Pardes Atlanta, a local affiliate of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, has offered monthly classes for the entire community in the past five years. Pardes Atlanta is not affiliated with any political party or religious denomination. We seek to create an open learning environment that supports in-depth and meaningful Jewish study.
Currently, the Atlanta Chevre Minyan has taken the torch and carries the classes forward.
***Read about us in the Atlanta Jewish Times (11/6/06).
Thursday, March 13th, 7:30 PM | Facebook event | Evite
Class with Yaffa Epstein.
Topic - "Purim: How the Rabbis Create Holy Time and Space"
Please join us for a very special Pardes Atlanta class as we welcome esteemed faculty member Yaffa Epstein from Jerusalem's Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies.
Yaffa Epstein holds a Law Degree from Bar Ilan University and has been a member of the Israeli Bar since 2003. She is a former student of the Kollel at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and was a member of the Advanced Talmud Institute at Matan. She teaches Talmud, Prayer and Contemporary Halacha courses at Pardes, and SIACH, and is part of the Distance Learning Program of the Lookstein Center. She has taught on the Shalem Program at Young Judaea, is a member of the faculty at Ta Shma, and has been a Scholar in Residence for Hillel.
Kosher refreshments will be served. Suggested donation $5
Location:
Druid Forest Clubhouse, North Crossing Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30329| Map
Past events: Read about some of our past learning sessions.