Pardes Year Program 2019/20 Application Form

If you are applying for the Year/Semester program starting in September 2020, please go to the

2020/21 application

Thank you for applying to the Pardes Year Program for the 2019/20 academic year.

To complete your application you need to:

Start by checking the box 'save my progress and resume later'. Do this first
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 two formal letters of recommendation
Upload or email a recent passport sized photograph
Upload, email, fax or mail 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 before submitting it (check the save box on the top of the form)
Pay the non-refundable application fee of $50. You will be directed to the link when you submit this form.

Not all universities and colleges are listed on the drop-down menu. If your school does not appear, please select "other" and add your school.

c. Other organized programs to Israel

Please 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 9108402, 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.

If you are applying for the Pardes Learn + Intern Program, at least one of your recommendations should be from someone who has supervised you or observed you in a professional capacity or can attest to your knowledge in your professional field.

Please provide the details below of the two people from whom you will request recommendations. (Please note: you must contact your recommenders personally to request a recommendation. Pardes does not make the request.)

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 have submitted this application you will be directed to the link to pay the $50 application fee, without which your application cannot be processed.