Musings from Students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
Posted on April 22, 2012 by Derek Kwait
This is the time of year for family. Last week, when Shabbat directly followed the last day of Pesach, creating a rare 8-day Passover in Israel, Friday afternoon, I was kindly invited over the home of a local family. The Mr. and the Mrs. were born in America, but each have been here for well Continue Reading »
Posted on January 22, 2012 by Leah Stern
Hi Pardesians and World, On Friday morning at 4:30 AM, I arrived back from Poland with my fellow Pardesians. Though we are happy to be back in Israel and are looking forward to the coming semester, we continue to process and ask questions about our experience in Poland. The first experience I would like to Continue Reading »
Posted on January 12, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
Here are the winners of the Fall ’11 Pardes Photo Contest (in no particular order): Each winner receives a $50 Amazon gift card! Many other photos from the contest will also be gracing the walls of Pardes soon 🙂
Posted on January 10, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media
Andrea W. is running a photo contest at Pardes! Today, students are voting for their favorite photo (see below), and we’ll get the results at the end of this week (last day of the semester)! Hopefully we’ll have some new photos up in the hallways soon! 🙂
Posted on January 9, 2012 by S. Rotenberg
This song was created at the Pardes Hanukkah party in Sam Rotenberg’s music shiur. The singers on the track are (in order in which they sing on the track) Austin Clar, Roy Camarillo, Adir Berkowitz, and Sarah Gunning. Lyrics were written by the class, as well as Suzi Brozman, who put her great writing skills Continue Reading »
Posted on December 29, 2011 by Austin C.
Posted on December 25, 2011 by Cheryl Stone
Posted on December 19, 2011 by Nikki Fig
By Nikki Fig She’s fun, she’s spunky, and her upbeat attitude can turn any frown upside down. Meet Naomi Zaslow, a 25-year old University of Michigan grad who spent the past 2 years teaching English in South Korea. I sat down to get this well-travelled scholar’s take on fashion and understand how her personal taste Continue Reading »
Posted on November 22, 2011 by The Director of Digital Media
Remember the Pardes Mural?Here are some photos from last Spring…
Posted on November 2, 2011 by Heligman
Too often the shades of our life are drawn and God’s magnificent colors are missed.  I am taking on this project as a means to stop and enjoy God’s brilliance.  For the month of November, each day I will document the evening sunset from the Pardes Beit Midrash. I hope you will stop and notice Continue Reading »
