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Pardes Day School Educators Program + Rabbinical School of Hebrew College Pardes and Hebrew College train outstanding rabbis who are passionate about day school teaching and leadership. Within this collaborative arrangement, the two years at Pardes count towards one year of rabbinical studies at Hebrew College, making the joint program a six-year rabbinical studies and Continue Reading »

Written by Ilan Bloch (Community Education ’06-’07, ’15-’16, Year ’20-’21). This article was inspired by Pardes faculty member Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash. A tour guide or teacher might also have higher expectations of her students. She may embrace the Socratic method continuously, even when students are exhausted. Our Sages teach (Taanit 23a) that halfway through Continue Reading »

Pardes student Hannah Greenberg (PCJE ’20-’22) was featured in The Lookstein Center online newsletter, discussing social media, Israel and education. In an age of social media and social justice activism, when it comes to teaching our students about Israel, it can be challenging to find open and healthy discourse. When Ben & Jerry’s pulled selling Continue Reading »

Pardes student Joe Brophy (PCJE ’19-’21, Fellows ’21-’22) is featured in this Washington Post article about his experience being at a Women of the Wall service, that was met with harsh protest from an ultra-Orthodox group in Israel. In a historic first, hundreds of Israeli police actively protected Women of the Wall against thousands of Continue Reading »

The Jerusalem Post – Written by Howard Blas — As a teenager, Jeff Green was a committed and observant Conservative Jew with plans of becoming a Conservative rabbi – until a friend showed him a brochure for Pardes. The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem refers to itself as “an open, inclusive, diverse and Continue Reading »

Preliminary site clearing work was done on the grounds behind Pardes’s current building. The official excavations on the site have yet to begin but we eagerly anticipate they will start in the coming few weeks, marking the next stages of building Beit Karen. Stay tuned for updates and click “continue reading” to see a video. Continue Reading »

Written by Pardes Alumnus Briam Blum (Year ’85-’86, Community Education ’18-’20) – Shawn Melamed’s home office is filled with high-tech equipment – computers, microphones, cameras for Zoom. But the most visible keyboard is not connected to his laptop. It’s a full-sized one meant for making music. Melamed, who cofounded and serves as CEO of Spiral,  a Continue Reading »

Written by Benjy Singer – Rabbi Sacks: Top educators reflect on his first yahrzeit. As we mark the first anniversary of his death, The Jerusalem Report heard the personal memories of four leading international Jewish educators of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. “Benjy, we need to realize that the key to successful Jewish education is nurturing Continue Reading »

Pardes is excited to report that the excavation permit for Beit Karen has been approved! Full acoustic fencing now surrounds the building site, prominently displaying the names Pardes and Beit Karen, and giving passersby a glimpse of the architectural design. An excavator will be on site soon to begin work. To see the permit, click Continue Reading »