Musings from students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 20th, 2010
Pardes is a very academic institution, which puts tremendous emphasis upon Jewish text study. Morning classes alternate between Talmud (or Mishnah) study & Chumash study, and the afternoon classes, which are subject-based, are also grounded in Jewish texts (Tanakh, Mishnah Berurah, Midrash, etc.).
Unlike some other traditional Jewish learning institutions, Pardes does not aim to encourage [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 22nd, 2009
R. Levi Cooper, my Chassidut (Chassidism) teacher, has consistently inspired me with his wisdom. I’ve heard some of my own thoughts echoed back to me in Levi’s particularly articulate and reasoned way, and other insights of his have seeded entirely new contemplations in my mind.
In discussing the history of the Chassidut, RLC taught us that [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 7th, 2009
Two wonderful things happened to me this week that made me realize why Pardes was the best place I could be post college.
One was that I had an amazing conversation with one of my teachers this past week over lunch discussing feminism and Judaism. We discussed our struggle with being obligated or not, how it [...]