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Birkat Hamazon
It took me eight years to get back to Pardes. During a Birthright trip my freshman year of college, we sat in the Beit Midrash, the great big room filled with tables of four chairs each and books...
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Jerusalem Diaries #8….Study, study, and more study!
From my blog: September already! Time flies when you’re being Jewy, I suppose. What a whirlwind! And I’m exhausted! Last we left off, it was orientation and more orientation and lots more orientation...
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(PCJE) Jerusalem Diaries #10…Weekend Retreat/Shabbaton
From my blog: 9/22/14 (Pictures below!) This past weekend was the first shabbaton, or retreat, of the year with school. It was a really nice way of getting to know people outside of the school...
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[PCJE] Hebron
Four Men stood before the Watchers the angels placed by God to observe and record the deeds the facts of all that walk this Earth Explain! came the command a plea for adequate defense a hope...
View ArticlePardes Turkey 2015 Day 2: Making a Positive Impact
Today brought me back to my days as a Nitzanim (4th/5th grade) counselor at Camp Ramah in California. I am not the only one on our trip with youth group leadership experience, so I am sure others felt...
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Turkey 2017: Hitting the Ground Running
We’re here! After weeks of meeting, planning programs, and discussing the history, politics, and culture of Turkey, we finally flew to Istanbul this morning to start our six-day journey exploring the...
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Reflections on the 2017-18 Modern Israel Seminar Tiyul
Hope Enough Took a trip down south— Not so far, but far enough. Tzion drove the bus— Not so fast, but fast enough. Saw a monument to the fighting farmers— Not so true, but true enough. Walked through...
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The Week That Was
This blog was originally published on http://pegandsidsblog.blogspot.com/. I started school on Monday. We were introduced to the Pardes Institute about 4 years ago, and have attended many classes and...
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Final Shabbaton Reflections 5779
This has been the most difficult blog post to write this year. As I type these words, I can’t even believe they’re describing reality. That we just returned from the final Shabbaton of our year at...
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End of the Year Reflection 5779
Over the last few weeks, a palpable depression seems to have set in the 3rd floor of 29 Pierre Koenig. Maybe depression is too strong of a word; melancholy might be better. Perhaps that’s just me, but...
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