Musings from Students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
Posted on December 27, 2011 by Naomi Zaslow
As a ‘Bas Yisroel’ growing up in Orthodox Miami, we celebrated Christmas the traditional way: by going out for Kosher Chinese food. This year I shook up that tradition, and went to Cafe Neshikot, an all-Pardes holiday cabaret! I laughed, I cried, and I took pictures. Happy holidays! A special thank you to Cheryl Stone for putting the whole Continue Reading »
Posted on December 27, 2011 by Chef David
If you aren’t familiar with Pardes Chef David Berman, you should come meet him – he’s really wonderful. At the very least, you should read Leah Stern’s post about him… it’ll give you a “taste” of the man’s personality. Anyway, Chef Berman attended our recent community trip to Hebron, and he typed up a ‘guest Continue Reading »
Posted on December 25, 2011 by Cheryl Stone
Posted on December 25, 2011 by Sean L.
I was curious about why there are so few hard cheeses in this region, and after investigation, I started looking into making soft cheeses and realized just how easy it is to make yogurt (which can be Lebnah, or even a nice replacement for cream cheese). I’ve told a few people that I make yogurt, and Continue Reading »
Posted on December 24, 2011 by Derek Kwait
(X-posted from my home blog, Yinzer in Yerushalayim) Nearly all of Pardes went to Hevron in the West Bank Sunday. It spent the rest of the week needing therapy. I think I faired better than most, however, because I went into it knowing what to expect and I got it in spades: It is by Continue Reading »
Posted on December 23, 2011 by Barer
This week’s parsha, which was playfully called The Empire Strikes Back parsha of Yosef’s saga, brought to light just how true it is that the texts that make up the Tanach are in dialogue with each other. Specifically, I saw multiple hints in the text of Miketz that are amplified in the story of Esther, Continue Reading »
Posted on December 23, 2011 by Barer
On this week’s podcast, James Jacobson-Maisels discusses Miketz and Chanukah through the eyes of the Eish Kodesh Miketz/Chanukah
Posted on December 22, 2011 by Andrea Wiese
Posted on December 22, 2011 by Andrea Wiese
When I made aliyah a year ago, I knew that I was doing so on the grounds that it would be challenging, not only financially or emotionally, but because Israel is difficult. There is nothing easy about Israel, and maybe that is where her true beauty comes from. Pardes set up a trip for Continue Reading »
Posted on December 21, 2011 by Leah Stern
Hello Pardesians and World, For the first time in over a decade, Pardes took a tiyyul to the city of Hevron. It was a visit filled with mixed emotions. We examined Hevron from many different angles in order to assess the situation that is in Hevron today. While there are many things I could discuss, Continue Reading »
