Research / Editor Fellowships
Work Closely with Renowned Scholars on Emerging Projects
Supplemental fellowship applications will only be considered once a full Beit Midrash Program application has been received.
Fellowship applications must be submitted by March 28, 2027
Some fellowships have already been awarded, but spots may still be available! Check with Carmella carmella@pardes.org.il to see what’s open before submitting your fellowship application.
All Research Fellows and the Student Journal Editor will receive:
- A living expenses grant ranging from $200-$600/month (exact amount determined by financial need)
- Highly subsidized Beit Midrash Program tuition: $3000 discount for those not eligible for Masa Israel Journey funding / $2000 for those eligible for Masa funding, for full year of study. Pro rated for semester of study.
2026 Research Fellowship Opportunities:
The Rabbinic Literature Fellow will assist Gila Fine with research into rabbinic material culture of specific objects portrayed in the Talmud, exploring their physical, practical, ritual, and symbolic properties.
The Halakha Fellowship in Jewish Law as Common Sense will work together with Rabbi Dr. Elisha Ancselovits in editing his upcoming book, How to Read Halakha as Common Sense – A Primer on Listening to an Author via the Text.
The fellowship is an is an opportunity to familiarize oneself with the range of Halakha sources from Biblical law through Second-Temple and rabbinic literature to twentieth-
century poskim. It is suited to candidates who are fluent in rabbinic Hebrew and Aramaic.
The Student Journal Editor Fellow will work together with faculty member Rabbi Rahel Berkovits on the organizing, editing and production of Pardes’ Student Torah Journal. The journal aims to foster and support Pardes students at the start of their Torah journey and encourage them to begin writing on and interpreting primary texts so that they can start to add their diverse voices to the conversation of tradition and Torah.
The Talmud Skills Research Fellow will assist Rabbi Daniel Reifman in developing his Intermediate/Advanced Talmud Skills course into a curriculum and/or online resource. This will be distributed to schools and educators through the Pardes Center for Jewish Education.