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Embark on an intellectual journey through Jewish law, and lore with the Maggid of Melbourne in this Pardes podcast and article series. Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper, the Maggid of Melbourne, invites us to join him on an exploration of a wide array of Jewish ideas and their relevance in our contemporary Jewish lives. The Maggid 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 »

Rivka Wietchner is a rabbinical student at Yeshivat Maharat and graduate student at Bar Illan University where she writes about gender and halacha issues. She is a member of the Israeli Rabbinate Network at the Shalom Hartman Institute and holds an MA in Theory and Policy of Art from Bezalel Academy of Art. Originally from Har Continue Reading »

Join Pardes for an In-Person Tisha B’Av Day of Learning In observance of Tisha B’Av, each year, Pardes opens its door to its Jerusalem community inviting locals and visitors for a Day of Learning. Together, as we mourn, we study Eicha (Lamentations) and other texts related to the Destruction of the Temple and the tragedies Continue Reading »

Delve Into Classical Texts: Transformative Learning for All The Winter Online Seminar January 14-16, 2024 A 3-day intergenerational learning experience from the comfort of your home. The Summer In-Person Seminar June 30-July 4, 2024 A 5-day intensive at Pardes in Jerusalem featuring renowned guest speakers and the world class Pardes faculty, adapted to the current 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 »

The following article is from the 5783/2022 Edition of Havruta Magazine. Mili Leitner Cohen recently sat down with Pardes’s Dean Emeritus, Dr. David I. Bernstein, to discuss his tenure at Pardes. The conversation has been edited for clarity and length. TELL ME ABOUT YOUR JEWISH UPBRINGING. My parents came to the U.S. after the war, Continue Reading »

The following poem is from the 5783 volume of Pardes Hayyim, the Pardes Student Journal. By Emma Richter a precariously-placed cactus,teetering over the edge,knocks over,and the needles come raining down.  a shabbos meal, which is a shiva,(whispers flood the room: “nisht shabbosgurecht”)strikes a painfully ochre, syrupy chord:listen. the guests stuff their faces –as if the 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 »