These and Those

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

Tag Archives: new students

Uncorking our Creativity

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Sarah Pollack

As part of the orientation weeks, we decided to get together and uncork our creativity by painting wine bottles together!

Swirl Swirl Desert Stop

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 »

bruchim ha baim! (welcome!)

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Laura Marder

This past Shabbat my roommates and I had the privilege to host new students for Shabbat dinner, as did many other returning students. It seems like it was just a few weeks ago that I was starting at Pardes and being welcomed into the community. I remember vividly showing up the first day and feeling Continue Reading »