Musings from Students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
Posted on November 14, 2015 by Yaakov Feinberg
After my first month of the Pardes Year-Program, I was on a first-name basis with most of the teachers. Even if I didn’t attend a particular teacher’s shiur, I had either been invited to their house for Rosh Hashanah dinner, or spoken with them during a tiyul, or sat with them at community lunch, so Continue Reading »
Posted on August 31, 2015 by Eli Steier
In order to prolong your days and the days of your children on the land that the Lord promised your fathers that he would give them, as long as the days that the heavens are over the earth. Source: http://www.jewfaq.org/shemaref.htm The above lines are from the second paragraph of the tri-paragraph Shema prayer. It Continue Reading »
Posted on June 25, 2015 by Eliezah Hoffman
While at Pardes, the fellows and Rav Meesh continually stressed how volunteering was the pinnacle of our studies; that by volunteering and giving back to our community, we were practicing the Torah we were engaging in all week long. This idea stuck with me as I created and executed my volunteering projects over the course Continue Reading »
