These and Those

Musings from Students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem

Tag Archives: humor

Haikus!

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Barer

Thanks to the creative efforts of Amir Zinkow, Naomi Zaslow, Derek Kwait and Adrienne Silver, we have haikus for each and every one of the returning students (in alphabetical order).  Enjoy! Benjamin Barer Loves his Vancouver Canucks Second year fellow Jess C. Belasco Editor, Pardes lit. mag. Leins lots for egal Aliza Berger Premier opera Continue Reading »

CATA vs. Egged

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Lauren Schuchart

Originally posted here.   For the past 7 years, I’ve lived in the little town of State College, Pennsylvania. One of the primary modes of transportation around the Penn State campus is the CATA bus system. If you’re not familiar with it, allow me to paint a picture: The bus makes two loops around campus: Continue Reading »

Week 18: True Piety

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Derek Kwait

After getting over Hevron, the subject on everyone’s minds and lips all last week was the craziness in Beit Shemesh. I was going to write this blog post with a lot of complaints about how more people aren’t speaking out against this behavior, but since I could have attended the protest and did not, perhaps Continue Reading »

My Guys

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Lauren Schuchart

From my blog: In Jerusalem, everyone has a *guy: “You want to buy fish? Oh you HAVE to go see my guy in the shuk.” “My cheese guy is the BEST. He let’s you try whatever you want.” “Time for a haircut? You have to go to my guy on Emek!” The fun, and perhaps Continue Reading »

Soul Patch!!

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Andrea Wiese

I know you’re digging the soul patch! So have a soul and dig a dollar deep into your wallet and donate!! http://us.movember.com/mospace/2037454/ All the healthy men in your life will thank you!! And so will I!! =)

In case you were going through mustache withdrawal!

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Andrea Wiese

http://us.movember.com/mospace/2037454/ Please donate a $1 (or more) to help support research from prostate cancer and to help men’s health!!! I know that you’re all loving these mustache photos, so just $1!! Read about where your money will go…http://us.movember.com/about/Thanks in advance!!  

Shabbat Mustache!

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Andrea Wiese

Roi joined me today for men’s health awareness!!! I hope you like our mustaches!!! Shabbat shalom…and after Shabbat donate here!! https://www.movember.com/us/donate/your-details/member_id/2037454

Mustache 2!!!!!!!

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Andrea Wiese

I think this one is sexy!  That’s why I’m winking!! https://www.movember.com/us/donate/your-details/member_id/2037454 Donate, donate, donate!! =) Thank you!!!!!!!!

My Movember

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Andrea Wiese

I think I am the only girl at my school doing Movember to help raise money and awareness for men’s health. But I think it’s so important for society, I think men’s health is something that people over look, especially cancer in men. And let’s face it, there are a lot of important men in Continue Reading »

The Adventures of Na’omi9: Kashering our Kitchen

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Lauren Schuchart

This was originally posted on ‘Life According to Lauren’ My roommates and I decided a few weeks ago that we wanted to make our kitchen kosher. The word kosher literally means “fit,” and it refers to the Jewish dietary laws.  There are different reasons why one might choose to “keep kosher.” Here are a few Continue Reading »