Musings from Students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
Posted on August 30, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
This week, Rav Danny Landes discusses the obligatory war in Parashat Ki Tetze. Click here to listen. Look for R. Landes in a city near you on his upcoming North American Tour. Details here. Shabbat Shalom!
Posted on August 28, 2012 by Andrea Wiese
יש לי סיפור ארוך. אבל תכין את עצמך כי יש לי הרבה קיטורים. כשנכנסנו לדירה שלנו לא היה דשא. אבל רצינו דשא. אחרי שמונה חודשים סוף סוף קיבלנו דשא. כשקיבלנו את הדשא, הייתי עם נפטי באירופה. אחרי עוד חודש כשנפטי הסתיים, הגעתי לביתי. והדשא גדל לגובה של הברכיים שלי! אם אתה יודע משו על כיסוח Continue Reading »
Posted on August 26, 2012 by Derek Kwait
This week was my last back at my shul Young People’s Synagogue, which last year, raised around $7,000 to send me to Pardes for a year. Yesterday, I delivered this speech to let them know how their investment turned out. So, how have you all been? For those who don’t know, from September through the Continue Reading »
Posted on August 24, 2012 by Derek Kwait
Derek Kwait never spent longer than five consecutive weeks outside of his native Pittsburgh area prior to fulfilling his dream of studying at Pardes last year. After attending one year of film school at Point Park University in 2007-8, he transferred to the University of Pittsburgh in fall 2008. He graduated in 2011 with a Continue Reading »
Posted on August 23, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
This week, Rabbi Michael Hattin discusses Parashat Shoftim. Click here to download. Don’t forget to support the podcast! A matching gift will be made by a donor for all new and increased gifts. Donate online at anytime via www.donate.pardesusa.org Shabbat shalom!
Posted on August 20, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
Now that the new Pardes school year is about to begin, we’re feeling particularly nostalgic about these posts on the Masa Israel Journey Blog written by a few of our ’11-’12 Pardes alumni… they’re really touching: Jacob Siegel, “Homeland and Home” Derek Kwait, “Symbols, metaphors, and preparing to come home” Andrew Lustig, “Lost in the Continue Reading »
Posted on August 19, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
This week, Neima Novetsky discusses Parashat Re’eh. Click here to download.
Posted on August 17, 2012 by Andrea Wiese
היום משו מצחיק קרה. באוטובוס בבוקר קארה ואני פגשנו את האיש מהשמים. מיד אהבתי אותו כשראיתי קוים בידו מתפילין. כשגמרתי קפה שלי, הוא לקח את הכוס ושם באשפה בשבילי!!! איזה גבר! אין לו סיבה, רק בגלל שהוא נחמד. מאוחר יותר, אחרי שסיימנו את הטיול בשוק מחנה יהודה, עמדנו על יד השוק העראקי. יש שם הרבה Continue Reading »
Posted on August 10, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
This week, Rabbi Meir Schweiger discusses Parashat Ekev. Click here to listen. Shabbat shalom.
Posted on August 5, 2012 by Falynn Schmidt
J. Benedict Roth will never forget the first time he learned Gemara (Talmud) 23 years ago with Pardes faculty member, Leah Rosenthal. “Leah showed me that the Gemara is like a rough diamond,” Benedict explains. “You take a stone which looks rather uninteresting, and you think you can understand it. But then you crack it open, and suddenly Continue Reading »
