and ethical — and discover how these ancient texts can speak directly to our modern lives.
- [JEWISH HERITAGE TRIP TO POLAND](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/poland/) - Walk through Jewish memory. Travel with purpose. Learn for life. Take part in a powerful, life-changing journey through Poland with Pardes. Open to students, alumni, and the wider community, this immersive trip combines deep Jewish learning, historical exploration, and meaningful community connection — all rooted in the Pardes spirit.Join us as we explore 1,000 years
- [Holy Complexity: What Trans Experience Reveals About the Divine](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/holy-complexity/) - An afternoon of learning, listening, and reflection through the lens of Jewish text and lived experiences of trans people. What can trans lives teach us about God, Torah, and the sacred journey of becoming?Join Pardes and Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn for a free Yom Iyun that brings together some of today’s most compelling Jewish
- [Summer Sips & Study](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/summer-sips-study/) - Pardes is hitting the road this summer and bringing Torah to you. Join us for a relaxed evening of outdoor Torah, good people, and a cold drink on us.* Each gathering features a local Pardes North America faculty member sharing Torah that speaks to this moment – no lectures, just real conversations. What to Expect:Free events,
- [Pardes Happy Hour & Shiur Pop-Up in NYC](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pardes-happy-hour-shiur-pop-up-in-nyc/) - Pardes Happy Hour & Shiur Pop-Up in NYC Alumni + Friends Gathering & Special Learning with Yaffa EpsteinIn these challenging times, come be with community.You’re warmly invited to a low-key and meaningful evening with Pardes alumni and friends. We’ll gather for drinks, light snacks, and a powerful Torah teaching with Rabba Yaffa Epstein, one of
- [CE Final Shiur](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/ce-final-shiur/) - Cyrus, God’s Anointed: Surviving and Thriving in the Shadow of Empires An end-of-year siyum shiur with Rabbi Michael HattinJoin us for a powerful closing shiur of the Community Education year, taught by beloved Pardes faculty member Rabbi Michael Hattin.Date: June 25thTime: 11:00 am ISTLocation: Online Drawing from Isaiah’s portrayal of Cyrus of Persia as “God’s anointed,”
- [Reformed](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/reformed/) - A special conversation on leadership, faith, doubt, and what we do when we don’t have all the answersIn the new HBO Max series Reformed (French title: Le Sens des choses), Léa—a young rabbi in France—navigates the profound responsibility of guiding others while wrestling with her own big questions about love, family, and meaning.Join Pardes for
- [The Torah of Being an American Jew Today](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/torahofbeing/) - Pardes Beit Midrash at Marlene Meyerson JCC ManhattanUnpack essential Jewish values in the context of American life with the esteemed Rabba Yaffa Epstein. This monthly event series features dynamic learning, meaningful discussions, and opportunities to connect with community—all in the classic Pardes style.Event HighlightsWhen: Second Tuesday of each month, December through MayWhere: Marlene Meyerson JCC
- [Diane Bloomfield Book Launch](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/bloomfieldbook/) - Join us for a special evening celebrating the launch of Playing with Fire: Hebrew Doorways to the Jewish Soul by Diane Bloomfield. In this Meet the Author event, Diane will share the journey that led her to write this book—a culmination of 40 years of Torah study and teaching, weaving together traditional, chassidic, and kabbalistic
- [Discover the Power of Torah Yoga](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/torahyoga/) - Unlock the profound connection between body, mind, heart, and soul through our unique Torah Yoga class, open to all members of the community this fall. Join us for a transformative 10-class series where the wisdom of Torah meets the ancient practice of yoga, guided by the experienced and insightful Diane Bloomfield. What is Torah Yoga?The
- [Tailored Group Experiences](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/groups/)
- [Jewish Educators (PCJE)](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pcje/)
- [Learning Seminar (PLS)](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pardes-learning-seminars/)
- [Community Education](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/community/)
- [The Year Program](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/year/)
- [North American Happenings](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/na/)
- [Pardes Year/ Semester Program: Fall + Spring](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/year/pardes-year-program/) - The Pardes Year Program is a post-college Jewish year study program in Israel combining Jewish text study with exploring issues facing the Jewish people today.
- [Pardes Teacher Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pcje/pardes-day-school-educator-programs/)
- [Pardes Teacher Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/day-school-educators-program/) - The Jewish Day School Educators Program is a 2-year program in Israel that trains Jewish day school teachers for a Masters's degree in Jewish education.
- [The Pardes Experiential Educators Program](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/experiential-educators-program-1-year-certificate-jewish-studies/) - The 1-year certificate program in Jewish Studies in Israel lets experiential Jewish educators add to their training with Jewish study and Israel experience.
- [Pardes Winter Break: A Taste of Immersive Beit Midrash Learning](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/shortterm/pardes-winter-break-a-learning-intensive-for-students-young-professionals-in-person/)
- [Short-Term Israel Programs](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/shortterm/)
- [Elul Program (September)](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/shortterm/elul-program/) - Elul study program students join Pardes Year Study Program students in Israel for a few weeks of learning in Jerusalem focusing on the upcoming Jewish holidays.
- [Community Education: Jerusalem & Online](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/community/pardes-community-education/) - Pardes Community Education courses provide Jewish students with Jewish text study classes, lectures, and tours in daytime, lunchtime and evening sessions.
- [Pardes Learning Seminars  <font size="4">Communal Leaders. Professionals. Lifelong Learners. You.</font>](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pardes-learning-seminars/pardes-learning-seminars/) - The Pardes Learning Seminar in Israel brings together business professionals, Jewish community leaders and lifelong learners for Jewish text study in Israel.
- [Community Education: Omer Series](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/community/community-education-omer-series/)
- [Summer Pedagogy Intensive](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/summer-pedagogy-intensive/)
- [Jewish Studies In-Service Teacher Training Program](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/jewish-studies-in-service-teacher-training-program/)
- [Community Education: Spring Series](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/community/community-education-spring-series/)
- [Jewish Educator Summer Workshop](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/jewish-educator-summer-workshop/)
- [Pardes Experiential Educators Program <br> <font size="4">2-Year MA in Jewish Education (with the Davidson School of Education at JTS)</font>](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pardes-experiential-educators-program-two-year-master-of-arts-in-jewish-education-in-collaboration-with-the-davidson-school-of-education-at-jts/)
- [Community Education: Fall Series](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/community/community-education-fall-series/)
- [Community Education: Elul Series](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/community/community-education-elul-series/)
- [Anatomy of a Shiur](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/anatomy-of-a-shiur/) - The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators has years of experience training both classroom teachers and experiential educators. PCJE’s singular teacher training brand fuses the acquisition of Jewish text content with the cultivation of excellent and progressive teaching techniques. Approximately 200 PCJE graduates work in Jewish education in a variety of settings and roles such as day school teachers, facilitators, professional leaders in synagogues, community organizations, start-ups, federations, camps, and Hillels.
- [Essential Judaism for Educators](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/essential-judaism-for-educators/)
- [Limmud eFestival: A Celebration of Ideas](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/limmud-efestival-a-celebration-of-ideas/)
- [Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pcjcr/pardes-center-for-judaism-conflict-resolution/) - The Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution facilitate Jewish educational programs that integrate Jewish study with practices of conflict resolution.
- [Online Programs](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/online-programs/)
- [In-Service Professional Development](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pcje/in-service-professional-development/)
- [Semikha Tracks (PCJE)](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pcje/semikha-tracks/)
- [Pardes Experiential Educator Programs (PCJE)](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pcje/pardes-experiential-educator-programs/)
- [Pardes Experiential Educators Program <br> <font size="4">+ Yeshivat Maharat Semikha</font>](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pardes-experiential-educators-program-yeshivat-maharat-semikha/)
- [Pardes Experiential Educators Program <br> <font size="4">& Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Semikha</font>](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pardes-experiential-educators-program-yeshivat-chovevei-torah-semikha/)
- [Pardes Jewish Educators Sabbatical](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pardes-jewish-educators-sabbatical/)
- [Pardes Day School Educators Program <br> <font size="4">& Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Semikha</font>](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pardes-day-school-educators-program-yeshivat-chovevei-torah-semikha/)
- [Pardes Day School Educators Program + Yeshivat Maharat Semikha](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pardes-day-school-educators-program-yeshivat-maharat-semikha/)
- [Pardes Day School Educators Program: 1-Year Certificate in Jewish Studies](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/day-school-educators-program-1-year-certificate-jewish-studies/) - The 1-year certificate program in Jewish Studies in Israel lets future Jewish day school teachers add to their training with Jewish study and Israel experience.
- [Senior Educator Learning Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/senior-educator-learning-fellowship/)
- [PCJE Summer Curriculum Workshop](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pcje-summer-curriculum-workshop/) - This Summer Curriculum Workshop is a 1-week professional development program in North America for experienced Judaic Studies teachers in a Jewish day school.
- [Mahloket Matters Fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/na/mahloket-matters-fellowship/) - This program is designed for Rabbis and Jewish Educators currently working in the Jewish professional field, as well as, emerging Jewish volunteer leaders. The ideal candidate for this cohort will target leaders in business, civic and Jewish leaders representing influential social networks. 
- [Pardes Learning Seminars (July, December/January)](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/shortterm/pardes-learning-seminars/)
- [Mahloket Matters](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pcjcr/pardes-center-for-judaism-conflict-resolution/mm/)
- [The 9Adar Project: Jewish Week of Constructive Conflict](https://www.pardes.org.il/program/pcjcr/9adar-jewish-day-of-constructive-conflict/)

