Pardes Southern Hemisphere Summer Program

Thank you for applying to the Pardes Southern Hemisphere Program.

To complete your application you need to:

Fill out the online application form below. (Please do not use abbreviations or acronyms in answers. Enter dates in exact format requested.) Starred items must be completed. Questions that are not relevant to you should be left blank. Comments are optional.
Submit one formal letter of recommendation
Upload or email a recent passport sized photograph
Upload or email a transcript (unofficial is acceptable) if you have been a student within the past four years
Submit a resume (optional if you are currently completing your undergraduate degree)
When you have completed the application, save it (check the save box on the top of the form) before submitting it
Pay the non-refundable application fee of $50 (USD). A link will appear when you submit this form.

a. Jewish Education

c. Other organized programs to Israel

Please choose and complete one of the following essays.

We recommend you draft these essays in a Word document and then copy them into this form. Note that these essay questions are an important part of the application process, and each answer should be between 350-800 words.

Please upload the following documents in order to complete your application:

If you are unable to upload the documents to this form, please send them in one of the following ways:

By email: registrar@pardes.org.il
By fax: +972 2 673 5160
By mail: The Registrar, Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, POB 8575, Jerusalem 91084, Israel

Remember, your application will not be complete without the necessary supporting documents.

We require two formal recommendations. Recommendations should be from individuals who can testify to your seriousness as a student as well as your personal character and commitment to your Jewish identity. Typical recommenders include: supervisors, professors, rabbis or professionals at Jewish or other organizations with which you have been involved. Please do not submit recommendations from personal friends or relatives.

Please provide the details below of the two people from whom you have requested recommendations.

Letters of recommendation can be submitted:

Online: Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies - Recommendation Form (https://www.tfaforms.com/248415)
By email: registrar@pardes.org.il
By fax: +972 2 673 5160
By mail: The Registrar, Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, POB 8575, Jerusalem 91084, Israel

We appreciate your specificity, both to help us in our recruitment, and so that we can say thank you. Please check all that apply.

Once you submit this form you will be directed to make a $50 payment. Your application cannot be processed without payment of this application fee.