These and Those

Musings from Students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem

Archive: February 2013

These and Those WORDLE

Posted on February 26, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media

We pasted the Top 10 most popular blog posts into Wordle,and this is what we got:

[Alumni Guest Post] Straight Outta Shushan

Posted on February 26, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media

Dan Brill (Year ’09-’10) shares his new Purim rap,called ‘Straight Outta Shushan’

[Alumni Guest Post] Purim as Israelis

Posted on February 23, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media

Stef (Year ’07, PEP ’07-’09) and Matt (Year ’07) celebrate Purim in Haifa! Purim is here!  Which means lots of dressing up in costumes.  In many cultures there seems to be at least one calendar day dedicated to dressing up in costumes: Holloween, Dia de los Muertos in Mexico, Carnival in Brazil, and Purim here Continue Reading »

[Alumni Guest Post] My First Biblical Love

Posted on February 22, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media

Please enjoy this Dvar Torah by Mordechai Rackover (PEP ’03)! Mordechai Rackover is a Pardes Alum, a member of the PEP 3rd Cohort. He currently lives in Providence, RI with his wife Nechama Lea and their four kids. He is the associate university chaplain for the Jewish community of Brown University and the Rabbi of Continue Reading »

[Alumni Guest Post] Update from Matt Rissien (Year ’08)

Posted on February 21, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media

Pardes-nicks, I just found out about the student blog, and I think it’s so great!! I took my Junior year off from the University of Kansas, and studied at Pardes in ’07-’08. Being still partially in the college mindset, I don’t know that I took full advantage of everything Pardes had to teach me; though Continue Reading »

[Pardes From Jerusalem Podcast] Purim: Doors Closing, Doors Opening

Posted on February 21, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media

In a special Podcast, Rabbi Daniel Landes discusses Purim in Doors Closing, Doors Opening. Purim ’73 Chag Purim Sameakh!

[Alumni Guest Post] Purim Rap: A Jewish Thrift Shop Parody (Purim Song)

Posted on February 21, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media

Matt Rissien (Year ’08) shares his new Purim RAP:

[Pardes From Jerusalem Podcast] Tetzaveh 5773: Clothing

Posted on February 21, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media

This week, Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy discusses Parashat Tetzaveh in “Clothing.” Tetzaveh ’73 Shabbat shalom!

[Alumni Guest Post] Friends for a Lifetime by Sarah Levy

Posted on February 20, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media

Sarah Levy (Mechina ’07, PEP ’08-’10) shares a personal reflection about Pardes: A friend of mine once told me that she felt all of her friends fell into one of three categories: Friends for a reason (and once that reason no longer existed, neither did the friendship) Friends for a season (and once that time Continue Reading »

[Alumni Guest Post] Thoughts on Gratitude by Aryeh Ben David

Posted on February 16, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media

Originally posted on Ayeka BlogBy Aryeh Ben David (Year ’80) A few years ago a colleague, Rabbi Gordon Tucker, told me the most depressing observation about parenting. He said, “You’re only as happy as your least happy kid.” What?! That’s not fair at all. We have six kids. If 5 are happy and one is Continue Reading »