## Faculty Members

- [Rafael Polisuk](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/rafael-polisuk/) - Rafael J. Polisuk teaches Talmud, Tanakh, and Jewish Thought at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. He made aliyah from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and studied at Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav. He co-founded and led the Beit Midrash groups (גרעיני בית מדרש) initiative of Bnei Akiva Israel, teaching and empowering young Torah leadership across
- [Daniel Taub](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/daniel-taub/) - Daniel Taub is an Israeli diplomat and international lawyer. He served as a member of Israel's negotiation teams in the Israeli-Syrian and Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and as Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He also served as Director of Strategy and Planning of the Yad Hanadiv (Rothschild) foundation. Daniel is the author of Parasha Diplomatit, a
- [Leon Morris](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/leon-morris/) - Rabbi Leon Morris is the President of Pardes and is the first alumnus to head the institution (Year Program alumnus '94-'95; Summer Program alumnus '93 and '94). Leon made aliyah with his wife Dasee Berkowitz (Pardes Year Program alumna '94-'95) and their three children in June 2014, after serving as the rabbi of Temple Adas
- [Moshe Silver](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/moshe-silver/) - Rabbi Moshe Silver and his wife, Dr, Reza Green, made Aliyah in 2018 and live in Jerusalem. Moshe teaches Rambam, with an emphasis on the relevance of Maimonides’ thought to our lives and our world today. Moshe was a senior executive in a leading US independent investment research firm, where he remains a partner. After
- [Nechama Goldman Barash](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/nechama-goldman-barash/) - Nechama Goldman Barash made aliyah from Philadelphia over 20 years ago after graduating from Stern College. She studied for three years in Matan’s Advanced Talmud Institute and finished a master’s degree in Talmud at Bar-Ilan University. She is a graduate of Nishmat’s Yoetzet Halacha program and has been certified to teach brides before their weddings,
- [Tovah Leah Nachmani](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/tovah-leah-nachmani/) - Tovah Leah Nachmani has been inspiring students for 25 years, teaching Torah with Commentaries, Hebrew, Prayer, and Relationships Intimacy. She also serves as a dedicated faculty advisor to students at Pardes. She received her Teaching Certification with excellence in Tanach and Jewish Thought from the Michlelet Herzog Seminary in Gush Etzion, and graduated Phi Beta
- [Deborah Anstandig](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/deborah_anstandig/) - Deborah Anstandig is the Educational Director of Engagement at Pardes, where she began her Jewish education career nearly 20 years ago through the Educators Program and later served as a mentor. She has taught and mentored at SAR High School and The Heschel School in New York City and has participated in fellowships in pedagogy,
- [William Friedman](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/rabbi-dr-william-friedman/) - Rabbi Dr. William Friedman is part of the Pardes North America faculty. He is the Senior Educator of Base Lincoln Park and a doctoral candidate in Ancient Judaism at Harvard University, where his research explores legal reasoning in rabbinic law. He received rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Daniel Landes, former director and Rosh Yeshiva of the
- [Rahel Dweck](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/rahel-dweck/) - Rahel is the Administrative Director of the Pardes Summer Program, where she coordinates and implements engaging, meaningful learning experiences for a diverse community of participants. She is also a team member of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators, where she mentors emerging Jewish educators as they develop their professional voice and cultivate an authentic teaching
- [Laynie Solomon](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/laynie-solomon/) - Laynie is a teacher and Torah-lover who works to uplift the piously irreverent, queer, and subversive spirit of rabbinic text and theology. Laynie currently serves on the faculty of SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva, where they co-founded the Trans Halakha Project. They believe that grounding in, learning, and expressing ourselves through Torah is a liberatory spiritual practice
- [Brent Spodek](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/brent-spodek/) - Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek is a Faculty Associate Fellow for Pardes North America. He has been recognized by the Jewish Forward as one of the most inspiring rabbis in America, by Hudson Valley Magazine as a Person to Watch and by Newsweek as "a rabbi to watch." He is a Senior Rabbinic Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute and
- [Reuven Margrett](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/reuven-margrett/) - Reuven Margrett is the Associate Director, North America, of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators, where he designs, directs, and teaches impactful courses, seminars, and webinars for all types of Jewish educators in North America and beyond. One of the favorite parts of his job is mentoring and coaching teachers, administrators, and congregational educators. Originally
- [Tani Cohen-Fraade](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/tani-cohen-fraade/) - Tani Cohen-Fraade is a proud graduate of the Pardes Educators Program and spent two years learning in the Pardes Beit Midrash before teaching and coaching at Luria Academy of Brooklyn and serving as Head of school at Ezra Academy of Greater New Haven, CT. A native of New Haven, Tani lives there with his wife,
- [Yaffa Epstein](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/yaffa-epstein/) - Rabba Yaffa Epstein is the Senior Scholar and Educator-in-Residence at the Jewish Education Project. Previously, she served as the Director of the Wexner Heritage Program at the Wexner Foundation, as well as the Director of Education for North America at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, where she was also a long-time member of the
- [Jonathan Leener](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/jonathan-leener/) - Rabbi Jonathan Leener is a Faculty Associate Fellow for Pardes North America. He is the rabbi of the Prospect Heights Shul in Brooklyn, NY. Rabbi Leener is a founder of Base and served as the founding rabbi of Base BKLYN. Rabbi Leener was ordained at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School in 2016. He has served
- [Diane Bloomfield](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/diane-bloomfield/) - Diane Bloomfield is the author of two books: Playing with Fire: Hebrew Doorways to the Jewish Soul. andTorah Yoga: Experiencing Jewish Wisdom through Classic Postures. She lives in Jerusalem where she teaches Torah and Torah Yoga classes live and on the web. Diane also leads retreats and workshops in the United States at the Isabella
- [Shani Gross](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/shani-gross/) - Rabba Shani Gross believes that Jewish texts can serve as a shared language to connect Jews to their tradition and to each other. This passion is what drives her work as the Senior Director of Education at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. Before joining Pardes, Shani was the Founding Director of the Silicon Valley
