Jewish Educators
Gain the skills and tools to help your learners find personal meaning in Jewish text and tradition and develop a lifelong love of Jewish learning.
Pardes’ professional development programs empower Jewish educators everywhere: from the day school to the campus, and from the congregation to the campgrounds.
Explore our educator programs
Professional development
Get inspired with new ideas and gain powerful, practical teaching tools in these live online courses.
Jewish education fellowship
A transformative, year-long fellowship for emerging Jewish educators, combining hands-on training with immersive learning in Jerusalem.
Jewish studies teacher training
Enhance your classroom success with Jewish Studies pedagogical training, including online mini-courses and optional mentorship.
Senior educator learning fellowship
Deepen your vision and skills as a congregational educator. Monthly online sessions plus a two-week intensive in Jerusalem.
Mentor Matching
Personalize your professional growth in curriculum design, pedagogy, and student engagement with experienced mentors.
Mahloket Matters curriculum
Teach teens critical constructive disagreement skills with this curriculum based on Jewish texts and social-emotional learning.
Our educator program alumni are shaping the face of Jewish learning:
800+
graduates
75%+
actively working in Jewish education
43%
in leadership roles
200+
educational institutions employing graduates
Find our alumni in these institutions
Educator resources
Tefilah database
Free resources for educators seeking to create purposeful prayer sessions for students of all ages.
An interactive parsha experience
A family-oriented parsha resource featuring games, discussions, and activities.
Teaching tools
Bring Pardes learning into your classroom with Jewish texts, teaching tools, and resources created for educators.
Teaching Torah is for everyone
You don’t have to be a formal educator to share the wisdom of Torah with others. Explore the Pardes programs that give you tools and knowledge to guide Jewish learning in your community.