Sophie Bigot-Goldblum

“Pardes offers us the unique opportunity to study with incredibly gifted and passionate teachers who walk us through the mind of our sages and make age old questions relevant to our day. I love walking into the beit midrash in the morning and seeing the crowd of people of all ages, background and origins, united by their commitment to Torah study, and their willingness to learn from one another.

Pardes is a unique experiment, in which we bring together all the facets/aspects of Judaism to learn our texts together, and bring what we learn outside the Beit Midrash. Pardes students are offered amazing volunteering opportunities, in order to make their time here in Jerusalem an occasion to really apply the values of Judaism and bring more hesed to the world.”

Sophie Bigot-Goldblum holds an Research MA (with distinction) from the EHESS, Paris, and an MA in Jewish Studies from Hebrew University (Magna Cun Laude), and is an alumna of Paideia, the European Institute for Jewish Studies. Sophie has worked for a Jewish NGO that preserves the Ladino heritage, as well as being a Torah Talmud teacher, and the national coordinator for Minyanim France, a pan-European leadership program. She is a former Moishe House resident.