About Pardes

The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il) is an open, inclusive, diverse and intellectually challenging Jewish learning community based in Jerusalem with programs worldwide. Pardes cultivates a life-long love of Jewish learning, the Jewish people and Israel. Pardes inspires engagement in Jewish life — as communal and spiritual leaders, educators and active participants.

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Summer Program - Session 1

Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
29 Pierre Koenig Street, Talpiot
Monday, July 8 All Day

Mahloket Matters Mini-Series: Israel Issues


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Thursday, July 25 12:30pm EDT - 4:30pm EDT

Summer Program - Session 2

Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
29 Pierre Koenig Street, Talpiot
Sunday, July 28 All Day

Pardes Announces Partnership with Brandeis University’s Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program

July 17, 2024

Pardes Announces Partnership with Brandeis University’s Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program Jerusalem, July 17, 2024 – Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, an open, inclusive, diverse, and intellectually challenging Jewish learning community based in Jerusalem with programs worldwide, today announced a partnership with Brandeis University’s Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program and Brandeis Online. The partnership broadens Continue Reading »

Disagreement in Service of Heaven

June 19, 2024

Written by Danielle Tomson (Mahloket Matters Fellow ’23) – Battle lines are drawn in times of war, but truth is rarely one-sided. In these times, I’ve sat scrolling the news and social media with an understanding that so much of I’ve been seeing is somebody’s propaganda. Very little of it feels satisfying as an explanation Continue Reading »

Prizmah.org – The Much-Needed Judaics Teacher Already At Your School

June 13, 2024

Written by Rachel Friedrichs (Associate Director, PCJE Israel) – Many Jewish day schools have excellent general studies teachers who are also engaged and interested members of their Jewish communities. These teachers have proven classroom teaching skills, are committed to the school’s mission and values, and understand the community and the students, but they may not Continue Reading »

Elmad: Online Learning

The online home of Pardes Digital Learning. Elmad provides access to Pardes’s unique blend of learning, with a variety of original podcasts, words of Torah and recorded lectures by our renowned faculty.

Topics include: Torah, Holidays, Halakah, History, Modernity, Spirituality, Education, Personalities, and the Self.

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