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

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[Alumni Guest Post] Pizza and Brew: Bardak

Posted on September 24, 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! AB and I decided to check out Bardak, one of the newest eateries on the Jerusalem culinary scene. Located on the corner of Jabotinsky and Keren HaYesod and Continue Reading »

Free Advice for Future Pardesniks

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Yisrael Ben Avraham

I’ll be a Pardes alum in the next couple weeks and possibly a second year student. I thought I’d write a list of random things for new and returning students to make their lives in Israel easier and enjoyable. These are in no particular order, but I cannot emphasis enough how much Ulpan Morasha chews Continue Reading »

Kohenet Shacharit prepared by Kohenet Annie Matan Gilbert

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Annie Matan Gilbert

Wednesday morning, at our weekly Creative Shacharit, I led a Kohenet style davenning. This means that the liturgy of the service follows the arc of a traditional shacharit service but is often not traditional liturgy. This particular service is compiled from chants and prayers from the Kohenet siddur and from my own writing and repertoire. Continue Reading »

[Alumni Guest Post] Fine Dining in the Shuk: Jacko’s Street

Posted on April 19, 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! When I first moved to Jerusalem, the shuk was dead at night. This made sense, since it was mostly a fruit and vegetable and meat and fish market. Continue Reading »

[Alumni Guest Post] Fine Dining (in Jerusalem): Eucalyptus

Posted on March 17, 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! Eucalyptus’s deal is that they only serve foods indigenous to the land of Israel. I had been once before, back in 2006 when my dad was visiting, when Continue Reading »

[Creative Davening] Shacharit of Healing by Laurie Franklin

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Laurie Franklin

Here is the text of today’s Creative Davening at Pardes: In this week’s parsha, we build and furnish the Mishkan and attire the kohanim. When the work is complete, the Holy Presence comes to dwell among the people. Today, in our Shacharit of Healing, we build our own Mishkan of hope and invite the Presence Continue Reading »

[Alumni Guest Post] Hidden Treasures: Maalot

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 »

[Alumni Guest Post] Best of Brunch in Jerusalem

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 »

A Chanting Journey from Mitzrayim to Tzion

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Annie Matan Gilbert

From my blog: This past week, I taught my first Peer Teaching lesson at Pardes.  It was a chanting workshop on the personal experience of Yetziat Mitzrayim.  Often, when I lead chanting workshops, I offer kavannot once the group is lost in the chant.  Words of yearning or blessing that float about the sounds of Continue Reading »

Parasha Puzzle: Parshat Miketz

Posted on December 10, 2012 by The Director of Digital Media

Jaclyn Rubin (part time Pardesnik) made Parsha puzzles for a full year’s worth of parshayot. Check out this one for Parshat Miketz: