Musings from Students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
Posted on June 9, 2014 by Heather Kantrowitz
My PCJE graduation speech: Chazak V’Ematz – Be strong and resolute. These are the words that Yehoshua spoke to Bnei Yisrael upon entering the land of Israel thousands of years ago. Today, I speak these words to my friends and peers as we prepare to enter new territory – the land of teaching. This fall, Continue Reading »
Posted on March 5, 2014 by Heather Kantrowitz
These cookies are perfect for Rosh Hashanah – the pomegranate seeds burst in your mouth and provide a sweet start to your new year. Bake them for friends, family, or just yourself. Enjoy!!! Ingredients ½ cup butter, room temperature ½ cup brown sugar, lightly packed ½ cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla extract Continue Reading »
Posted on October 31, 2013 by Heather Kantrowitz
“Yitzhak pleaded with the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren.” The Torah doesn’t tell us what his prayer consisted of, only that God answered his pleas and Rivka conceived. This led me to wonder what it entailed, especially because his requests were accepted by God. One of the reasons I think Continue Reading »
Posted on May 30, 2013 by Heather Kantrowitz
From my blog: They say to really experience Israel, you have to be here for 3 things: war (unfortunately), elections, and snow… I got all of those in this past year, and so much more! A visit from Obama (Jerusalem basically shut down for 3 days!), praying with Women of the Wall, and so many Continue Reading »
Posted on April 9, 2013 by Heather Kantrowitz
From my blog: There are certain moments in my life where everything has come to a screeching halt. Most of these have just been moments when my personal world, or maybe my family or community, has stopped. Today (Yom HaShoah), I experienced an entire country ceasing all activity – learning, work, driving, shopping – and Continue Reading »
Posted on March 25, 2013 by Heather Kantrowitz
From my blog: I would like to take this opportunity to wish girls and women everywhere a happy Passover – a Passover that is filled with freedom. Freedom from “I’m not good enough” and “why doesn’t he* like me.” Freedom from wanting your life to be like a T-Swift love song, freedom from not “going Continue Reading »
Posted on February 28, 2013 by Heather Kantrowitz
Parshat Ki Tissa contains a myriad of events, most notably, the incident of the Golden Calf. When Moses descends Mount Sinai after 40 days and nights in preparation for receiving the 10 Commandments, he discovers the people dancing around this molten calf. He then “hurled the tablets from his hand and shattered them at the Continue Reading »
Posted on December 13, 2012 by Heather Kantrowitz
Parshat Miketz is a story About Joseph in all of his glory When Pharaoh dreamt of a cow Joseph said “save food now, Or Egypt will become really gory.” Now Pharaoh knew God was with him For Joseph’s interpretations weren’t dim. He got a new name, Learned to play the Egyptian game, and the store-rooms Continue Reading »
Posted on November 5, 2012 by Heather Kantrowitz
Originally posted on my blog: Since I’ve mostly been settling into a normal routine of class, class, eat, class, class, eat, shabbat (eat, pray, eat, pray), class… etc, I thought I would do a different kind of post. By the time I get home at night, I’m usually completely wiped out and ready to relax Continue Reading »
Posted on October 12, 2012 by Heather Kantrowitz
Originally posted on my blog: Shalom friends and family! From Rosh Hashanah until Sukkot we were without internet at the house, hence the lapse in blog posts. Anyways, it’s back now (after a long and frustrating process) so I’ll try to summarize everything that’s been happening in my life in the past few weeks. 1) Continue Reading »
