Musings from Students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
Posted on September 3, 2013 by Stefanie Groner
From my blog last week: Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. Now, this Jewish New Year, 5774, begins this Wednesday! Party! Last night, I went to my school’s open class and service on Selichot, the art of repentance. Jews tend to harp on this theme as we finish up one year and begin to focus Continue Reading »
Posted on August 27, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media
Rabbi Meir Schweiger discusses parshiot Nitzavim and Vayelech. Nitzavim-Vayelekh
Posted on August 23, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media
David Levin-Kruss discusses parsha Ki Tavo. [Download the Handout] Ki Tavo
Posted on August 15, 2013 by Talia Kern
Here is the poem I read at the closing lunch for the ’13 summer program: We started Pardes on the eighth of July Little did we know, that time would fly At our opening circle, there are so many names “Come hear about the classes,” Alex exclaims. Nechama, Tzvi, Yaffa, Reuven, who should we choose? Continue Reading »
Posted on August 14, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media
Neima Novetsky discusses parsha Ki Tetze. Ki Tetze
Posted on August 8, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media
Rabbi Meir Schweiger discusses parsha Shoftim. Shoftim
Posted on August 2, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media
Rabbi David Levin-Kruss discusses parshat Re’eh. Re’eh
Posted on July 29, 2013 by Jim Sumner
לשנה הבאה בירושלים We three friends come from different professional backgrounds. One of us is a teacher, another an asset manager, and the third is in politics. Last summer each of us was motivated to take time out of our lives back home to study at Pardes. We arrived at Pardes with different expectations, Continue Reading »
Posted on July 26, 2013 by Michal Kohane
In Pirkei Avot (5:25) we find, “turn her, turn her, everything is in her” – הפוך בה, הפוך בה, הכל בה. We knew this theory before coming to Pardes, but feeling it on an almost daily basis for the last three weeks has been a whole different story. Perhaps there is no better place to Continue Reading »
Posted on July 25, 2013 by The Director of Digital Media
Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy discusses parshat Ekev. Ekev
