Musings from Students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
Posted on December 12, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
This Chanukah overview brought to you by Alum Ben Barer (Fellows ’12) Hanukah stands alone in the Jewish calendar in many ways. It is the holiday with the least ritual elements to it, and it has never gotten the same treatment that other holidays (including, especially, Shabbat) have. This probably has a lot to do with Continue Reading »
Posted on December 11, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
Anne Hartheimer (Year ’12) wrote this poem in Hebrew. לאן? אן הרטהימר איפה הבית שלי? לא קל לענות אי אפשר לראות. מה השפה שלי? לא פשוט לדבר עם מילים שאינן במוחי מילים שבחרו אותי. אני הולכת בדרך מילה אחרי מילה הן קשות אבל עגולות וחזקות. מילים כמו אבנים יש להן ודאות. אני עוקבת אחריהן לגלות Continue Reading »
Posted on December 10, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
It’s kinda funny for us to think of Megan Dyer (Spring ’12) as an alum because she’s coming back to Pardes in January… Nonetheless, here is another “alumni” guest post from Megan! We’re looking forward to her continued blogging when she returns home to Jerusalem! A couple of weeks ago, I posted in this very Continue Reading »
Posted on December 10, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
Jaclyn Rubin (part time Pardesnik) made Parsha puzzles for a full year’s worth of parshayot. Check out this one for Parshat Miketz:
Posted on December 9, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
Posted on December 7, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
This week, Rav Meir Schweiger discusses Parashat VaYeshev in Joseph in the House of Potiphar. Click here to download. Shabbat shalom!
Posted on December 5, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
Hebron Olive There is Torah in this trunk: Otiot of rain, sun, wind, bullets, tears. Clouds pass, stories unwind, sun drops. Light shines through holes in gray bark. Is truth as crooked as this limb, As steep as the hillside? In the hollow center, Old leaves make new soil. Is this a Torah of hope? Continue Reading »
Posted on December 3, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
Posted by Aryeh Ben David (Year ’80) On the Ayeka Blog: (These thoughts were influenced by Parker Palmer’s A Life Unidvided) Holding the space for souls to reveal. Soul evoking soul. If I had to summarize Judaism in a sentence it might be: souls evoking souls. Sympathetic vibrations of our souls. First – I pluck Continue Reading »
Posted on December 2, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
Posted on November 30, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
Hilarious Alumni Blog Post! Stef Jadd Susnow (Year Program ’06-’07, PEP ’07-’09) and Matt Susnow (Year Program ’06-’07) Write about the floors in Israel… This is so true! 😀 For those who haven’t lived in Israel I will first explain Israeli “floor culture.” Nearly all flooring in Israel is tile. Hardwood floors are few are Continue Reading »
