Wednesday, July 18th, 7:30 PM
Class with Rabbi Marc Baker. Topic - "Leadership without Easy Answers"
Please join us for a very special Pardes Atlanta class as we welcome Rabbi Marc Baker back to Atlanta.
Rabbi Marc Baker graduated from Yale University and went on to earn his Masters of Jewish Education from Pardes and Hebrew University. He currently is the incoming head of school at Gann Academy, a Jewish community high school in Boston. He and his wife Jill and their 3 children currently live in Brookline (and we miss them very much).
Wednesday, June 27th, 7:00 PM
Class with Evan Wolkenstein. Topic - Balak, Balaam, and More!
Evan earned his Masters of Jewish Studies and Certificate of Education from the Pardes Educators' Program and Hebrew University. Before moving to San Francisco to be the Director of Experiential Education at the Jewish Community High School by the Bay, Evan taught Tanach and was the director of Experiential Education at the Weber School in Atlanta.
Tuesday, May 22,10:30 PM - 5:30 AM
In honor of Shavuot, Pardes Atlanta and the Atlanta Chevre Minyan are joining forces to learn all night. Topics included:
“Shouldn't or Wouldn't - A New Perspective on the Big Ten" - Bradley Laye
“Man Plans and G/d Laughs - Peggy Echt
“Shavuot 101” - Billy Linkwald
“The Book of Ruth as a Personal Story” - Shirly Assael
“The Real Beginning of Shavuot: an Ancient Debate” - Rabbi Farber
“Ritual Impurity: Can it Still Speak to Us Today?” - Michael Ausubel
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Appearing Before G/d on Shavuot" -
Brian Garrick
Marriage -
Rabbi Broyde
“Shavuot: Our Connection to the Land” -
Rachel Kaplan
Thursday, April 19, 7:30
"Demystifying Mikvah" - Rabbi Joshua Heller
The Mikvah (or ritual bath) has long been a fixture of traditional Jewish life, but has fallen into disuse in some sectors of the Jewish community. Some only knew it as part of the conversion process, but many are now rediscovering or even reenvisioning this ritual practice. It is enjoying a resurgence in its traditional role as part of marital life, and also as the focus for modern rituals of healing and/or rebirth which include men and women. Come peel away the mystery of Mikvah- see one close up, explore the history and theory behind its use, and learn how Jews across the spectrum of belief and observance are finding deeper meaning in it, from its most traditional uses to feminists who are seeking to “take the ick out of mikvah."
Rabbi Joshua Heller serves as the spiritual leader of Congregation B'nai Torah in Sandy Springs. In addition to the usual roles as rabbi of the congregation, he supervises all of the ritual functions of the Mikvah at B'nai Torah. This pool for ritual immersion is the only facility of its type in the Atlanta area that is open to groups from all streams of Judaism. Rabbi Heller has undertaken extensive study of both the technical details of the mikvah's construction and maintenance, and the spiritual and psychological aspects of its usage. Rabbi Heller is a ninth generation rabbi. Before coming to Atlanta, he served as Director of Distance Learning and Educational Technology at JTS, bringing Jewish learning to over 20,000 people each week, and from 2001-2004 he served as the rabbi of “The Downtown Synagogue" -the synagogue closest to the site of the World Trade Center.
Thursday, February 8, 7:30 PM
"Three Perspectives on Ba'al Tashchit: the Jewish role in Environmentalism"
Moshe Kornfeld will be visiting from Pardes in Israel to lead the discussion.
After graduating from high school, Moshe spent a year at Yeshivat Hamivtar in Efrat, Israel. Moshe began his undergraduate degree in the joint program between the Jewish Theological Seminary and Columbia University and finished at the University of Rochester with a degree in Cultural Anthropology. Moshe has been an employee of the Teva Learning Center, a Jewish Environmental organization since 2001, where he first led Jewish environmental retreats for day school students from around the Northeast. More recently, Moshe edited Tfilah B'Teva, a curriculum guide to nature-inspired prayer and is currently planning the Teva Seminar on Jewish Environemntal Education, a professional development conference for aspiring Jewish environmental educators. Moshe is a second year student in the Pardes kollel and is planning on starting graduate school to study cultural anthropology this fall.
Location:
Anshi S'fard Synagogue, 1324 North Highland, Atlanta, GA | Map
Monday, January 29, 7:30 PM
"Questioning Authority, Questioning Oneself"
Rabbi Don Seeman is a professor of Anthropology and Jewish Studies at Emory University, as well as the assistant rabbi of Young Israel of Toco Hills. He formerly taught at Pardes in Jerusalem. Don currently lives in Atlanta with his wife, Debra Shaeffer-Seeman and their two daughers.
Monday, December 18, 7:30 PM
"Conflict Resolution from a book of Conflicts: Studying the Book of Judges"
Evan Wolkenstein earned his Masters of Jewish Studies and Certificate of Education from the Pardes Educators' Program and Hebrew University. Before moving to San Francisco to be the Director of Experiential Education at the Jewish Community High School by the Bay, Evan taught Tanach and was the director of Experiential Education at the Weber School in Atlanta.
December 1-2, 2006
Join us for a very special Shabbaton with Rabbi Meir Schweiger of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. The theme will be "Prayer as Dialogue"
Guest - Rabbi Meir Schweiger (View his Torah podcasts)
Senior Faculty Member and Mashgiach Ruchani
Rabbi Schweiger has a BA in Mathematics and Physics from City College in New York. He did his advanced Jewish studies at Yeshiva University, Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh, and Yeshivat Har Etzion, receiving ordination from Rabbi Zalman Nehemiah Goldberg of Jerusalem. Rabbi Schweiger has taught at a number of men's and women's post-college institutions in Jerusalem. He has been a full-time faculty member at Pardes since 1977, and has taught more hours and classes than any one else on the staff. Rabbi Schweiger is a dynamic and inspiring speaker, known for his keen and profound insights into the text. He has taught Bible, Mishna, Talmud, and Halacha on every level, in addition to Parshat HaShavua in both English and Hebrew. In his role as Mashgiach Ruchani (Spiritual Guide) of Pardes, he is responsible for all extra-curricular programs and activities in the one-year program. Rabbi Schweiger has been the driving force of prayer services at Pardes, has planned and participated in almost every hike and Shabbaton, and is a constant presence in the Beit Midrash. For many alumni, he is the "heart and soul" of Pardes.
