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Shoshana Raun,(Year Program ‘10, Shana Bet Fellow ’11, Hourly ‘16-’19) Original photography by Shoshana Raun Summer’s end in Jerusalem is full of signs that fall and Rosh Hashanah are approaching. If one looks up at the sky at just the right, lucky moment, thousands of storks are flying overhead on their journey from Europe to Continue Reading »

The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies is pleased to welcome four new members to its lay leadership! All four are alumni of Pardes, lifelong learners within our community, and steadfast partners in our mission of providing accessible and deep Torah learning experiences. Mark S. Cohen Pardes Board of Directors, Israel Retired Attorney Officer and Board Continue Reading »

Rabbi Daniel Shibley (Kollel ’13,’16, Shana Bet Fellow ’12, Year Program ’11) Throughout the repetition of selichot and the lengthy piyutim (liturgical poems) that populate the High Holiday machzor (prayer book), one common theme is the reference to God as a father. Several adjectives or other nouns are attached, such as in Avinu Malkeinu. Each Continue Reading »

A new semester of the Pardes Year program has begun! While the Pardes Beit Midrash was hardly empty this summer with all the fantastic programming we had, we are excited to see it fill up once again with new and returning Year Program students and our Elul Program participants.  We began the week with our Continue Reading »

The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (PCJE) trains and supports Jewish educators across a variety of learning environments. PCJE graduates have helped guide thousands of learners of all ages and backgrounds on their Jewish journeys, empowering them to be knowledgeable and engaged members of their Jewish communities. THE BEST EDUCATORS KNOW MORE Total Graduates of 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 Samuel C. Kaye,Associate Rabbi, Holy Blossom Temple – Toronto, ON(Year Program ’15) The God I believe in isn’t Aveinu Malkeinu, God the King or God the Father… at least not for 355 days of the year. For 355 days of the year, I hold a complicated and complex theology! My God is imminent and 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 »

Deborah Barer is Associate Professor of Ancient Judaism at Towson University, where she teaches in the Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies as well as the graduate program in Jewish Studies. Her research explores rabbinic approaches to decision-making and their application to modern life. Deborah is passionate about the ways that entering into conversation with Continue Reading »