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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Elul Program

Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
29 Pierre Koenig Street, Talpiot
Tuesday, September 3 All Day

Pardes Winter Break Learning Intensive

Pardes in Jerusalem
29 Pierre Koenig, Jerusalem
Wednesday, December 25 9:00am IST - 7:00pm IST

Our Broken Hearts – Hersh Goldberg Polin הי”ד

September 1, 2024

We are heartbroken to have learned this morning of the death of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, held captive in Gaza since October 7.  Hersh is the son of our beloved colleague, alumna and former board member, Rachel Goldberg, and Jon Polin. Hersh was among the six hostages whose bodies were discovered by the IDF yesterday. This enormous Continue Reading »

Can we really disagree constructively?

July 23, 2024

Written by Yehudit Mazur-Shlomi (Mahloket Matters Fellow ’24) We live in a time when it is extremely hard to listen to the opinions of others. The world around us seems to be getting split more and more everyday with polarization becoming sharper, and the middle ground splitting under us.   

Pardes Announces Partnership with Brandeis University’s Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program

July 17, 2024

Jerusalem, July 17, 2024 – Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, an open, inclusive, diverse, and intellectually challenging Jewish learning community based in Jerusalem with programs worldwide, today announced a partnership with Brandeis University’s Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program and Brandeis Online. The partnership broadens the learning opportunities and skill development for Pardes students. “We are Continue Reading »

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.

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