Learn with Pardes
Take Torah personally
Immerse yourself in serious Jewish learning and a vibrant community that welcomes complex identities and encourages conversations across difference. Build your abilities as an independent Torah learner and thinker, while fostering an appreciation for other perspectives and experiencing Israel up close.
Beit Midrash Program
Spend a month, semester, or year immersed in the Pardes Beit Midrash in Jerusalem.
Study Torah, Talmud, Jewish thought, ethics, and spirituality with exceptional faculty and a diverse community of learners from around the world. Through intensive learning and life in Jerusalem, you’ll gain the knowledge, confidence, and perspective to engage more deeply with Jewish tradition.
Whether you are preparing for Jewish leadership or seeking a foundation for lifelong learning, the Beit Midrash Program offers a transformative experience.
Summer Program
Spend your summer exploring Jewish ideas in Jerusalem.
The Pardes Summer Program combines dynamic text study, exceptional faculty, and a diverse community of learners. Explore big questions, encounter multiple perspectives, and discover how Jewish wisdom speaks to contemporary life.
Learning is complemented by tours, Shabbat experiences, and community programming that bring Jerusalem to life.
What happens at Pardes:
“The learning at Pardes didn’t just inform me. It transformed me.”
“Pardes gave me a framework for thinking about every major decision in my life. It’s not just that I learned Torah — I learned how to think Jewishly about everything.”
“I came to Pardes uncertain about my Jewish identity. I left with a deep, unshakeable sense of who I am as a Jew and what I stand for.”