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Description
Join us for three weeks of intensive text study
- Be challenged by new ideas and opinions
- Interactive classes with top Jewish educators
- Dynamic Havruta (paired learning) sessions with fellow students
- Optional evening activities and Shabbat celebration
- Develop independent text study skills
- Meet a wide range of Jews of all denominations and belief systems
- Form a community
- Enjoy the opportunity to grow as a person and as a Jew
It's amazing how much you can accomplish in three weeks!
Check out our list of 101 reasons to study at Pardes!.
Subjects
Students study some of the following texts and topics: Tanakh (Bible), Talmud, Halakha (Jewish Law), Siddur, Jewish philosophy and Hassidut, Interpersonal relationships and Contemporary issues.
This year, afternoon classes will offer 3 specialty focus tracks:
Jewish Leadership
Conflict Resolution & Social Justice
Spirituality
Schedule
Summer 2012 Schedule
Summer 2012 Course Descriptions
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Dates for 2012: July 9-30, 2012
Admission and Fees
The Pardes Summer Program is open to Jews of all backgrounds who want to deepen their knowledge and appreciation of Jewish tradition and texts. Minimum requirement: one year of college or age 19 and up.
Click here for full admissions information.
Tailor-Made Tutorials
The topic you’d like to learn about isn’t on our schedule? The times or dates don’t fit in with your plans?
Pardes offers tailor-made tutorials for one to five people on a topic of your choice at a time that is convenient for you. Cost ranges from $100 to $200 a session.
Contact tutorials@pardes.org.il for more details.
Living Arrangements
Pardes students live in apartments in Jerusalem. Pardes provides information on apartment rentals. Once you apply, you will receive access to a listserve and other privileged information.
Contact
For more information about any aspect of the Summer Program, fill out our Information Request Form, email
or call 212-447-4333 (North America) or 972-2-673-5210 (Israel and the rest of the world).
Student Comments
"The summer program significantly improved my textual skills and helped me clarify my long-term Jewish learning goals." - Ann G., seasoned learner, Cambridge, Massachusetts
"Learning alongside others who are excited about their Judaism has helped me feel part of the Jewish people." - JB, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
"Pardes respects its students and this freedom allows people to grow if they so desire." - Shira Z., York University, Toronto, Canada.
"I feel more empowered than ever to make positive changes in all aspects of my life and be the true "me" I've always wanted to be." - AF, Los Angeles
"I am beginning a relationship with God that I didn't even realize I was yearning for." - Hannah E., New York, NY
"The educators were helpful, respectful and, most of all, inspiring, erudite and encouraging." - Shira Z., York University, Toronto, Canada.
"The courses were intellectually and spiritually stimulating and I hope to take up the challenge of continuing to learn in a serious way." - Karin S., London, UK.
"I have no formal learning and expected to feel uncomfortable. Instead I have been inspired." - JS., beginner
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