Alumni
As a Pardesnik, you are part of a powerful intergenerational network of over 10,000 alumni: seekers, leaders, scholars, dreamers, educators, artists, and builders shaping the Jewish future.
Being a Pardesnik means being part of an ongoing story. Get involved with these opportunities to bring Pardes Torah to your own community, reconnect with friends and teachers, and continue your own learning journey.
Pardes Pioneers
Build a vibrant Jewish learning community rooted in Torah, belonging, and connection – right where you live. Expert training, curated materials, and ongoing support from Pardes will enable you to create and lead a meaningful face-to-face learning experience.
Alumni Book Club
Bring Pardes Torah to your community through the Pardes Alumni Book Club, an opportunity to gather people for meaningful learning and conversation while growing your own skills as a learning circle facilitator.
The impact of Pardes alumni
For more than five decades, Pardes alumni have carried their learning into Jewish communities around the world. The 2026 Pardes Alumni Impact Study explores how that experience continues to shape alumni and the people they reach. Across generations, Pardes alumni are teaching, leading, mentoring, building communities, and serving as trusted sources of Jewish knowledge.
Pardesnik inspiration
Pardes alumni are making an incredible impact on our world. And you’re one of them.
“Pardes gave my life in Israel a deeper and richer meaning, and profoundly informed both my diplomatic and historical outlooks. I remain singularly grateful to Pardes for the lifelong gift of Jewish learning it so bountifully gave me.”
Dr. Michael Oren
Historian, former Israeli ambassador to the US and Knesset Member
“I fell in love with the wisdom of our tradition at Pardes, and found meaning within it and our community. That connection led me to choose a career in the Jewish nonprofit sector.”
Gali Cooks
President and CEO of Leading Edge
“Pardes profoundly shaped the contexts in which I lead and the roles that I have taken.”
Marc Baker
President & CEO of Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Jewish Federation of Greater Boston