- Intellectual Resilience and the Courage to Doubt
https://www.pardes.org.il/events/danielt/Class Title – Intellectual Resilience and the Courage to Doubt Class taught by Daniel Taub Class description: In times of polarization and dogmatism, our tradition contains some surprisingly relevant insights and practices for today’s debates. Daniel Taub will draw on traditional sources and contemporary dilemmas to consider how ancient insights help us disagree more constructively Continue Reading »
- Mahloket Matters Fellowship
https://www.pardes.org.il/mahloket-matters-fellowship/Rise to the Challenge and Heal the Rifts in Our Society Break Out of Your Echo Chamber Understand the other rather than automatically canceling, dismissing or demonizing them Heal Your Community Gain tools and skills to foster healthy disagreement based in Torah texts and social psychology Find Connection Receive professional mentorship and join a growing Continue Reading »
- Pardes Winter Break: A Taste of Immersive Beit Midrash Learning
https://www.pardes.org.il/program/shortterm/pardes-winter-break-a-learning-intensive-for-students-young-professionals-in-person/ - Online Programs
https://www.pardes.org.il/program/online-programs/ - San Diego Jewish World – 3 Subjects Worthy of Deep Study: Torah, JCC’s, Mideast History
https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/12/san-diego-jewish-world-3-subjects-worthy-of-deep-study-torah-jccs-mideast-history/Written by Doron Krakow (father of current year student Aaron Krakow (’21) – My son, Aaron, is a student at Machon Pardes (The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies), where he is spending a semester studying Jewish texts—a spiritual journey taking the place of the kind of post-army trek to southeast Asia typical of many young Continue Reading »
- Mahloket Matters
https://www.pardes.org.il/mahloket-matters/We are living in a moment of unprecedented breakdown in civil discourse. The inability to communicate and engage in constructive discussion has caused significant pain and dysfunction, and it is showing up at work, at schools, on the streets and in our families. Utilizing Jewish wisdom and social psychology, the Mahloket Matters methodology seeks to Continue Reading »
- Weekly Parasha Class with Pardes North America
https://www.pardes.org.il/weekly-parasha-class-with-pardes-north-america/Meet new friends, connect with old ones, and experience an authentic taste of Pardes Torah in this class on the weekly Torah portion with one of Pardes’s most distinguished faculty, Rav Meir Schweiger. This class will take a deep dive into the multifaceted layers of each Torah portion, including an examination of biblical characters, themes Continue Reading »
- Pardes Educators Alumni Support Project
https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-educators-alumni-support-project/As part of our commitment to our alumni, we invest in your continued professional growth after you graduate. In addition to organizing and running retreats and conferences throughout the year (see above for more information about these), we can provide you with one-on-one support, visits to your school and continued havruta study. School visits and Continue Reading »
- Jerusalem Post – Justice in the Biblical Story of Dinah
https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/11/jerusalem-post-justice-in-the-biblical-story-of-dinah/Written by Pardes faculty member Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash – “Out went Dinah the daughter of Leah whom she bore to Jacob, to see the girls of the land. Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, Prince of the Land, saw her. He took her and lay with her and degraded her.” (Genesis 32: 1-3) Continue Reading »
- 8 Nights of Reflection with Pardes North America
https://www.pardes.org.il/8-nights-of-reflection/Rabbi Mike Uram Rabba Shani Gross
