Jewish Wisdom on the Declaration of Independence In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, Pardes faculty bring Torah into conversation with the Declaration and explore freedom, equality, responsibility, and purpose through a Jewish lens. Timed for July 4th and the season…
Critical issues, Democracy, Educator resources, Politics
Wrestling with Big Questions in Third Grade by Jessica Rivo, Teacher and Jewish Studies Curriculum Lead at Temple Beth Ahm (Rambam Day School), and Pardes Day School Educators Program ’17-’19 Teaching Parshat Hashavua to my third graders at Rambam Day…
Educator resources, Meaning-making, Pedagogy of facilitation
On Jan 24, we held a deep and refreshing webinar on Israel Education with Israel education expert, with Professor Sivan Zakai, Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute for Religion. From veteran cohort 5 PEP alumni to our current graduating cohort…
Critical issues, Democracy, Educator resources, Meaning-making, Pedagogy of facilitation, Zionism
By Sarah Levy, Head of School, Einstein Academy. Pardes Day School Educators Program ’08-’10 After a little over a year of planning, Einstein Academy opened its doors (in the midst of a worldwide pandemic) in the fall of 2020. I…
Educator resources, Meaning-making, Pedagogy of facilitation, Self & spirituality, Personal transformation
Deer Ears By Tova Messer, MJed, MSW Pardes Day School Educators Program ’18-’20 | Judaic Studies Teacher, Striar Hebrew Academy In fairy tales, in order to have a wish fulfilled, you often have to give something in return. Last fall,…
Educator resources, Pedagogy of facilitation
Class Title – Student, Teacher, Learner. How Our Educational Narratives Dictate Our Lives Class taught by Nechama Goldman Barash Class description: In this session, we will look at rabbinic texts that deal with different aspects of education and how this…
Educator resources
Wrapping up the school year is an important part of the flow of the school year. This google doc gives practical help and ideas that you can use and is broken down into three separate goals/purposes, any two or all…
Educator resources, Meaning-making, Pedagogy of facilitation, Self & spirituality, Reflection
The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators and alum/author Evan Wolkenstein are pleased to present our new and innovative Bar/Bat Mitzvah / middle school Judaics/Lit curriculum, based on Evan’s novel, Turtle Boy (Random House, 2020). Each unit includes both a remote…
Educator resources, Pedagogy of facilitation
At what age does a child become an adult? The classic Bar mitzvah speech used to be “Today I am a man!” but, really? Do you know any 13-year old who is an adult? Learn all the details and more…
Tanakh, Torah, Bamidbar (Numbers), Bamidbar, Educator resources, Meaning-making
We live in an era of extreme economic disparities. Gaps between rich and poor are increasing. Does Judaism have anything to say about our economic systems? Learn all the details and more by downloading this week’s Parsha Discussion with Rabbi…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Bechukotai, Behar, Educator resources
Wrapping up the school year – ONLINE EDITION Wrapping up the school year is an important part of the flow of the school year. This year it will happen very differently from others. This Google Doc gives practical help and…
Educator resources, Meaning-making, Pedagogy of facilitation, Self & spirituality, Reflection
As our world becomes more automated, as sensors and smart-home devices become more prevalent, should we be allowed to make use of automated technologies on Shabbat? After all, we don’t really activate the mechanism; they respond to us! In response…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Emor, Educator resources, Meaning-making
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