Pardes Center for Jewish Educators Launches Innovative GS2JS Program to Empower General Studies Teachers in Jewish Day Schools
Posted on May 30, 2024
Pardes Center for Jewish Educators Launches Innovative GS2JS Program to Empower General Studies Teachers in Jewish Day Schools Jerusalem, May 30, 2024 – The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (PCJE) is proud to announce the launch of its groundbreaking General Studies to Jewish Studies (GS2JS) program. This innovative initiative aims to bridge the gap in Continue Reading »
Graduation Milestone for Pardes Center for Jewish Educators Amidst Challenging Year
Posted on May 30, 2024
Graduation Milestone for Pardes Center for Jewish Educators Amidst Challenging Year Jerusalem, May 29, 2024 – This week, the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (PCJE) proudly celebrated the graduation of its latest cohorts from the Pardes Day School Educators Program (PEP) and the Pardes Experiential Educators Program (PEEP). Despite the challenges faced this year due Continue Reading »
Pardes Opens Doors to College Students in Response to Campus Protests
Posted on May 2, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2024 Pardes Opens Doors to College Students in Response to Campus Protests Jerusalem, Israel – In the wake of troubling demonstrations at colleges across the United States, the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies today announced it is opening its educational programs to current college students effective immediately. Pardes’ programs have Continue Reading »
Renowned Pardes Faculty Member Meets Renowned Educator in New York
Posted on April 2, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Judy Klitsner April 1, 2024 On a recent trip to New York, Pardes faculty member Judy Klitsner had the honor of meeting Rabbi Joshua Bakst in his home. In Fall 2023, Judy was named the Rabbi Joshua S. Bakst Chair in Tanakh, making this a wonderful opportunity to meet the man for Continue Reading »
Pardes Institute for Jewish Learning Announces Key Staff Promotions and Additions
Posted on January 25, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2024 Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies Announces Key Staff Promotions and Additions Simone Katz Joins as Chief Marketing Officer; Additional Promotions and Changes Reflect Investment in Organizational Growth (Jerusalem) – The Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies, an open, inclusive, diverse, and intellectually challenging Jewish learning community based in Jerusalem with Continue Reading »
Congratulations to Cohort 2 of our Senior Educator Learning Fellowship!
Posted on June 1, 2023
At the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators, we are deeply committed to the professional growth of Jewish educators. We are excited to celebrate the completion of Cohort 2 of our Senior Educator Learning Fellowship (SELF). We look forward to seeing the lasting impact these Jewish educational leaders will have within their own communities and the Continue Reading »
A Letter of Gratitude from Rabbi Leon Morris Pardes President
Posted on May 15, 2023
Dear Friends, On behalf of the entire Pardes family, I am writing to express our deep gratitude to Josh Chadajo for his dedicated service to Pardes over the past 18 years. During the span of Josh’s tenure, Pardes’s programmatic reach grew significantly. That growth required the kind of adaptive leadership that he has provided Continue Reading »
Gratitude and New Horizons from Joshua Chadajo Executive Director, North America
Posted on May 15, 2023
To The Pardes Community, As a freshly minted MBA graduate in 2001, I made the somewhat curious decision to spend the upcoming year as a student learning in the Pardes Year Program. Little did I know that this experience would be life-changing on both a personal and a professional level. Fast forward to today, and Continue Reading »
Gratitude and Good Wishes to Mike Uram
Posted on October 31, 2022
October 31, 2022 Dear Pardes Community Members and Friends, Rabbi Mike Uram, who has led Pardes North America for nearly two years, is leaving Pardes to take a new job as the Chief Jewish Education Officers of Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) where he will serve as rabbi and educator-in-residence, increasing Jewish content in Continue Reading »
Rabbi Leon Morris: Speech from 50th Anniversary Kickoff Event
Posted on September 20, 2022
Edited remarks by Pardes President, Rabbi Leon Morris, delivered at Pardes’s 50th Anniversary Kickoff Event. The event took place on September 19, 2022 at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. One of my favorite rabbinic texts is the description found in the Mekhilta d’Rabbi Ishmael of the way in which Moshe remembers to take Continue Reading »