- [Yiscah Smith](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/yiscah-smith/) - Yiscah is a spiritual activist, educator, mentor, and meditation guide, who addresses the spiritual practice of encountering the Divine spark within and beyond. In fact, Yiscah views Judaism as a spiritual practice. She relies on Jewish spiritual teachings to inform and uplift her students and audiences, acting as a compass, gently guiding them to their
- [Sefi Kraut](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/sefi-kraut/) - Sefi Kraut is the Director of Mahloket Matters and has had the privilege of teaching Judaic Studies since 2004. She began her professional career teaching Tanakh to middle school students at a Jewish day school in Paramus, NJ. Upon moving to Israel in 2013, Sefi taught in several gap year programs before joining the faculty
- [David I. Bernstein](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/david-bernstein/) - David Bernstein, Dean Emeritus of Pardes, brings extensive expertise with a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from New York University, complemented by studies at Yeshivat HaMivtar. Serving as Dean since 1998, he previously directed Midreshet Lindenbaum for 12 years and was a Jerusalem Fellow at the Mandel School for Jewish Education. Beyond academia, David leads immersive
- [Aviva Lauer](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/aviva-lauer/) - Aviva is the Chief Education and Educational Training Officer at Pardes, as well as the Gottesman Family Director of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators. She majored in Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, and earned a Masters degree in Midrash at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies. Aviva is a Jewish
- [Meesh Hammer-Kossoy](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/meesh-hammer-kossoy/) - Meesh is the Director of the Year Program and Rosh Beit Midrash at Pardes, where she has been making her professional home since 1999. She teaches Talmud and Rabbinics, Social Justice and Ethics. Originally from Washington, D.C., Meesh has a B.A. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University, and a M.A. and Ph.D.
- [James Jacobson-Maisels](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/james-jacobson-maisels/) - James is adjunct faculty at Pardes. He grew up outside Hershey, PA and in Bloomfield Hills, MI. He teaches Jewish Thought and Mysticism and Jewish Spiritual Practices and Meditation at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, at Yeshivat Hadar in New York City at Haifa University and at the Hannaton Educational and Spiritual Center in
- [David Levin-Kruss](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/david-levin-kruss/) - David is an adjunct faculty member at Pardes. David holds a B.A. and Teachers’ Certification in English Literature and Jewish Thought from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He himself attended Pardes as a student. Following that he spent a number of years in yeshiva and received rabbinic ordination from the Joseph and Gwendolyn Straus Rabbinical
- [Leah Rosenthal](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/leah-rosenthal/) - Leah Rosenthal is the Shapira Family Chair in Rabbinic Literature senior educator in Talmud at Pardes, where she has empowered a generation of students to seek meaning and relevance in the text through a skills-based method of learning. Leah holds a B.A. in Talmud and Jewish Philosophy and an M.A. in Jewish Education, both from
- [Judy Klitsner](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/judy-klitsner/) - Judy Klitsner is the Rabbi Joshua S. Bakst Chair in Tanakh senior educator in Bible at Pardes, where she has empowered a generation of students to seek meaning and relevance in the text through a skills-based method of learning. Many of her students now employ her methods in educating adults and children throughout the Jewish
- [Haim Shalom](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/haim-shalom/) - Haim Shalom is a proud Alumnus of the Pardes year program (03-04) who was inspired by Pardes to continue his journey with Jewish texts and therefore went to study in the Israeli Rabbinic Program of HUC-JIR in Jerusalem. He has served as a congregational rabbi in Manchester, UK, and Yerushalayim and also worked for his
- [Gila Fine](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/gila-fine/) - Gila Fine is a lecturer in rabbinic literature at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, exploring the tales of the Talmud through philosophy, literary criticism, psychoanalysis, and pop-culture. She also serves on the faculty of the Nachshon Project, the London School of Jewish Studies, and Amudim Seminary, and has taught thousands of students at communities
- [Daniel Roth](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/daniel-roth/) - Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth is the Director of Mosaica, Director Emeritus of the Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution, and an adjunct faculty member. He has taught at Pardes for over twenty years. He also teaches graduate courses on religion and peace building at Bar-Ilan University’s Conflict Resolution, Management and Negotiation Graduate Program, as
- [Rahel Berkovits](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/rahel-berkovits/) - Rahel Berkovits is a senior faculty member at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, where she has been teaching Mishnah, Talmud and halakha for over twenty years. Rahel lectures widely in both Israel and abroad especially on topics concerning women and Jewish law and a Jewish sexual ethic. She is the Halakhic Editor and a writer for Hilkhot Nashim the Jewish
- [Jessica Minnen](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/jessica-minnen/) - Rabbi Jessica Minnen is a writer, ritualist, and liturgist committed to the discipline of delight. Inspired by user-centered design, she consults with organizations across the country to create, deliver, and scale transformative Jewish learning. Jessica is a sought-after educator who has taught for Hillel International, Jewish Federations of North America, JCC Association of North America,
- [Jessica Minnen](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/jessica-minnen/) - Rabbi Jessica Minnen is a writer, ritualist, and liturgist committed to the discipline of delight. Inspired by user-centered design, she consults with organizations across the country to create, deliver, and scale transformative Jewish learning. Jessica is a sought-after educator who has taught for Hillel International, Jewish Federations of North America, JCC Association of North America,
- [Levi Cooper](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/levi-cooper/) - Levi Cooper, the Maggid of Melbourne, currently teaches Hasidut, Maimonides, Midrash, and Halakhic History at Pardes. He has also taught Bible, Talmud, and Philosophy of Halakha. He previously served as the director of the Fellows program and the director of the Kollel, as well as heading the Pardes Educational Seminar to Turkey. Originally from Australia,
- [Michael Hattin](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/michael-hattin/) - Michael Hattin teaches Tanakh and Halakha at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem and serves as the Director of the Beit Midrash for the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators. He studied for semicha at Yeshivat Har Etzion and holds a professional degree in architecture from the University of Toronto. Michael is the author
- [Howard Markose](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/howard-markose/) - Howard teaches Bible and Biblical Hebrew at Pardes. He was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Howard received his rabbinical ordination in 1984 from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. Howard lived in Toronto for ten years from 1984-1994 at which time he served as assistant rabbi at Adath Israel Congregation and rabbi at
