The Pardes Community Education Program offers a diverse range of Jewish study opportunities throughout the year. Tailored for the local community in Jerusalem, as well as online learners, current Pardes students, and visitors, our Community Education Series are designed to engage and inspire learners of all backgrounds and levels of knowledge.
Pardes Community Education Series include:
Pick and choose from a variety of opportunities that fit your availability and learning interests or register for an entire series. The program is designed to be modular and flexible.
Classes are offered both online and in-person at Pardes in Jerusalem. Online classes are open to all, and we warmly welcome participants from across the world to join us for these exciting Zoom lectures.
Teshuva Series September 11-21, 2023 Fall Series October 16 - December 28, 2023 (No classes over Hanukah: 12/11-14) Spring Series January 8 - April 4, 2024 Omer Series May 6 - June 6, 2024 (No classes on Yom Ha'atzmaut: 5/14)
Teshuva Series September 11-21, 2023 Fall Series October 16 - December 28, 2023 (No classes over Hanukah: 12/11-14) Spring Series January 8 - April 4, 2024 Omer Series May 6 - June 6, 2024 (No classes on Yom Ha'atzmaut: 5/14)
Click on the tabs below to learn more about this year’s Community Education Series.
SEPT 11-21, 2023 >> 25 ELUL – 6 TISHREI
ISRAEL TIME ZONE
2-WEEK PROGRAM
IN-PERSON
ZOOM
Custom Made: Holy Days and the Practices of the Jewish People
Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield
Akeidat Yitzchak: The End of One Journey and the Beginning of Another
Rabbi Meir Schweiger
IN-PERSON
ZOOM
The Theology of the Ten Martyrs
Dr. Yardaena Osband
Sept 12: The Secret Jews of Portugal
Sept 19: The Ghetto Jews of Italy
Dr. Katherine Aron-Beller
ZOOM ONLY
The Scape Goat: Yom Kippur at the Temple
Rabbanit Michal Kohane
Sept 14: Teshuva and the Golden Calf
Sept 21: Rachel, Chana, and the Power of Prayer
Dr. Tanya White
IN-PERSON
Shulie Mishkin
4:00-7:00 pm
120 ₪
September 20
Yerushalayim shel Maala: Between day and evening, between heaven and earth, a tour of the Old City that will get us into the spirit of the Yamim Noraim in Jerusalem.
OCT 16-DEC 28, 2023 >> ROSH CHODESH CHESHVAN-16 TEVET
ISRAEL TIME ZONE | *NO CLASSES WEEK OF HANUKAH, DEC. 11-14
IN-PERSON
ZOOM
The Teacher of Emunah: An Introduction to the Thought of Rebbe Nachman of Breslav
Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield
Mike on the Mic: The Geonim – Gateway to the Middle Ages
Rav Mike Feuer
IN-PERSON
ZOOM
A Thorough Study of the Book of Bereishit: People, Places, and Events
Rabbi Dr. Howard Markose
The Works of Two Great Nobel Laureates S.Y. Agnon & I.B. Singer: Traditional Jewish Worlds Seen Through Modernists’ Eyes
Oct 17-Nov 14: Agnon
Rabbi Jeffrey Saks
Nov 21-Dec 28: Singer
Dr. Shana Rosenblatt Mauer
ZOOM ONLY
– שירה גדולה בעברית קלה
לומדים שירי משוררים ומשוררות חשובים לאט לאט ובעברית
Dr. Rachel Korazim
Wa/ondering through the Wilderness: Theological Reflections on the Book of Numbers, Generation 1
Dr. Tanya White
IN-PERSON
Shulie Mishkin
10:00 am-1:00 pm
120 ₪
November 1
Jerusalem the Eternal Capital: The Area between the Supreme Court and the Knesset
December 6
Doctors, Diplomats, and Doorways on Rehov HaNeviim
JAN 8-APRIL 4, 2024 >> 27 TEVET-25 ADAR II
ISRAEL TIME ZONE | *NO CLASSES PURIM, MARCH 25
IN-PERSON
ZOOM
The Book of Job: Suffering, Solace and the Search for Meaning
Calev Ben Dor
Mike on the Mic: The Geonim – Gateway to the Middle Ages
Rav Mike Feuer
IN-PERSON
ZOOM
Biblical Women through the Prism of the Midrash
Aviva Lauer
Anger Management in the Bible
Rabbi Dr. Howard Markose
ZOOM ONLY
Book Club – Between Nahalal & Jerusalem: A Literary Journey through Israeli Landscapes with Meir Shalev and My Grandmother and her American Vacuum Cleaner
Dr. Rachel Korazim
Wa/ondering through the Wilderness: Theological Reflections on the Book of Numbers, Generation 2
Dr. Tanya White
IN-PERSON
Shulie Mishkin
10:00 am-1:00 pm
120 ₪
February 7
Europe in Jerusalem: An Exploration of the Derech Shechem
March 6
Authors and Educators in Zikhron Moshe and Geula
MAY 6-JUNE 6, 2024 >> 28 NISAN-29 IYAR
ISRAEL TIME ZONE | *NO CLASS YOM HAATZMAUT, MAY 14
5-WEEK PROGRAM
We are currently still developing the selection of courses that will be available during our Omer Series. Please return to this page at a later date for updates.
Teshuva
Fall
Spring
Omer
100 ₪ per day
580 ₪ (10 classes)
650 ₪ (13 classes)
2500 ₪ (5 classes)
580 ₪
2700 ₪
3500 ₪
2500 ₪
TOURS: 120 ₪
SINGLE CLASS: 60 ₪
Registration for either the full Fall or Spring Series includes the Teshuva Series for free.
Registration for both the full Fall and Spring Series includes both the Teshuva and Omer Series for free.
Enhance your Jewish learning journey by complementing our Community Education Series with select semester-long courses (afternoon and evening options available) from our signature Year Program, centered around an immersive, intergenerational Beit Midrash experience.
Check out the Fall 2023 schedule and book a chat with Carmella to build a learning plan that’s right for you.