Summer Executive Seminar: A Fabulous 5 Days
Posted on July 11, 2017
More than 40 professionals and life-long learners from North America, the UK and Israel gathered at Pardes recently for a week of learning, marking the 20th anniversary of the Executive Learning Seminar (ELS). The topic for the summer session was “Returning to Zion: New Faces, Old Issues,” which focused on the period when Persia became the Continue Reading »
Aviva Golbert Named as Acting Director of PCJE
Posted on July 11, 2017
Aviva Golbert, the current assistant director of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (PCJE), will take up an initial one-year appointment as acting director of PCJE when Judy Markose leaves in August. Aviva has been an invaluable part of the PCJE team over the last eight years. She is a Jewish educator with 20 years Continue Reading »
Bitersweet Goodbye to Dr. Judy Markose
Posted on June 22, 2017
As we close up the year at Pardes, we say a bittersweet good-bye to Dr. Judy Markose who is ending a decade of leadership of PEP and PCJE. Judy is heading off to a new career direction in coaching and trauma therapy and while we will miss Judy, we are excited for her and wish Continue Reading »
The Pardes Companion to Shavuot is Available now!
Posted on May 15, 2017
Pardes is thrilled to share the next in our Companion Series: The Pardes Shavuot Companion. Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people and the day’s Torah reading describes the Divine revelation of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. Our study guide includes nine short articles and three longer guided havruta pieces by our faculty. Like Pardes itself, these Continue Reading »
Bringing a Piece of Jerusalem to North America: The Pardes Community Beit Midrash Initiative
Posted on April 28, 2017
The Pardes Community Batei Midrash initiative creates empowering, hands-on and deep Jewish learning in local communities across North America. The aim is to create sustainable and transformative adult Jewish learning in the these cities. Pardes is uniquely positioned to achieve this by utilizing our 5,000+ alumni on the ground, empowering people to learn independently through Continue Reading »
Outstanding Line-Up for Conference on Law, Economics & Religion
Posted on March 28, 2017
On March 22, Pardes and Georgetown Law hosted a brilliant cast of rabbis, PhDs, attorneys, and judges for “The Moral Economy: A Conference on Law, Economics & Religion.” The day began with the Honorable Eugene Wedoff, a recently retired and highly respected US Bankruptcy Judge from Chicago who wove together a beautiful introduction to the Continue Reading »
Pre-Purim Events Were Held in Tel Aviv and Modi’in
Posted on March 15, 2017
Two exciting events were held in Tel Aviv and Modi’in before Purim. Joey Shabot hosted the Pardes Spring 2017 Tel Aviv Lunch & Learn at Greenberg Traurig in the Azrieli Towers, with Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth leading the program. Josie and Alumnus Larry Kluger (Year ’98-’99) hosted the Pardes Modi’in Purim 2017 Shiur n’ Nosh with Continue Reading »
Welcoming Three New Members to the Israel Board
Posted on March 2, 2017
It is an honor to welcome the below alums to our Board of Directors, Israel. We thank them for their ongoing leadership and support. Michael Brous is a Semester ’99-’00 alumnus. Today he is the Senior Business Development Lead for Growth and Strategic Partnerships at Airbnb and lives with his wife Michal and 3 children Continue Reading »
Pardes Featured in new WIRED Documentary
Posted on March 2, 2017
Want to be part of the innovation revolution? According to WIRED, it all starts in the beit midrash. Pardes is featured in a new documentary entitled Holy Land: The Innovation Hubs of Tel Aviv and Ramallah. “We come from a textual tradition that says, ‘Read it differently! Read it a new way! What else can Continue Reading »
Honoring Rabbi David Levin-Kruss
Posted on March 1, 2017
On April 27, 2017 / Rosh Hodesh Iyar, Pardes will be honoring Rabbi David Levin-Kruss who taught at Pardes for many years before accepting a position at the JDC. This is an opportunity for Pardes and the alumni to thank DLK, and to let him know what a difference he has made. If you would like to contribute to the book we Continue Reading »