- [Elisa Pearlman](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/elisa-pearlman/) - Elisa was born in London, England, where she attained a B.Sc.(Ed) in Mathematics and Education. Elisa taught mathematics in high schools in London before making aliyah in 1998. Following her aliyah, Elisa studied at Pardes for two years, after which she started to teach Torah trope in the Summer Program. She now teaches Torah, Haftarah
- [Michael Emerson](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/michael-emerson/) - Michael Emerson is the Director of Special Projects at The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. Raised in Memphis, TN, Michael graduated from Columbia University in 2009 and completed a Master's Degree in NYU's Education and Jewish Studies program. He received rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University's Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary in 2014 and is a
- [Ziva R. Hassenfeld](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/ziva-r-hassenfeld/) - Ziva R. Hassenfeld is a Associate Faculty Fellow of Pardes North America. Ziva is the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Assistant Professor in Jewish Education at Brandeis University, and Director of Research for the Mandel Center. She studies reading comprehension from a sociocultural perspective, focusing on how children develop interpretations of the Hebrew Bible as
- [Meir Schweiger](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/meir-schweiger/) - After 43 years at Pardes, Meir retired in 2020. Prior, Meir taught Chumash, Parshat HaShavua, Mishna, Talmud, Halakha, Siddur and Interpersonal Relations at Pardes. Meir made aliyah in 1972 from the Bronx, NY, immediately after graduating from City College in New York with a B.A. in Mathematics and Physics. He did his advanced Jewish Studies
- [Daniel Reifman](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/daniel-reifman/) - Daniel teaches Talmud in the Pardes Kollel and the Intensive Talmud Skills course. His education attests to his wide-ranging intellectual interests: he holds a B.A. in biology from Columbia University, rabbinic ordination and an M.A. in Tanakh from Yeshiva University, and a Ph.D in hermeneutics from Bar-Ilan University. Daniel has taught at Midreshet Lindenbaum and
- [Susan Yammer](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/susan-yammer/) - Susan works for the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators. In that capacity, she serves as the co-director of Novice Teacher Support, pedagogy teacher as well as a teaching mentor for the current graduate students. Before making aliyah in 2007, she worked for more than 30 years as a classroom teacher, educational director and teaching mentor
- [Mira Neshama Niculescu](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/mira-neshama-niculescu/) - Dr. Mira Neshama Niculescu is a Paris -born scholar and teacher of Jewish spirituality and meditation. She received her Doctorate in Sociology of Religion from the Ecole de Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris and is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at the Center for Hebrew and Jewish
- [Elhanan Miller](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/elhanan-miller/) - Rabbi Elhanan Miller is the founding editor of People of the Book, an online initiative geared at teaching Jewish faith, culture and history to Muslim audiences through viral videos shared on social media. An Arabic specialist, Miller previously served as the Arab Affairs Reporter for The Times of Israel and as rabbi of the Jewish
- [Amirit Rosen](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/amirit-rosen/) - Rabbi Amirit Rosen is the Rabbi of Kehilat Moreshet Avraham in Jerusalem together with her husband, Rabbi David Goodman. Amirit studied for her ordination at the Schechter Rabbinical Seminary in Jerusalem. During her Masters at the Schechter Institute in Talmud and Midrash, Amirit co-established “The interfaith Initiative in the Negev”. Amirit studied at the Arava
- [Shulie Mishkin](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/shulie-mishkin/) - Shulie Mishkin made Aliyah from New York with a Master's degree in Jewish History from Columbia University. After completing the Ministry of Tourism guide course in 1997, she began guiding professionally and has since taught and guided all ages, from toddlers to retirees. Her tours provide a complete picture of the land of Israel and
- [Zvi Hirschfield](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/zvi-hirschfield/) - Zvi teaches Talmud, Halakha and Jewish Thought at Pardes. In addition, Zvi is a faculty member of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators and has been training and mentoring Jewish Educators for over ten years in Tefilah in educational settings, critical issues in modern Jewish thought, and Israel education. Zvi holds a B.A. in History
- [Alex Israel](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/alex-israel/) - Alex teaches Bible at Pardes and is the Director of the Community Education Program and the Summer Program. Alex was born and raised in London. He holds degrees from London School of Economics, the Institute of Education London and Bar-Ilan University. Alex studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion under Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and Rav Yehudah Amital,
- [Elisha S. Ancselovits](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/elisha-s-ancselovits/) - Elisha teaches Halakha as Practical Philosophy at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and in Yeshivat Maale Gilboa, and has taught Halakha at additional Orthodox and secular Israeli and European institutions. He has been a postdoctoral and guest researcher and lecturer in both Jewish studies and in legal theory at various universities in different continents and is
- [Mike Feuer](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/mike-feuer/) - Mike teaches Striving for the Divine, Rav Kook and Jewish History at Pardes. He has learned Torah in a number of Jerusalem area institutions, including Yeshivat HaMivtar, the Mir Yeshiva and Sulam Yaakov, where he studied for smikha (rabbinic ordination) and served as Educational Director. Mike’s teaching is a mix of rigorous analysis and a passionate love of the poetry found
- [Jamie Salter](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/jamie-salter/) - Jamie is an alumnus of the Pardes Year Program (’99) and the Pardes Educators Program (’04-’06). He is a Jewish Educator and licensed Israel tour guide. Jamie earned his BA in Modern History from Oxford University and his MA in Jewish Education from Hebrew University. Jamie works in many different Jewish educational arenas. In recent
- [Dov Laimon](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/dov-laimon/) - Dov has a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, Rabbinic ordination from the previous Bostoner Rebbe and has been a student of the Hornisteipler Rebbe in Jerusalem for more than 25 years. Dov is a sofer sta"m and teacher. He teaches a course in Scribal Arts that combines hands-on training in writing
- [Rachel Korazim](https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/rachel-korazim/) - Rachel is an adjunct faculty member at Pardes. She is a freelance Jewish education consultant specializing in curriculum development for Israel and Holocaust education. Until 2008 she had been the Academic Director of Distance Learning programs at the JAFO Department of Education. Born in Israel, she had served in the I.D.F. as an officer in

