The Forward — Why is it so easy to fear those different from ourselves?
Posted on June 15, 2020
By Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy (Faculty) — Human life is so sacred that Jewish tradition is famously reticent about criminal punishment in general and capital punishment in particular. Thus, Rabbi Tarfon and Rabbi Akiva said, “If we would have been on the Sanhedrin, no one would ever have been executed” (Mishnah Makkot 1:17). To be Continue Reading »
Pardes News — Rabbi Michael Hattin Publishes New Book: Judges – The Perils of Possession
Posted on June 12, 2020
In Judges: The Perils of Possession, Rabbi Michael Hattin offers a highly readable introduction to the biblical book of Judges that combines imaginative sweep with analytic depth. Utilizing literary techniques, ancient and modern commentaries, as well as current academic research, Hattin draws us into the book’s epic accounts of mighty leaders and their exploits, stories Continue Reading »
Medium — George Floyd: Multiple Perspectives from a “Dangerous” Black Ex-Con
Posted on June 7, 2020
By David Ben Moshe (Summer ’17, Year ’17-’18) — I don’t want to write this. But I feel strongly that it is important for me to write this. I publish a weekly article on topics related to fitness, nutrition, health, and wellness. Those are things I enjoy and that I occupy my time pursuing and improving. Continue Reading »
eJewish Philanthropy — Pardes Is Open for Learning with 50%-100% Off Tuition
Posted on June 1, 2020
By Rabbi Leon A. Morris — The past several months have been unlike anything most of us have ever experienced. Much of the routine of our lives has been upended. At the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, though, we have been working to transcend the cold uncertainty of these times with the warm embrace of Torah Continue Reading »
Pardes Alumnus David Ben Moshe featured on Unorthodox Podcast
Posted on May 28, 2020
This podcast originally was posted for Shavuot 5780 as part of Tablet Mag’s third annual episode about conversion. David Ben Moshe (Summer ’17, Year ’17-’18) refers to his experience at Pardes as a major part of his Jewish journey. Recently, Pardes wrote a similar feature story about David and his journey for the Havruta Annual.
Pardes Mourns the Passing of Dr. Renee Rabinowitz z”l
Posted on May 21, 2020
The Pardes community mourns the loss of board member Dr. Renee Rabinowitz z”l, who passed away on May 19th in Jerusalem. Born in Belgium in 1934, Dr. Rabinowitz and her family survived the Holocaust by fleeing to New York City in 1941, where she grew up. She attended the University of Chicago and earned a Continue Reading »
The Four Corners of the World Seder
Posted on May 7, 2020
The Four Corners of the World Seder By Rachel Margolin כָּל דִכְפִין יֵיתֵי וְיֵיכֹל, כָּל דִצְרִיךְ יֵיתֵי וְיִפְסַח. הָשַּׁתָּא הָכָא, לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בְּאַרְעָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל. הָשַּׁתָּא עַבְדֵי, לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בְּנֵי חוֹרִין. “Anyone who is famished should come and eat, anyone who is in need should come and partake of the Pesach sacrifice. Now we are here, Continue Reading »
Pardes Alumnus Maxim Delchev Featured in eJewishPhilanthropy
Posted on April 28, 2020
Pardes Center for Jewish Educators alumnus Maxim Delchev (’17-’18) is the Educational Director at Shalom, the organization of the Jews in Bulgaria. He was recently featured in an article on eJewishPhilanthropy online by Toby Axelrod. Below are the opening passages of the article with a link to the full article. Maxim Delchev’s bar mitzvah went like this: Continue Reading »
A Hebrew Prayer of Healing from Coronavirus (with English translation)
Posted on April 6, 2020
This prayer was written by Pardes Liturgist-in-Residence, Alden Solovy, with the help of Pardes faculty member Rabbi Dr. Howard Markose and Pardes student Alex Griffel. The story behind the prayer follows afterward. You can find several of Alden’s prayers relating to the Covid-19 pandemic on the Pardes page Strength and Courage for Uncertain Times. Healing Continue Reading »
An Interview with Mark S. Cohen, Campaign for the Generations Contributor
Posted on April 1, 2020
Mark S. Cohen is an attorney who splits his time between West Hempstead, NY and Jerusalem. Mark is a frequent participant in Pardes’s Community Education Program and is also an alumnus of the Pardes Summer Program (1991, 2016 and 2018). You recently endowed Pardes’s Rosh Chodesh Community Breakfast Program, which brings Pardes students together to Continue Reading »