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Description
Join us for one or more Summer Learning sessions 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!
Academics
Each summer learning session will be devoted to a theme:
Session 1: Our Jewish Body/Our Jewish Selves
June 1-22, 2010
What do Jewish texts have to say about the body?
Is it a mitzvah to take care of one’s health?
Is there a Jewish way to eat?
We will look at texts that touch on issues of the body, including passages from the Talmud that examine what happens when one damages one's body, prayers that thank God for our health, and philosophical texts that deal with mind versus body.
Click here to see last year's schedule. This year's class list to be posted soon.
Session 2: I Am Me, You’re Not Me!
June 30 - July 21, 2010
How does Judaism relate to the other?
Can Jews be outsiders in their own faith or people?
Are there minority rights in the Torah?
What obligations does an individual have to society?
Is charity an excuse for not improving the world?
We will examine the role of women and non-Jews in Judaism, go beyond platitudes about tzedaka (charity) and see what type of social system the Torah envisions, and learn what pluralism in Judaism means today and in previous eras.
Click here to see last year's schedule. This year's class list to be posted soon.
Session 3: Israel is Real
July 25 - August 12, 2010
Why do we need a Jewish state? Do we?
How does Israel reflect/challenge Jewish values?
Do we see texts differently when we visit the places where the events happened?
During this session we will tackle everything from God's call to Abraham to post-Zionist musings, understandings of the Land and the State of Israel and the differences between them, and grapple with Israel as the ideal and Israel as it really is. There will be Israeli participants this session. There will be Israeli participants this session.
Click here to see last year's schedule. This year's class list to be posted soon.
Subjects
Students study some of the following subjects:
Tanach (bible)
Talmud courses
Halacha (Jewish Law)
Sidur
Jewish philosophy and hasidut
Interpersonal relationships
Contemporary issues
Jewish history
Torah Yoga
Art
Classes are held on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30am-5:00pm. Tuesdays are devoted to special programs and trips dealing with the particular program’s theme.
Please note: Changes can be made to the schedule at any point, even once the program has begun.
Ulpan and Hebrew
Hebrew language classes are part of every program and run every Sunday and Tuesday afternoon. Classes correspond to levels Alef, Bet and, in July, Gimel. Alef caters to absolute beginners and Gimel to those ready to tackle everyday Hebrew. Students will create and improve reading and speaking skills, including conversation practice.
For those who are in higher Hebrew levels we offer a text class in this slot.
All classes will incorporate Hebrew language skills. At a more introductory level simple commands and sentences will be used as part of regular instruction. Classes on a higher level will be conducted in a combination of English and easy Hebrew.
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Admission and Fees
The Pardes Summer Learning 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.
Dates for 2010
Session 1: June
Tuesday, June 1 to Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Session 2: July
Wednesday, June 30 to Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Session 2: August
Sunday, July 25 to Thursday August 12, 2010
Multiple Sessions
Participants may attend one, two or three summer sessions. The curriculum is designed to enable students to benefit from attending consecutive sessions.
To apply for one or more Pardes summer sessions click here.
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 your receive access to a listserve and other privileged information including a dorm option in June and July.
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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