## Students

- [Miranda Bass](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/miranda-bass/) - Read more about Miranda on Instagram.
- [Golda Gross](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/golda-gross/) - Learn more about Golda from our Instagram page.
- [Isaac Brosilow](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/isaac-brosilow/) - Learn more about Isaac from our Instagram page.
- [Manny Samuels](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/manny-samuels-2/) - Read more here
- [Jossie Forman](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/jossie-forman/) - Read more here
- [Bruce Spierer](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/bruce-spierer/) - Read more here
- [Maya Zanger-Nadis](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/maya-zanger-nadis/) - Read more here
- [Jay Schlesinger](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/jay-schlesinger/) - Read more here
- [Evan Feist](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/evan-feist/) - Read more here
- [Kezia Valyi](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/kezia-valyi/) - "I first visited Pardes after a MASA Leadership Conference in Jerusalem on the invitation of Erika, the former Director of Engagement, and I was captivated by the learning with this diverse and energetic community at that Shabbaton. I knew that I would return one day. Years later, while living in Berlin, I was contacted by
- [Bruce Bukiet](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/bruce-bukiet/) - "My wife, Gail, and I came to Pardes on a leave from our jobs in order to have the experience of full time Jewish study for the semester. After my wonderful experience at Pardes, I will return to my job as a professor of mathematical sciences and as an administrator at a university. As an applied
- [Gail Bukiet](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/gail-bukiet/) - "One day I was talking to my husband about how we had raised 4 kids, and had sent 3 of them to study in various yeshivot for a gap year in Israel. I thought it would be great if we could take off from our jobs, and “send” ourselves for a semester to study in
- [Micah Friedman](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/micah-friedman/) - "At Pardes, Jews from a wide variety of backgrounds come together to develop our capacities to access our Torah and to work together to explore how to express our varying commitments to Jewish tradition. Through the lens of Torah, I have been able to learn from teachers and fellow students from whom I see the
- [Susie Meyer](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/susie-meyer/) - "I came to Pardes because I wanted to learn how to talk about and experience G-d. Growing up, we didn't discuss these topics in my home or community. For most of my life, I was perfectly content living an intellectual, non-spiritual Jewish life because I couldn't begin to imagine what I was missing. Studying at
- [Natalie Charney](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/natalie-charney/) - "I feel so grateful to be a part of the Pardes community, where questions are encouraged. I came into Pardes with the desire to learn about and better understand the foundational texts, traditions, and liturgy of the Jewish people. Although I had been immersed in Jewish community my entire life, I felt unable to confidently
- [Hannah Shorr Schaeffer](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/hannah-shorr-schaeffer/) - "My learning has gained so much joyful momentum since the first time I walked into the Beit Midrash. I started at Pardes with little experience formally learning, and even fewer expectations about what learning would feel like. I've discovered that it simply feels like magic (divine?) when something I learn in one class connects snugly
- [Gene Goldstein-Plesser](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/gene-goldstein-plesser/) - "I knew living in the multi-layered city of Jerusalem was going to be an intense experience, but I still underestimated how bizarre and complex of a place it is. There are so many overlapping religious, national, and historical universes here, and you never know when you're going to turn a corner and suddenly find yourself
- [Gavi (Gavriella) Kornsgold (Experiential Educators Program)](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/gavi-gavriella-kornsgold-experiential-educators-program/) - "Being part of the Pardes (trip to) Turkey cohort truly allowed me to understand how I was internalizing my learning at Pardes. In Turkey, our goal was to create and facilitate Jewish content-based experiential learning for many parts of the Turkish Jewish community in Istanbul. In planning and executing these programs, I was able to
- [Daniel Reichenbach (Experiential Educators Program)](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/daniel-reichenbach-experiential-educators-program/) - "I chose to come to Pardes to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for Jewish text as a teaching and learning tool and to be part of a progressive, open minded community that is accepting of everyone." Daniel “Dolph” Reichenbach is a student in this years PEEP cohort. After making Aliyah in August or 2012
- [Michael Schulson](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/michael-schulson/) - "About once a week I look around the beit midrash, full of Jews learning from each other, teaching each other, and arguing with each other, and experience this enormous pang of joy at learning in this one-room schoolhouse. I've spent most of the past decade around scholars and writers, but I have never been in
- [Michelle Soffen](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/michelle-soffen/) - "Since starting at Pardes and becoming part of the community, I have been blown away by the sheer volume and depth of meaningful moments, both in the Beit Midrash and outside of school with new friends. "There are so many instances I could mention, but I'll focus on the Conflict Resolution course I'm taking with
- [Jason Gusdorf](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/jason-gusdorf/) - "Learning the traditional style of prayer has been a challenging, but ultimately very rewarding endeavor. I grew up actively Reform, attending Jewish summer camp at OSRUI for 7 years, being Bar Mitzvah’d and confirmed at Central Reform Congregation in St Louis, and working as the Jewish Life Musician for 4 years for the Georgetown Jewish
- [Maxim Delchev (Experiential Educators Program)](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/maxim-delchev-experiential-educators-program/) - I heard about Pardes a few years ago at the Limmud Conference in England together with my colleague. We saw the Pardes stand, but I wasn’t so interested in the program. But my colleague (who is smarter than me) took around 50-60 of the leaflets from the stand. Every morning over the following months I
- [Doug Russ](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/doug-russ/) - "In Judy Klitsner’s Chumash class, I learned how to identify and investigate textual difficulties in the bible using a host of techniques, including those the rabbis have used for centuries in trying to interpret a tantalizingly cryptic text. As my Hebrew skills have improved this year, I find it incredibly meaningful and rewarding to be
- [Igor Ustyuzhyn](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/igor-ustyuzhyn/) - For me, the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (Jerusalem) is Israelis’ attempt to implement three ideas taken from the book of Isaiah: Your citizenship is not an obstacle: Let no foreigner who has attached himself to YHWH say, “YHWH will surely exclude me from his people.” Your body is not an obstacle: Let no eunuch
- [Ari Weber (Day School Educators Program)](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/ari-weber-day-school-educators-program/) - "Before coming to Pardes, I had been working as a hospital chaplain in San Francisco for two years and I decided I needed a change of scenery and to find a different mode of connecting with people. Three people in my synagogue were graduates of the Pardes educators program and several more had done various
- [Rachael Kahn](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/rachael-kahn/) - "Coming to Pardes, I knew I wanted to write. The teachers here exposed me to the depth and variety of the stories in Midrash. Now I have started to create my own Midrash focusing on the unknown and vilified characters in the Tanakh. At the same time, I'm teaching middle school children English through the
- [Manny Samuels](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/manny-samuels/) - "Once I retired, I sought out a place that not only studied Talmud, but covered other aspects of Jewish learning. I wanted to expand my horizons by studying in a place that was open to all denominations and offered more than one way to understand our text and traditions. My only apprehension was the age
- [Benjamin Woo Poretzky](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/benjamin-woo-poretzky/) - "If I could only remember one thing about my time at Pardes it would be this: When I went to New York over Hannukah break to visit friends and family I became aware of two new types of iPhones which had come out since I left the states, the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X.
- [Sarah Palmer](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/sarah-palmer/) - "One of the things I find challenging about traditional text study is that it is bound to words, whether oral or written. When I sit in the Pardes Beit-Midrash, I feel a sense of wonder and wealth having access to so many beautiful texts; and at the same time, I feel something is missing. This
- [Elisha Salivon](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/elisha-salivon/) - "The most important thing at Pardes is its unique combination of the devoted and professional teachers and staff and passionate students. Both are eager to study together and to share their experiences and expertise. I found here an incredible friendly atmosphere of studying, teaching, sharing and coaching. The idea of opening the text and starting
- [Peter Young](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/peter-young/) - "My desire to go to rabbinical school is what led me to Pardes. While I have a strong sense of Jewish identity, I felt like I had a lack of familiarity with traditional Jewish text which is why I came to Pardes. I am constantly impressed with how much more I know than how much
- [Nyla Harper](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/nyla-harper/) - "Everyone at Pardes has been amazing and so helpful with the application process and in the logistics of moving to Jerusalem for a year. The environment at Pardes is very supportive and close knit. Moreover, all of my instructors are true Torah scholars and I have learned so much from them as well as the
- [Rena Branson (Experiential Education Student)](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/rena-branson-experiential-education-student/) - I came to Pardes because Jewish texts and traditional practices felt inaccessible to me for a long time, like a world of meaning tucked behind a pane of glass. I chose to learn at Pardes because I know some alums who raved to me about it, and because I wanted to be around learners who
- [Sophie Bigot-Goldblum](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/sophie-bigot-goldblum/) - "Pardes offers us the unique opportunity to study with incredibly gifted and passionate teachers who walk us through the mind of our sages and make age old questions relevant to our day. I love walking into the beit midrash in the morning and seeing the crowd of people of all ages, background and origins, united
