Musings from Students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
Posted on April 1, 2013 by Naomi Bilmes
From my blog: Ten Characteristics of a Good Pigeon Handler: The pigeon handler is moderate in his disposition. A reckless pigeon handler frightens the pigeons. The pigeon handler is loyal and responsible and carries out his tasks in an orderly and punctual fashion. The pigeon handler is kindhearted and cares for each and every pigeon. Continue Reading »
Posted on January 15, 2013 by Shoshana Rosen
From my blog: The layers come off Did that grab your attention? Well don’t get too excited, sorry to disappoint. I was bracing my self for that cold shock on my face, but I got off the bus, and the sun hit my face. Oh hello sun! I walked to a coffee shop (duh) and Continue Reading »
Posted on November 30, 2012 by Ma'ayan Dyer
[Cross-Posted from my blog, Lost in Jerusalem] Dear readers (all three of you), as you can see, it’s been almost four months since I’ve written for my blog. I could blame writer’s block or the typical day to day distractions as the reason behind my silence. For instance, I’ve been getting into Lost, because my Continue Reading »
Posted on November 21, 2012 by Lauren Schuchart
Originally posted on my blog: “We need enormous pockets, pockets big enough for our families and our friends, and even the people who aren’t on our lists, people we’ve never met but still want to protect. We need pockets for boroughs and for cities, a pocket that could hold the universe.” -Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Continue Reading »
Posted on November 19, 2012 by Ari Abelman
Originally posted on my blog: On Friday evening, an air-raid siren went off in Jerusalem. This was not supposed to happen. We were supposed to be out of range, in a city too holy to Muslims, with too large a Palestinian population. It appeared that we were wrong. Hamas had fired a rocket towards Jerusalem, Continue Reading »
Posted on November 4, 2012 by Cara Abrams-Simonton
Originally posted on my blog: So there is this thing. Tel Aviv vs. Jerusalem- and I’d say probably the majority of your average secular Israelis would say Tel Aviv, hands down. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m in love with Jerusalem… there is incredible history, beauty and complexity here. But there is something else going Continue Reading »
Posted on October 23, 2012 by Eric Feldman
Originally posted on my blog: Hey, remember me? Sorry it’s been so long since I posted last, but things have been pretty busy here. I’m not exactly sure where I left off last, but I think it was somewhere around sukkot break (called one of the chagim aka festivals), so let me jump to that Continue Reading »
Posted on October 16, 2012 by Ari Abelman
From my blog: Over Sukkot vacation, I got to do some relaxing and some traveling. Sam and I spent a day at the beach in Tel-Aviv, and another day exploring the Old City of Jerusalem. On previous trips, I spent a lot of time in the Old City’s Jewish quarter, which has a very touristy, Continue Reading »
Posted on October 11, 2012 by Cara Abrams-Simonton
Originally posted on Oct. 1: Two months since I last wrote. It is now 5773 and I am hoping to blog more regularly. Call it a Jewish new year’s resolution! The Jewish New Year ראש השנה Rosh HaShanah was on September 17 followed by the Day of Atonement יום כיפור Yom Kippur on September 26. Continue Reading »
Posted on September 28, 2012 by Andrea Wiese
Recently, with the help of a teacher and a friend, I have taken on the mitzvah of tefillin. To be honest, I’m not sure when I really started wanting to try it, it’s such a personal experience so it’s hard to say, “I wanted to have this feeling, so I started to wrap tefillin.” But Continue Reading »
