Musings from Students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
Posted on February 23, 2013 by Naomi Bilmes
From my blog, written before Shabbat: A Dusky Holiness before Shabbat… Stories from the week… …still on air from serendipity. It was on a Thursday, on which we presumably do organized chesed projects, but on one specific Thursday, I chose to simply organize myself: carrots, sweet potatoes, scallions, cumin, coriander, cumin, whirr whirr whirr in Continue Reading »
Posted on February 13, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media
X-posted from Foodist Jerusalem, Written by Anna Melman (Year ’05, Fellows ’06) This is a great blog to follow if you’re looking for good food in Jerusalem! lamb kebob Last night AB and I went out for dinner with three other couples to Maalot, one of our favorite restaurants in Jerusalem – we weren’t even Continue Reading »
Posted on February 3, 2013 by Naomi Bilmes
From my blog: It’s Saturday night in Israel. You know what that means: Put your head on the pillow by 9pm because tomorrow is a work day, which is fine, because who needs Sunday anyway? Sunday is a totally over-rated day of the week: people just use them to do chores, which you could do Continue Reading »
Posted on January 27, 2013 by Naomi Bilmes
From my blog: It appears that I may have two souls. My first soul isn’t sure how it feels about this. Previously, it was always the center of attention, benefiting from activities that are “good for the soul” – like yoga, baking and writing (note that I said soul, not souls). Now, however, it appears that Continue Reading »
Posted on January 25, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media
Anna Melman Bronstein (Year ’05, Fellows ’06) is behind the new FOODIST JERUSALEM blog, and for those of you looking for a good brunch here in the Holy City, she’s got the low down: The People Have Spoken: Best of Brunch in Jerusalem One of my new favorite pastimes is to poll my Facebook friends Continue Reading »
Posted on January 21, 2013 by Leah Kahn
This recipe has some middle eastern flair but is also a good recipe for spring because it has some detoxifying ingredients, especially in the greens. There is also a great deal of fiber in the beans and red rice, and if you are sick of tahini, this recipe offers a new spin on the middle Continue Reading »
Posted on January 21, 2013 by Naomi Bilmes
From my blog, posted after the Arava Tiyul: One year ago, I was about to take a semester off from college. I was the thinnest I had ever been; I could no longer run or bike; the slightest bit of yoga made me dizzy. My stomach twisted and turned every day, and I hated my Continue Reading »
Posted on January 19, 2013 by Naomi Bilmes
From my blog: (written two days ago) So, last night, I sat around a crackling fire with a group of religious people chanting incantations in ancient languages while passing around a hand-carved knife and letting the blood from our left pinkie fingers drip over the hot, scalding flames… Okay, that was an exaggeration. But I Continue Reading »
Posted on January 2, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media
Whitney Fisch (year ’08-’09) at Jewhungry wrote a ‘Shout Out’ to Pardes in this blog post… We’ll be checking back in with her for more great recipes 🙂 It’s Sunday and I’m not going to work tomorrow. Wait. Waaaait wait wait. Before I even get into anything we have to take a moment of silence Continue Reading »
Posted on December 27, 2012 by Leah Kahn
For those of you who think being vegan means eating carrots and seeds all the time, this recipe should help to quickly dispel that crazy myth! These sloppy joes are full of flavor, and the best part is you can use 2 thick slices of challah as the bread. I suggest Garlic Curry Fries as Continue Reading »
