- Dr. David I. Bernstein Featured on Israel From the Inside with Rabbi Daniel Gordis
https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/10/dr-david-i-bernstein-featured-on-israel-from-the-inside-with-rabbi-daniel-gordis/Last month, Israel and Poland came close to the precipice in their diplomatic relations when Israel’s Yair Lapid reacted strongly to a new Polish law. The law sets a 30-year limit on legal challenges to property confiscations that had taken place decades ago. While the law affects Polish, Jewish and other contested property claims, many Continue Reading »
- The Pardes Bonim Society
https://www.pardes.org.il/support/bonim/Bonim – builders in Hebrew – speaks to our role as builders of Pardes. The Pardes Bonim Society is composed of a significant group of Pardes supporters dedicated to the strengthening and building up of Pardes programmatically and operationally over the next three years. Gold Members commit to gifts of $5,000+ per year for three Continue Reading »
- Maalot
https://www.pardes.org.il/program/maalot/ - Jerusalem Post – Different flavors of the Jewish legacy in American Jewry
https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/08/jerusalem-post-different-flavors-of-the-jewish-legacy-in-american-jewry/Written by Fern Reiss (Israel board member, Year ’06-’07, Summer ’07, Fellows ’07-’08) – The legacy rewritten, like in My Unorthodox Life; the legacy despaired, like the Pew Report Jews; and the legacy described in David Kuney’s (Pardes North America board member, PLS ’13, ’20, ’21) new memoir. “Jewish legacy” seems to be the flavor Continue Reading »
- PHOTOS: Acoustic Fencing Placed Around Construction Site
https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/08/acoustic-fencing-placed-around-construction-site/Acoustic fencing now surrounds the Beit Karen construction site. The fencing is designed to help insulate pedestrians and neighbors from noise. With the addition of this fencing, the site is prepared for heavier construction, including excavation of the foundation, which will be happening soon. Be sure to bookmark https://www.pardes.org.il/updates-from-the-pardes-construction-project/ so you can continue to follow Continue Reading »
- Pardes Seeks Half-Time Registrar
https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/08/pardes-seeks-half-time-registrar/Part-Time Registrar About Pardes: The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies is an open, inclusive, diverse, and intellectually challenging Jewish learning community, based in Jerusalem with programs worldwide. Pardes cultivates a life-long love of Jewish learning, the Jewish people and Israel. Pardes inspires engagement in Jewish life — as communal and spiritual leaders, educators and active Continue Reading »
- Pardes Presents its Greatest Hits: The High Holidays
https://www.pardes.org.il/pardes-presents-its-greatest-hits-the-high-holidays/Greatest Hits: The High Holidays10 Days of Torah with Pardes North America Dates: September 5-15 Listen. Reflect. Repeat. Prepare for the Yamim Noraim – the ten days of reflection that transition us from Rosh Hashana to Yom Kippur – with 10 days of inspiring podcasts that have been specially curated to get you in the Continue Reading »
- Patheos.com – How the Bible Gives Us the Compass We Need for Americas Turmoil Now
https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/08/patheos-com-how-the-bible-gives-us-the-compass-we-need-for-americas-turmoil-now/Written by Noah Lawrence (Year ’15-’16, Summer ’16) – Unprecedented is one of our most frequent words for these challenging times in America. We have witnessed astonishing political turmoil and even violence reaching a climax during the transfer of power in Washington and still ongoing in our conflict over understanding what happened this past January. Continue Reading »
- eJP – Smashing the idol of inertia: Sunsetting the second day of holidays
https://www.pardes.org.il/2021/08/ejp-smashing-the-idol-of-inertia-sunsetting-the-second-day-of-holidays/Written by Rabbi Dr. Shai Cherry (Year ’91-’93) – Returning to the States after two years at the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem, where I first became traditionally observant, was disorienting enough. Never did I seriously entertain keeping the second day of holidays as do most traditional Jews outside of Israel. But that was way back Continue Reading »
- Learning Opportunities for the High Holidays
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