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The Pardes Teacher Fellowship is a fully funded, two-year teacher training program that aims to produce skilled and knowledgeable Jewish Studies educators to work in North American Jewish day schools. Cultivating the Next Generation in Jewish Education Dive Into Sacred Texts Develop skills that will immerse you in Jewish studies and add your voice to our Continue Reading »

Torah and Community: Lights Shining through the Darkness On October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorists entered Israel from Gaza, committing devastating atrocities that have horrified the world. Many, including children and elderly, were murdered while hostages were taken, including Hersh Goldberg-Polin, the son of Pardes staff member Rachel Goldberg. Active soldiers and reservists have been called Continue Reading »

Dear Pardes Community, During this unbearably difficult moment, we stand in solidarity with the people of Israel.  Our Year Program students, Pardes Teacher Fellows and Pardes Experiential Educators Program students are being fully supported by our amazing and caring staff and by the community we continue to build together. We are praying for all those 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 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 »

Rabbi Matthew Nitzanim(Summer Faculty ’22, ’23) As Moshe inches closer to the mysterious bush in the distance, a lowly shrubbery caught in a fiery blaze yet impervious to the flames, he hears his very first words of divine instruction. God calls out from within the flame, and tells Moshe to come no closer until he Continue Reading »

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 »

Derek Kwait(Shana Bet Fellow ’13, Year Program ’12) I want to talk about Selichot (the penitential prayers recited early in the morning or late at night from before Rosh Hashanah until Erev Yom Kippur) because it seems like not many other people do. I don’t blame them. After the first night, the service can feel Continue Reading »

Rabbi Dov Berkovits (Legacy Faculty) has provided the Pardes community with a Rosh Hashana preview of his upcoming book. Below, you can read his message to our community and download your copy.  Please note: The preview and upcoming book are in Hebrew only.  The insert on Masechet Rosh Hashana that you may download below (that, 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 »