- [Nate Swetlitz](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/nate-swetlitz/) - "I came to Pardes to experience a respite from the world of achievement and competition. Throughout college I worked hard in my classes, spent my summers conducting research, and was constantly thinking about what profession I wanted to pursue and how I could best prepare myself for it. At Pardes, I’ve found the opportunity to
- [Helen Ressler (Day School Educators Program)](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/helen-ressler-day-school-educator/) - "I first came to Pardes as part of the Birthright Israel Plus extension program. After 4 days at Pardes, I knew I had to come back and be a part of this community. Two months after I returned to the US, I left my job and did a complete 180 and came back to Israel
- [Grace Gleason](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/grace-gleason/) - "One of the most amazing things about Pardes in my eyes in the range of Jewish background and experience students come from, and the way in which the culture of the study body embraces this while encouraging growth. My favorite moments of learning here are during night seder or community lunch, when each student's particular
- [Edyt Dickstein](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/edyt-dickstein/) - "I came to Pardes hoping for a place that grappled seriously with the intellectual values and questions of Jewish ideas and texts while simultaneously sought to explore Judaism as a religion and heritage on a deeply personal level. During my time here, I have found that Pardes does a remarkable job of accomplishing both. Perhaps
- [Anya Morgulis](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/anya-morgulis/) - "What I find to be particularly meaningful learning at Pardes is the opportunity to balance our learning of traditional Jewish texts in the Beit Midrash with exploring the land of Israel and understanding it's history. I have found new meaning in the deep connection of Eretz Yisrael with the meaning of the texts we are
- [Benjamin Schmitz](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/benjamin-schmitz/) - "Pardes has been so much more than a school or a educational institute for me. In my classes I have learned a lot about Torah, Talmud, Halakha, and Jewish life, but, even more so, Pardes has become my community and helped me to figure out how I want my Jewish life to look. One clear
- [Joshua Hooper (Experiential Educators Program)](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/joshua-hooper-experiential-educators-program/) - "When I first arrived at Pardes, I thought a lot about whether I had made the right decision; should I be studying Torah here? Am I the right person for this environment? All these questions and the like were laid to rest as soon as I found myself studying in the Beit Midrash with my peers.
- [Andras (Eliezer) Mogyoro](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/andras-eliezer-mogyoro/) - "As a teenager I participated in different forms of informal Jewish education (summer camps, seminars, lectures at the JCC in Budapest), and later I had the privilege of spending a shorter period of time in different yeshivot. Since then, I have been studying Jewish texts on a weekly basis, but I was lacking the skills
- [Ruthie Gopin](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/ruthie-gopin/) - "I am grateful to Pardes because I already feel like I have a much deeper knowledge than I did walking in just a few months ago. My vocabulary has grown, and words that I didn't even know before are now second nature. The connections that are made every day, whether it's between a letter in
- [Jonah Potasznik (Day School Educators Program)](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/jonah-potasznik/) - "The other night at Pardes, I sat in chevrutah with a friend. She has an arts background and likes talking about feelings, I'm an organizer and prefer my head to my heart. At some point during the class, our learning transitioned into an earnest conversation about how to transform Jewish education in America, which was
- [Jonah Peretz  (Day School Educators Program)](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/jonah-peretz-day-school-educators-program/) - "I came to Pardes initially for the year program. I didn't have a religious education growing up, so I wanted an immersive program to fill in some knowledge gaps. I ended up staying for two more years in the Pardes Day School Educators Program. "I have found learning Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic very meaningful. Grammar
- [Liam Pohlman](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/liam-pohlman/) - "Being able to combine traditional Jewish learning with an incredible internship in Jerusalem are the reasons I came to Pardes. Before I found the learn & intern program I was torn between doing an internship or a learning program. Pardes gave me both! This was a game changer and ultimately made my decision to come
- [David BenMoshe (Bonett)](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/david-benmoshe-bonett/) - "If there was only one thing I hope to remember about my time studying at Pardes, it would be that disagreement helps you build a strong foundation. When a person encounters a view that is opposed to theirs, but based on the same evidence (in Pardes usually a piece of text), they have to think
- [Dammara Kovnats Hall (Day School Educator)](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/dammara-kovnats-hall-day-school-educator/) - "I came to Pardes in a roundabout way. I taking classes and student-teaching at the Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan where, for the first time since leaving Winnipeg, I was immersed in a Jewish community. I absolutely loved it! The feeling of connectedness and being able to share a love for Judaism with my students
- [Ami Fields-Meyer](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/ami-fields-meyer/) - "I’m an American Jew. In the United States, white supremacy has moved from the margins to the mainstream. Gun violence is an untreated epidemic. For immigrants and their families, navigating life has become difficult, often terrifying. "I came to Pardes to re-ground myself in questions that matter: I believe American Jews—with a past of persecution
- [Shoshanna Nambi](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/shoshanna-nambi/) - “One of the most provoking phrases at Pardes is “one day you’re going to be the most knowledgeable Jew in the room”. I have been this Jew many times, and yet I didn’t have so much to offer. I want to know more. I want to understand how we came to be who we are
- [Rebekah Dempsey](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/rebekah-dempsey/) - “I came to study in Israel eager to figure out how I want my Jewish life to look and hoping Pardes would give me the tools to create that life for myself. Through immersion in Jerusalem’s Jewish public sphere and the development of deep Jewish connections in my own home, I’ve found answers and the
- [Tony Julian Westbrook, Jr.](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/tony-julian-westbrook-jr/) - "I came to Pardes in August of 2016 with plans of only staying one year. I wanted to invest seriously in my Jewish knowledge and take it to the next level. I simply wanted to be a more learned Jew and not much else. I found myself captivated and inspired by all of my teachers
- [Angy Cohen](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/angy-cohen/) - "Pardes has completely exceeded my expectations. I feel blessed and thankful to be learning in a place that gives everybody the chance to come as they are and find their own perspective on the text. One of the things that makes learning at Pardes so special for me is the fact that each of our teachers
- [Dani Plung](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/dani-plung/) - "About a year ago, halfway through my final year of college while all of my peers were applying to graduate school and finding jobs, I found myself in the midst of an identity crisis. For as long as I could remember, I thought of myself as student, and faced with the prospect of graduating from
- [Eliana Chavkin](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/eliana-chavkin/) - I came to Pardes looking for a balance between two things that I care a lot about: text study and social justice. Both are passions that I can trace back to Judaism, so I thought I’d try to solve the problem at the roots—and go to yeshiva! Working as a Social Justice Fellow while I’m here
- [Phreddy Nosanwisch, née Wischusen](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/phreddy-nosanwisch-nee-wischusen/) - "I'm an artist. I can imagine just about anything in precise detail... except for my future. The only thing I can say from the depth of my heart, is that after having learned at Pardes, I'll be able to give Judaism to my children in a way that is more alive than I ever dreamed
- [Micha Yehudi](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/micha-yehudi/) - Besides all the amazing Torah learning I get to experience, I’ll never forget the unique opportunity Pardes gave me as a Jew who grew up in Israel. I got to discover for the first time all about the modern Jewish world outside of Israel, in North America and Europe, throughout Africa and the southern hemisphere.
- [Leah Datz](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/leah-datz/) - “I was looking for an open place where I could (re)learn Judaism as a woman and Pardes met this goal. Learning Halakha in an environment that is open-minded and where learning is seen as important but not coercive has encouraged me to learn even more, made me excited to continue learning, and opened new horizons
- [Makai Dorfman (Experiential Education Student)](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/makai-dorfman/) - “After my bar mitzvah I was not very connected to the Jewish community or to Jewish learning for many years. For a long time I believed that text study was too “heady” and didn’t contribute to the real personal growth and transformation that I was looking for. When I began to study Jewish texts, I
- [Alex Ronay](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/alex-ronay/) - "I came to study at Pardes because I wanted to grow by engaging with Judaism in a supportive community. My experience far exceeds my expectations. Being at Pardes and in Jerusalem have allowed me to transform my relationship to prayer, shabbat, and a range of other dimensions of Judaism. I cannot stress enough how important
- [Malka Râsoma](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/malka-rasoma/) - "What brought me to study at Pardes is my desire to delve into the texts of the tradition and to go deeper in my understanding of my Jewish identity and the distant roots of my ancestors. I wanted to appease my inextinguishable thirst for Torah, to live better in the midst of the upheavals the
- [Leah Beck (Experiential Education Student)](https://www.pardes.org.il/student/leah-beck/) - "I came to Pardes through The Nachshon Project, the undergraduate fellowship that I studied abroad with in 2015, and Pardes has since brought me to realizing my passion for Jewish education in URJ summer camping. I am pursuing a dual masters in Jewish Education and Jewish Studies from Hebrew College this Spring because of the

