Musings from Students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
Posted on April 3, 2016 by Yisroel Shapiro
This Sunday, the 24th of Adar, is the yahrzeit of my Bubbie, Mrs. Ruth Morris Lieberman – Rivka bas Zalman Shevach. She was like a mother to me and served as a great role model for all of her grandchildren. Though it has been ten years since her passing, I still think of her often and her kindness, Continue Reading »
Posted on March 8, 2016 by Melinda Jones
Every Friday is a rush in my family. Everyone runs backwards and forwards getting ready for Shabbat. In order to have a peaceful and relaxing Shabbat, it seems we need to have lots of stress and much too much shouting. So nothing makes the point of having a day of rest better than that moment when we light candles Continue Reading »
Posted on January 3, 2016 by Melinda Jones
I was invited recently to address an end of year gathering for a committee that has been formed in Melbourne Australia with a view to understanding the inclusion of people with disabilities and implementing projects which will help to bring about the full participation of Jews with disabilities. This was a small gathering of about Continue Reading »
Posted on December 20, 2015 by Josie Glausiusz
When my father offered to weave blue techelet threads onto my tallit, I was so surprised that I said no. It took me several minutes to re-consider my reflexive reaction, but it took me another year until I picked up the phone and asked him if he would, indeed, tie the blue threads on to Continue Reading »
Posted on October 11, 2015 by Elana Weiner
There once was a school called Pardes. In fact, Pardes was a Yeshiva and it was located on the Moon. The students at Pardes were very learned, for they studied long hours in their Beit Midrash. Their Beit Midrash had all the books they could ever need to learn about Judaism. And they learned Torah Continue Reading »
Posted on October 2, 2015 by David Berman
Some would say that not many, if any foods, are associated with Succot, while so many other festivals have foods that are so obviously related to them (think kneidelach on Pesach, dairy foods on Shavuot, tsimmes on Rosh Hashanah…). Many, however, do have the tradition to eat stuffed cabbage on Succot. The reason most often Continue Reading »
Posted on August 9, 2015 by Eli Steier
Fall Creek Elementary כולָנו עַם אֶחַד We are all one people نحن جميعا أمة واحدة עוֹלָם שֶל מִשְפָחָת אַחַת A world of one family عالم من عائلة واحدة יֵש רַק שָפָה אַחַת There is only one language هنالك فقط لغة واحدة ואוֹתָה מְדַבְרִים הַיְלָדִים and the children speak it والاطفال يتحدثون بها Continue Reading »
Posted on June 11, 2015 by David Wallach
לעילוי נשמת יהושע מנחם בן משה ז״ל. In memory of Menachem Wallach z”l. Imagine, for a moment. You’ve been travelling from Egypt, through the desert, eyes always looking toward Cana’an, the Promised Land. You’ve seen the Sea of Reeds split before your eyes, you’ve seen Manna fall from the sky to sustain you. And now, finally, Continue Reading »
Posted on May 15, 2015 by Alana Bandos
Magen Dovid Adom Employees Aren’t Vampires or How I got over my fear of donating blood Current pop culture is obsessed with vampire lore. True Blood, Twilight, and the Vampire Diaries are proof of this trend. For some reason, we are attracted to the idea of human-like monsters killing other humans because of the Continue Reading »
Posted on May 6, 2015 by Jonah P.
Ever a hyper-literate people, even in grief and death, we customarily learn mishnayot in honor of a deceased parent on the anniversary of his or her death. To this end, I would like to share some mishna learning in honor of my biological father, who died 10 years ago today, a man who has had Continue Reading »
