Honoring Neima Novetsky
Posted on November 24, 2016
On January 5, 2017, Pardes will be Honoring Neima Novetsky. Neima has been teaching, inspiring, and leading Pardes students for the past 16 years. This is an opportunity for you to thank a teacher, and specifically, to let Neima know how she has made a difference in your knowledge, appreciation and love of Torah. Please take a Continue Reading »
PCJE at the Forefront of Tanakh Education
Posted on November 13, 2016
The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (PCJE) is hosting a conference for teachers on Teaching Tanakh in Jewish Day Schools, November 13-15, 2016 at the Pearlstone Retreat Center near Baltimore, MD. Over 40 day school educators will be convening, representing 27 day schools across North American communities and denominations; half of the participants are PCJE Continue Reading »
New Pardes Companion to Yom Kippur
Posted on September 25, 2016
Pardes is excited to share the new Pardes Companion to Yom Kippur – a collection of articles by faculty members to help prepare and guide you through the highlights of the Yom Kippur rituals and prayer service. The Companion is available to download free at www.elmad.pardes.org/ykcompanion. The Pardes Companion to Yom Kippur has been generously Continue Reading »
Pardes brings together teachers across denominations to tackle Tefilah crisis in schools
Posted on August 29, 2016
At the start of the summer vacation, twenty four teachers, spanning grades 2-12, across denominations and from throughout the U.S., participated in the Aleinu Leshabe’ach II: Conference on Tefilah in Jewish Day Schools. The five-day conference, run by the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (PCJE) with support from the AVI CHAI Foundation, aimed to work Continue Reading »
Rabbi Daniel Landes to leave Pardes
Posted on July 21, 2016
July 21, 2016 After 21 years of dedicated service to Pardes, Rabbi Daniel Landes will be leaving at the end of the summer. Rabbi Landes has played a seminal role in the growth and development of our organization and in the lives of our alumni. He has inspired and led our institution, and helped to Continue Reading »
Four New Series on Elmad for 2016
Posted on December 30, 2015
Pardes has launched four new podcast series on Elmad, our online learning library : Global Torah is a five-part podcast series exploring the intersections of Jewish history, values and tradition with the practice and pursuit of global citizenship, social justice and international development. This Pardes Life, is venerable Pardes teacher and life-coach David Levin-Kruss, getting personal with Continue Reading »
Double the impact of your gift!
Posted on November 1, 2015
Thanks to a generous Pardes donor, up to $260,000 in new gifts and gift increases will be matched. Specifically, if… You made a gift last year between September 1, 2014 and August 31, 2015, and make a larger gift this year, that increase will matched. You have never made a gift to Pardes, or your Continue Reading »
New Look for the 9Adar Project: Jewish Week of Constructive Conflict 2016
Posted on October 26, 2015
The Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution has gone live with a new website to launch the 9Adar Project: Jewish Week of Constructive Conflict 2016. The site makes it even easier for individuals, schools and communities to sign up and get involved in this year’s activities, as well as offering variety of tailored educational Continue Reading »
Elmad 2.0 is Live
Posted on September 3, 2015
Pardes is delighted to announce the launch of the new and improved Elmad website – Pardes’s online learning library. Launched for Elul, the traditional period of reflection and preparation ahead of the new year, the improved site makes it even easier to access Pardes’s unique teaching, anytime, anywhere. The new site boasts many new features, including a responsive design which automatically adjusts for all sizes of viewing devices, improved search and navigation Continue Reading »
Pardes in Silicon Valley
Posted on August 10, 2015
Pardes partnered again this year with the Silicon Valley Beit Midrash, for their summer learning programs. Forty students attended the two one-week programs held in mid-June structured around the theme of interpersonal ethics. Founded by local educators, donors and Pardes alumi, the SVBM aims to combine the seriousness of the beit midrash with the start up culture of Continue Reading »