“The most important thing at Pardes is its unique combination of the devoted and professional teachers and staff and passionate students. Both are eager to study together and to share their experiences and expertise. I found here an incredible friendly atmosphere of studying, teaching, sharing and coaching. The idea of opening the text and starting conversation with previous generations of Jewish sages was not very easy for me in the beginning, but, with time, one can read old stories and discover some aspects of human life, which is still relevant.
“Ancient and contemporary meet together in the Pardes beit midrash and create the future. However, Pardes is not only about studying together; it is also about learning how understand one another. Students can develop their skills to cooperate and work together for reaching their goals as a team of future educators and professionals.”
Elisha is currently working on his PhD thesis in History of Jewish soldiers in the 19th century in Central and Eastern Europe at the University of Stuttgart (Germany). He wrote his M.A. at the University of Wuppertal (Germany) in 2013. He received his BA in Humanities and Social Sciences from the Open University of Israel with distinction in 2011. Elisha was a Baruch Spinoza Fellow at the Paideia Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden in 2013-2014.
