Musings from Students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
Posted on July 17, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media
This week, Rav Daniel Landes discusses Parashat Va’etchanan. VaEtchanan
Posted on July 12, 2013 by Andrea Wiese
I wrote this dvar Torah after a four-day desert adventure with NFTY: This week we start reading the book of Devarim / Deuteronomy. Devarim takes place right before the Israelites are going to enter the land that God gave them. And Moshe is reminding the Jewish people of the laws that God gave to the Continue Reading »
Posted on July 10, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media
This week, Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy discusses Parashat Devarim. Devarim
Posted on July 4, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media
This week, Neima Novetsky discusses Parashat Matot Massei. Matot Masai
Posted on July 2, 2013 by Ben Macdonald
Two months ago, I decided to do a little experiment. For those who haven’t heard me talking about it, I decided to take 30 days and live shomer mitzvot. I started on Yom HaZikaron and ended on Shavuot and from the first day in I had a really difficult time. First off I needed to Continue Reading »
Posted on June 28, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media
This week, Rabbi Alex Israel discusses Parashat Pinchas. Pinchas
Posted on June 25, 2013 by David Bogomolny
If you walked the halls of Pardes days during our 2012-2013 year program, you might have noticed two students spending a lot of time together. You might have heard them laughing on a Jerusalem park bench. You might have seen them learning together in the Beit Midrash. If you found them at your Shabbat table, Continue Reading »
Posted on June 23, 2013 by Naomi Bilmes
From my blog: I am fascinated by the creation story. No, not the one about monkeys. The other one – the one in which Adam and Eve inherit the wind and disinherit the garden. The story is one of beauty and tragedy. The story sets into motion the human concepts of good, evil, man, woman, Continue Reading »
Posted on June 23, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media
X-posted from Eryn’s blog post: Eryn London (Summer ’06 & ’07, Community Education ’10, Year ’10-’11, Hourly ’11-’12) made Aliya from New Jersey three years ago. She is currently studying in the Manhiga Hilchatit Program at Midreshet Lindenbaum, which is a 5 year advanced Halacha learning program. Beyond learning she also runs activities at a Continue Reading »
Posted on June 21, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media
This week, Rav Meir Schweiger discusses Parashat Balak. Balak