## Testimonials

- [Graham Hoffman](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/graham-hoffman/)
- [Yuliya (Yehudit) Mazur](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/yuliya-yehudit-mazur/)
- [Gene & Edna Kwallwasser](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/gene-and-edna-kwallwasser/)
- [Jessica Fain](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/jessica-fain/)
- [Tara Zafft](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/tara-zafft/)
- [Lucas Espinosa Menendez](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/lucas-espinosa-menendez/)
- [Daniel Mackintosh](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/daniel-mackintosh/)
- [Dammara Hall](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/dammara-hall/)
- [Rachel Bikofsky](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/rachel-bikofsky/)
- [Dassi Bass](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/dassi-bass/)
- [Erika Davis](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/erika-davis/)
- [Danny Newman](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/danny-newman/)
- [Hannah Rosenberg](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/hannah-rosenberg/)
- [Celeste Aronoff](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/5361/)
- [Erna Jirásková](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/erna-jiraskova/)
- [Aliza Donath Weinryb](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/aliza-donath-weinryb/)
- [Dan Pelberg](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/dan-pelberg/)
- [Rachel Dingman](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/rachel_dingman/)
- [David Stern](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/david-stern/)
- [Lauren Schuchart](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/lauren-schuchart-2/)
- [Eileen Gamzuletova](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/eileen-gamzuletova/)
- [Garth Silberstein](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/garth-silberstein/)
- [Avigail Hurvitz-Prinz](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/avigail-hurvitz-prinz/)
- [Benjamin Heligman](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/benjamin-heligman/)
- [Laurie Franklin](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/laurie-franklin/)
- [Naomi Zaslow](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/naomi-zaslow/)
- [Carrie Bornstein](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/carrie-bornstein/)
- [Hannah Grossman](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/hannah-grossman/)
- [Lily Oster](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/lily-oster/)
- [Sean Leber-Fennessey](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/sean-leber-fennessey/)
- [Shvat Eilat](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/shvat-eilat/)
- [Shaul Janes](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/shaul-janes/)
- [Rebecca Schisler](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/rebecca-schisler/)
- [Roberta Golden](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/roberta-golden/)
- [Chani Smith](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/chani-smith/)
- [Dasi Fruchter](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/dasi-fruchter/)
- [Audrey Bruner](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/audrey-bruner/)
- [Ethan Bair](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/ethan-bair/)
- [Sharoni Sibony](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/sharoni-sibony/)
- [Megan Dyer](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/megan-dyer/)
- [Ben Brint](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/ben-brint/)
- [Amy Pearlman](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/amy-pearlman/)
- [Ryan Snyder](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/ryan-snyder/)
- [Robyn Miller](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/robyn-miller/)
- [Cara Abrams-Simonton](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/cara-abrams-simonton/)
- [Andrea Wiese](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/andrea-wiese/)
- [Deborah Anstandig](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/deborah-anstandig/)
- [Shira Abramowitz](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/shira-abramowitz/)
- [Eli Witkin](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/eli-witkin/)
- [Meira Cohen](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/meira-cohen/)
- [Phil Levin](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/phil-levin/)
- [Devora Renert](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/devora-renert/)
- [Josh Pernick](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/josh-pernick/)
- [Candace Mittel](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/candace-mittel/)
- [Carolyn Gerecht](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/carolyn-gerecht/)
- [Aileen Heinberg](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/aileen-heinberg/)
- [Benjamin Barer](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/benjamin-barer/)
- [Derek Kwait](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/derek-kwait/)
- [Grant Cohen](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/grant-cohen/)
- [Jack Cohen](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/jack-cohen/)
- [Jessica Simon](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/jessica-simon/)
- [Joanne Loiben](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/joanne-loiben/)
- [Katie Greenberg](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/katie-greenberg/)
- [Lauren Schuchart](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/lauren-schuchart/)
- [Leah Stern](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/leah-stern/)
- [Rose Prevezer](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/rose-prevezer/)
- [Saul Miller](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/saul-miller/)
- [Stu Jacobs](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/stu-jacobs/)
- [Yoni Shear](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/yoni-shear/)
- [Yonit Lavin](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/yonit-lavin/)
- [Ilan Glazer](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/ilan-glazer/)
- [Elana Shilling](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/elana-shilling/)
- [Captain Jason Rubin](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/jason-rubin/)
- [Rebekah Steinfeld](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/rebekah-steinfeld/)
- [Jeff Amshalem](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/jeff-amshalem/)
- [Matt Bar](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/matt-bar/)
- [Marlin Barad](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/marlin-barad/)
- [Aaron Edelheit](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/aaron-edelheit/)
- [Joseph Shamash](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/joseph-shamash/)
- [Michal Kohane](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/michal-kohane/)
- [Aaren Alpert](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/aaren-alpert/)
- [Sarah Pollack](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/sarah-pollack/)
- [Sam Greenberg](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/sam-greenberg/)
- [Stephen Kurer](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/stephen-kurer/)
- [Eitan Ingall](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/eitan-ingall/)
- [Hayim Herring](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/hayim-herring/)
- [David Haziza](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/david-haziza/)
- [Andi Waghelstein](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/andi-waghelstein/)
- [Sheldon & Cookie Shaffel](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/sheldon-cookie-shaffel/)
- [Carole Daman](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/carole-daman/)
- [Susan Fried](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/susan-fried/)
- [Andrew Lustig](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/andrew-lustig/)
- [Sheryl Jaffe](https://www.pardes.org.il/testimonial/sheryl-jaffe/)

