The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators, located at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, provides the best of both worlds. One can live in Jerusalem and study in Pardes’ world-renowned Beit Midrash, while training as a Jewish educator AND earning a Masters degree from an acclaimed American institution. Whether you are interested in…
(JTA) — Another Jewish-American left-wing activist was detained at the Israeli border and threatened with deportation before being allowed to enter the country. Julie Weinberg-Connors, 23, arrived in the country on Wednesday to begin a year of study at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, a nondenominational yeshiva in Jerusalem. Weinberg-Connors was detained at Ben…
Ira Eduardovna, ‘A Thousand Years’ (video still), 2014. In the Talmudic legend called “Four Entered the Orchard,” a quartet of wise men who explore Jewish mysticism meet severe ends: One dies, one loses his mind, and one forsakes Jewish tenets altogether. Only one leaves intact. Here’s hoping that the artists in “Pardes,” a new exhibition…
In our new series, Chosen Chefs, we will profile up-and-coming Jewish chefs making waves from L.A. to New York. And in case you can’t get there, we’ll include a recipe from each of the chefs that you can make at home. These are members of the tribe who you’ll want to keep on your radar….
The journey to paradise is not without its optical illusions. What is enchanting can be hollow, what seems trite may be the doorway to magnificence, and what does not appear worth understanding could contain all of the answers. When engaged in an active dialogue with the world, what was an arid wasteland can become a…
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