eJP – Interview with Liz Fisher (PLS ’16)
Posted on May 9, 2021
Liz Fisher is determined to democratize philanthropy – Fisher helped create the global giving circle movement. Written by Helen Chernikoff – A significant recent development in the world of philanthropy — the launch of a giving circle directory by the nonprofit Philanthropy Together — has a little-known Jewish backstory. It comes in the form of Continue Reading »
eJP – Mayyim Hayyim wants to help build more mikvahs
Posted on May 9, 2021
Carrie Bornstein (Year ’05-’06) is the CEO of Mayyim Hayyim and has been working for the organization since 2006. Written by Helen Chernikoff – Sapphira Edgarde had been longing to immerse herself in a mikvah, or Jewish ritual bath, to mourn her stillborn daughter for years, but never quite felt ready. When she decided she Continue Reading »
Jewish Exponent – Rabbi Gabe Greenberg (Summer 06, Year ’06-’07) to lead Penn Hillel
Posted on April 18, 2021
Written by Jesse Bernstein – Rabbi Gabe Greenberg (Summer 06, Year ’06-’07) assumed the role of executive director at Penn Hillel on April 1, and had served as interim executive director since Jan. 1. But in a sense, he’s been preparing for the job for years. “Taking this position felt like just an incredibly exciting Continue Reading »
Tablet Magazine – Father and Daughter. And Daughter. Lessons in parenting from the Talmud and Paul Simon
Posted on April 14, 2021
Written by M. Evan Wolkenstein (Year ’98-’99, Fellow ’99-’00, PCJE ’00-’02, Summers, ’04, ’05) – The song “Father and Daughter” by Paul Simon used to make me cry. More specifically, playing “Father and Daughter” on my guitar, while my newborn daughter—my firstborn—dozed in her swing, that made me cry. Admittedly, it’s a fair-to-middling song, not Continue Reading »
Julia Ullman accepted into Weitzman-JDC Fellowship in Global Jewish Leadership
Posted on April 13, 2021
Julia Ullman (Summer ’17, PCJE ’18-’19) of Pepper Pike was recently accepted into the Weitzman-JDC Fellowship in Global Jewish Leadership, a graduate program initiative between the Joint Distribution Committee and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Ullman, 24, is a member of Temple Emanu El in Orange. The two-year program offers students from North America Continue Reading »
Rabbi Marc Baker on leading Boston’s federation ‘like an educator’
Posted on April 6, 2021
Rabbi Marc Baker (Year ’97-’98, Fellows ’98-’00, PCJE ’00-’02) recently taught at Pardes about Soulful Parenting with Dasee Berkowitz. Rabbi Marc Baker has helmed Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP), the Boston area’s federation, for three years. His predecessor, Barry Shrage, led CJP for three decades — during which time Baker explained Shrage created the conditions in Continue Reading »
ReformJudaism.org – Ending Our Year of Yearning for Israel: Our First Trip Back After Being Vaccinated
Posted on March 21, 2021
This article was written by Karen (Pardes North American Board) and Marc Rivo. When we boarded the last scheduled El Al non-stop flight from Tel Aviv to Miami a year ago, we could not have imagined that Israel would be closed to millions of visitors for an indefinite period of time. With laser-like speed, COVID Continue Reading »
Forward – TikTok didn’t know Jews of color existed. This frum Black Jew is teaching them.
Posted on March 14, 2021
The author Mira Fox (Year ’16-’17) is a writer for the Forward. Tony Westbrook (Year ’16-’17, Fellows ’17-’18, Educators ’18-’19) is currently the Assistant Director of the Hillel at Washington University in St Louis. He’s also a burgeoning TikTok star, where he goes by @frumjewishblackboy. I met Tony Westbrookin Jerusalem, in 2016, when we both Continue Reading »
Pardes Alumnus Dammara Kovnats Hall (Summer ’16, PCJE ’16-’18) Named 2021 Robert M. Sherman Young Pioneer
Posted on March 11, 2021
Dammara Kovnats Hall works full-time as a Jewish Studies teacher at Rodeph Sholom School where she strives to create exciting classroom communities that celebrate diversity and inclusion. In her free time, she enjoys hosting Shabbat meals and riding motorcycles. To learn more about this prestigious award and how you can contribute to the benefit for the Jewish Continue Reading »
Times of Israel – A parenting book taps into the soulful side of raising a family
Posted on March 10, 2021
This article is an overview of Dasee Berkowitz’s (Year ’94-’95) new book, “Becoming a Soulful Parent: A Path to the Wisdom Within” (Kasva Press) and her continued work as an educational consultant for Ayeka. This is a complementary piece to Dasee’s recent 3-part series at Pardes called Soulful Parenting. To learn more about the book Continue Reading »