## Categories

- [Uncategorized](https://www.pardes.org.il/uncategorized/)
- [News and Updates](https://www.pardes.org.il/news/) - Outside sources
- [Alumni Articles](https://www.pardes.org.il/news/alumni-articles/)
- [Faculty Articles](https://www.pardes.org.il/news/faculty-articles/)
- [Pardes in the News](https://www.pardes.org.il/news/pardes-in-the-news/)
- [Pardes Updates](https://www.pardes.org.il/news/pardes-updates/)
- [Construction Updates](https://www.pardes.org.il/construction-updates/)
- [High Holiday Torah from Pardesniks](https://www.pardes.org.il/high-holiday-torah-from-pardesniks/)

## Tags

- [PCJE](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/pcje/)
- [#9Adar](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/9adar/)
- [Constructive conflict](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/constructive-conflict/)
- [pardes](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/pardes/)
- [center](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/center/)
- [judaism](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/judaism/)
- [conflict](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/conflict/)
- [resolution](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/resolution/)
- [pcjcr](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/pcjcr/)
- [program](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/program/)
- [jts](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/jts/)
- [havruta](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/havruta/)
- [summer](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/summer/)
- [year](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/year/)
- [fall](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/fall/)
- [spring](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/spring/)
- [semester](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/semester/)
- [fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/fellowship/)
- [partnership](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/partnership/)
- [rabbi meesh hammer kossoy](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/rabbi-meesh-hammer-kossoy/)
- [birthright](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/birthright/)
- [israel far left diaspora jews](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/israel-far-left-diaspora-jews/)
- [pardes institute of jewish studies](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/pardes-institute-of-jewish-studies/)
- [pardes center for judaism and conflict resolution](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/pardes-center-for-judaism-and-conflict-resolution/)
- [mahloket matters the beit midrash way](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/mahloket-matters-the-beit-midrash-way/)
- [hebrew college](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/hebrew-college/)
- [rabbi educators](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/rabbi-educators/)
- [israel president](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/israel-president/)
- [president reuven rivlin](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/president-reuven-rivlin/)
- [president ruvi](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/president-ruvi/)
- [mahloket matters](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/mahloket-matters/)
- [constructive disagreement](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/constructive-disagreement/)
- [chief justice esther hayut](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/chief-justice-esther-hayut/)
- [purim](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/purim/)
- [pardes holiday companions](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/pardes-holiday-companions/)
- [jewish theological seminary](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/jewish-theological-seminary/)
- [rabbinical school](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/rabbinical-school/)
- [semikha](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/semikha/)
- [day of learning](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/day-of-learning/)
- [carole daman](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/carole-daman/)
- [rabbi leon morris](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/rabbi-leon-morris/)
- [tenafly](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/tenafly/)
- [jewish standard](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/jewish-standard/)
- [northern new jersey voice since 1931](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/northern-new-jersey-voice-since-1931/)
- [arguing for heaven's sake](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/arguing-for-heavens-sake/)
- [read](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/read/)
- [news](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/news/)
- [temple sinai of bergen county](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/temple-sinai-of-bergen-county/)
- [moishe house](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/moishe-house/)
- [match made in heaven](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/match-made-in-heaven/)
- [lbsh](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/lbsh/)
- [jewish journal](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/jewish-journal/)
- [chaye sarah](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/chaye-sarah/)
- [tisha bav](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/tisha-bav/)
- [9av](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/9av/)
- [times of israel](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/times-of-israel/)
- [Rabbi Alex Israel](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/rabbi-alex-israel/)
- [mahloket matters fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/mahloket-matters-fellowship/)
- [press release](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/press-release/)
- [Maggid of Melbourne](https://www.pardes.org.il/tag/maggid-of-melbourne/)

## Events Tags

- [In-Person](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/in-person-tour/)
- [Online](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/online/)
- [Community Education](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/community-education/)
- [Zvi Hirschfield](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/zvi-hirschfield/)
- [Shani Gross](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/shani-gross/)
- [PNA](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/pna/)
- [Brent Spodek](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/brent-spodek/)
- [Jon Leener](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/jon-leener/)
- [Deborah Barer](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/deborah-barer/)
- [Intergenerational](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/intergenerational/)
- [Guest Lecturer](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/guest-lecturer/)
- [Book Launch](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/book-launch/)
- [Shavuot](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/shavuot/)
- [Aryeh Ben David](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/aryeh-ben-david/)
- [Shulie Mishkin](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/shulie-mishkin/)
- [David Levin-Kruss](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/david-levin-kruss/)
- [Zvi Hirschfeld](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/zvi-hirschfeld/)
- [LimmudNA](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/limmudna/)
- [Mahloket Matters](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/mahloket-matters/)
- [Tisha B'av](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/tisha-bav/)
- [Yoga Class](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/yoga-class/)
- [In person](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/in-person/)
- [Dinner Event](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/dinner-event/)
- [Drop-in Learning](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/drop-in-learning/)
- [Tuesdays](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/tags/tuesdays/)

## Event Categories

- [Pardes Learning Seminar](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/categories/pardes-learning-seminar/)
- [Jewish Heritage Trips](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/categories/jewish-heritage-trips/)
- [Immersive Experiences](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/categories/immersive-experiences/)
- [Lecture Series](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/categories/lecture-series/)
- [Single Class](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/categories/single-class/)
- [Local Tours](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/categories/local-tours/)
- [Learning Intensive](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/categories/learning-intensive/)
- [Day of Learning](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/categories/day-of-learning/)
- [Panel](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/categories/panel/)
- [Retreat](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/categories/retreat/)
- [Cohort-Based Learning Experience](https://www.pardes.org.il/calendar/categories/cohort-based-learning-experience/)

## Download Tags

- [ngfp](https://www.pardes.org.il/?dlm_download_tag=ngfp)
- [nahum goldmann fellowship](https://www.pardes.org.il/?dlm_download_tag=nahum-goldmann-fellowship)

## Categories

- [PLS](https://www.pardes.org.il/events_category/pls/)
- [Adult Bootcamp](https://www.pardes.org.il/events_category/boot/)

## Seasons

- [Fall](https://www.pardes.org.il/seasons/fall/)
- [Spring](https://www.pardes.org.il/seasons/spring/)
- [Winter](https://www.pardes.org.il/seasons/winter/)
- [Summer](https://www.pardes.org.il/seasons/summer/)

## Durations

- [1 Week](https://www.pardes.org.il/durations/1-week/)
- [0-6 Weeks](https://www.pardes.org.il/durations/0-6-weeks/)
- [4-5 Months](https://www.pardes.org.il/durations/4-5-months/)
- [10 Months](https://www.pardes.org.il/durations/10-months/)
- [2 Years](https://www.pardes.org.il/durations/2-years/)
- [Ongoing](https://www.pardes.org.il/durations/ongoing/)

## Modes

- [In-Person](https://www.pardes.org.il/modes/in-person/)
- [Online](https://www.pardes.org.il/modes/online/)

## Locations

- [Jerusalem](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/jerusalem/)
- [United States](https://www.pardes.org.il/locations/united-states/)

## Degrees

- [Yes](https://www.pardes.org.il/degrees/yes/)
- [No](https://www.pardes.org.il/degrees/no/)

## Purposes

- [Educator Training](https://www.pardes.org.il/purposes/educator-training/)
- [Professional Development](https://www.pardes.org.il/purposes/professional-development/)