Dr. Rachel Korazim is an adjunct faculty member at Pardes and a freelance consultant specializing in Israel and Holocaust education curriculum development. Rachel holds a Ph.D. in Jewish Education from Haifa University and previously served as Academic Director of Distance Learning Programs at the JAFO Department of Education.
Born in Israel, Rachel has extensive experience in Jewish education in both Israel and the Diaspora. She was among the founders of a special educational program for IDF soldiers from disadvantaged backgrounds, where she developed the program’s curricula and trained its teachers. Since serving as head of the JAFI delegation to Canada in the 1980s, she has worked with Jewish communities throughout North America, Latin America and Europe, and has devoted many years to supporting emerging Jewish schools in Hungary.
Life in Israel, unfortunately, has entailed the need to sacrifice one’s own life or that of beloved ones. From the early pre-state years to the latest literary reaction to terror, Israeli poets have expressed grief as well as criticism at…
Podcast Series, Pardes Live and Mini-Series
In this class that was recorded live at Pardes, Dr. Rachel Korazim looks into Israeli poetry and the discourse that surrounds it, with reference to Biblical events.
Podcast Series, Pardes Live and Mini-Series
The core Zionist narrative of Israel presents an unbroken and unwavering connection between the people of Israel and its land. True as it is, individuals have felt, at times, doubts, pain and critique as they were articulating their particular attachment…
Podcast Series, ELS, Pardes Live and Mini-Series, Critical Issues, Zionism
This podcast is live recording of a special lecture celebrating 50 years of Jerusalem’s reunification with Dr. Rachel Korazim. Sponsored in loving memory of Herbert Green z”l by his family who misses him dearly. Jerusalem holds a special place not…
Podcast Series, Pardes Live and Mini-Series, Jewish Calendar, Yom Yerushalayim
This lecture was held at Pardes as part of the Tisha B’Av program 2015. Although Israel is often seen as a society divided along the lines of religiosity and secularism, a close look will show how even the most secular…
Jewish Calendar, Shemitta, The Three Weeks, Tisha B’av
This anthology presents 59 Hebrew poems with English translations, capturing Israeli voices of grief and resilience after October 7th.