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Edited remarks by Pardes President, Rabbi Leon Morris, delivered at Pardes’s 50th Anniversary Kickoff Event. The event took place on September 19, 2022 at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. One of my favorite rabbinic texts is the description found in the Mekhilta d’Rabbi Ishmael of the way in which Moshe remembers to take Continue Reading »

JERUSALEM – Overlooking the walls of Jerusalem, friends of Pardes gathered today at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem for a beautiful program to kick off a year off 50th-anniversary celebrations. Viewers from around the world tuned in as well via live stream on Pardes’s Facebook page, many of whom left touching comments about Continue Reading »

As synagogues plan for a new year of programming and community building, now is the perfect time to reprioritize ways to better serve marginalized people.

Your Guests Are Waiting Decorate your Sukkah with our “Expanded Ushpizin” printable artwork and learn more about prominent Jewish figures with an accompanying Sukkot study guide brought to you by Pardes faculty. Sukkot is filled with calls to raise temporary dwellings, encouraging us to experience the world in a new way; including the symbolic ritual Continue Reading »

Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world. They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all kinds, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni whose accomplishments exemplify the rich texture Continue Reading »

Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world. They are leading and creating organizations and businesses of all types, responding to humanitarian crises, writing novels, educating at all levels, creating works of art, and so much more! In celebration of Pardes’s 50th, we are highlighting 50 standout alumni, one per week, whose accomplishments exemplify Continue Reading »

September 2, 2022 — The process of installing the tiebacks continues. The workers are now attaching steel struts to cables that are anchored into the excavated rock wall. The beams in the pictures below are being placed on steel rods. Those will then be capped, with tension applied, thus supporting the integrity of the wall Continue Reading »

Rabbi Giulia Fleishman continues her work at 2Life Communities.

Rabbi Jessica Minnen is a writer, ritualist, and liturgist committed to the discipline of delight. Inspired by user-centered design, she consults with organizations across the country to create, deliver, and scale transformative Jewish learning. Jessica is a sought-after educator who has taught for Hillel International, Jewish Federations of North America, JCC Association of North America, Continue Reading »

Daniella Adler is currently a teacher-educator and mentor for the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators. Originally from Toronto, Canada, Daniella made aliyah in August of 2020 and lives in Jerusalem. She has an Honours BA in Religious Studies/Jewish Studies from York University and an M.A. in Jewish Education from Hebrew College; she is an alumna Continue Reading »