These and Those

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

Tag Archives: role models and/or heroes

Meesh & Leora

Posted on November 24, 2011 by The Director of Digital Media

Breaking News Wave

Posted on November 8, 2011 by The Director of Digital Media

This year we are very lucky to have Rabbi Hayim Leiter mentoring us in the Beit Midrash, but we only just found out about his passion for surfing! Check out his most recent dvar Torah at The Jewish Surfer:   Sunday The Rabbi Went Surfing A Surfer’s Vort* Rav Hayim Leiter provides an Etzah* Parashat Continue Reading »

What do Avatar the 3-D movie, making a fetish of Native American culture, and dipping my dishes in a Mikveh the other night all have in common? (or; what am I doing here again?)

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Coretta

In order to tell you the answer to the title question,  I  have to call on memories of that sage who is always going to be beyond all other sages no matter how much I study (at least in the sphere of how much she is influencing me); my mom. When visiting the Native American Continue Reading »

Fallen Hero – In Memory of Jan Weiner Z"L

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Joel D.

Bruised arms can keep no sword in its sheath. Strength is found not in muscles but in might. The soul exists as long as it is willing to fight. Men rise up ready to battle marching for glory, But men of reptilian cunning often write another story. Faced by our enemies we smile at their Continue Reading »

[Take 5] My Heros, By Joel Dinin

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Joel D.