These and Those

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

Archive: January 2019

Germany Up Close – Pardes Germany Trip 2019

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Barry Rosekind

The week long Pardes/Germany Close Up trip was full to the brim to say the least. The first couple days were filled with so much life, living Judaism and confronting the Holocaust and its memory. Our program began with a conversation with our trip organizers including Dr. Dagmar Pruin, who is an incredible woman, and Continue Reading »

Poland Day 2: Conflicting Thoughts

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Barry Rosekind

Our second day brought out a lot of conflicting thoughts and tensions. There were parts of me that was hesitant to come to Poland. I thought why should I come visit a place where so many Jews were killed and we weren’t loved by a lot of our neighbors. We visited a shtetl named Tikocyn, Continue Reading »