Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

Our Mission:

• Provide an open, inclusive, diverse and intellectually challenging environment in Jerusalem which engages all Jews in the study of classic texts and ideas of their heritage.
• Offer its students an intense experience of Jewish life and tradition.
• Cultivate in its students a life-long love of Jewish learning, the Jewish people and Israel, inspiring them to engage in Jewish life as communal and spiritual leaders, educators and active participants worldwide.
• Translate these immersive experiences in Jerusalem into programs throughout North America and beyond.

Our Vision:

• We envision a renewed Jewish life anchored in Jewish knowledge and literacy, which places the study of Jewish texts at the center of Jewish life with an eye toward contemporary relevance.
• Through relationships with faculty, the community and Jewish texts, students leave Pardes with refined critical thinking, improved communication and interpersonal skills and more nuanced and sensitive perspectives.

We Value:

• We value the study of classic Jewish texts, both for their own sake and for the sake of personal and communal transformation.
• We value personal and spiritual growth.
• We value the crucial role of community and welcome multiple perspectives and constructive disagreement.
• We value building deep connections between the Jewish people worldwide with the State of Israel at its center.