The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

About Pardes

The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il) is an open, inclusive, diverse and intellectually challenging Jewish learning community based in Jerusalem with programs worldwide. Pardes cultivates a life-long love of Jewish learning, the Jewish people and Israel. Pardes inspires engagement in Jewish life — as communal and spiritual leaders, educators and active participants.

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“There is nothing I can recommend more than spending time at Pardes. Through the teachers and friends I met, I discovered how Judaism can be a source of guidance, making me a more informed Jew and a better person. Best spent year of my life.”

Matt Bar, Philadelphia, PA
Founder and Executive Director of Bible Raps

Year Programs

Short-Term Israel Programs

Pardes Community Education

Pardes Learning Seminar (PLS)

Pardes Center for Jewish Educators

Short-Term North American Programs

Tailored Group Experiences at Pardes

“Pardes is a great place for Jews of all nationalities. Our commonality as young Jews who want to learn and to ask questions is far greater than anything that might divide us.”

Veronique Kretz, Strasbourg, France
Philosophy & Law graduate

Events
News

Live with Rav Meir!

, Wednesday, March 29 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Haggadah Tidbits

, Wednesday, March 29 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Hasidism Old & New

Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
29 Pierre Koenig Street, Talpiot Wednesday, March 29 5:45 pm - 7:30 pm

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Announcing the Young Judea Year Course & Pardes Study Program

February 16, 2023

We are thrilled to announce the launch of a new program in partnership with Young Judaea. This unique track offers participants of the Young Judea Year Course program the opportunity to delve into the study of Jewish texts and literature in a high-level, immersive learning experience. The Young Judaea Year Course & Pardes Study Program Continue Reading »

Parashat Shemot: A conspiracy of women

January 20, 2023

By Nechama Goldman Barash In this first instance of Pharaoh’s underestimation of women, he fails to recognize that women who bring life into the world are unworthy allies in facilitating violent death.

Making Base Home: 11 Lessons on Innovation

January 10, 2023

By Faith Leener – In 2014, my three best friends and I co-founded Base – a new type of Jewish community for ourselves and our millennial peers.

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“There is something magical about studying and living in Jerusalem. If you want to know where the things we are learning about happened, you just look out the window.”

Gil Bar-Shoshan, Berlin, Germany
Fund manager at Aviva Investors

Elmad: Online Learning

The online home of Pardes Digital Learning. Elmad provides access to Pardes’s unique blend of learning, with a variety of original podcasts, words of Torah and recorded lectures by our renowned faculty.

Topics include: Torah, Holidays, Halakah, History, Modernity, Spirituality, Education, Personalities, and the Self.

“My teachers were inspiring and wouldn’t let me get away with not knowing. My first year of Pardes was the hardest I ever worked, not to mention how fun it was. Pardes is a meeting place of spectacular souls.”

Jessica Fain, San Francisco, CA
Customer Success Partner at Box Inc.

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Pardes inspires leaders, builds knowledge and transforms the Jewish world through an open, challenging and dynamic encounter with Jewish text and tradition in a diverse and supportive environment.

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