Pardes Summer Program Application 2023

Thank you for applying to the 2023 Pardes Summer Program in Jerusalem!

Dates:
Session I: July 3-20, 2023
Session II: July 23-Aug 3, 2023

Tuition:

Session I: $950
Session II: $650
Session I+II: $1490

ISRAELIS who wish to pay in NIS instead of in dollars should submit the form wtihout payment at the end.

To complete your registration you need to:

Fill out the online application form below
Pay the tuition in full (or reach out to carmella@pardes.org.il to arrange payment via credit card for NIS)

For inquiries, please reach out to amira@pardes.org (North America inquiries) or carmella@pardes.org.il (all other locations).

I AM APPLYING FOR PARDES SUMMER:

Session 1, July 3-20 (THIS SESSION IS NOW CLOSED)Session 2, July 23- Aug 3Both Sessions 1 and 2

SUMMER PROGRAM TRACKS

I am applying for

Pardes Summer Program SORRY THIS OPTION CLOSED: Hillel Professionals Cohort SORRY THIS OPTION CLOSED: Pardes Summer Program AND Jewish Educator Summer Workshop Mentor Matching Program (offered Session 1 only)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Title

First Name:

Middle Name:

Last Name:

Date of birth MM/DD/YYYY:

Gender:

Preferred pronouns

Country of Citizenship

CONTACT INFORMATION

Mobile Number

Home Phone Number:

Please include full dialing codes

Email Address:

Permanent Address

Permanent Address Line 1:

Permanent Address Line 2:

City:

State

ZIP Code:

Country

Current address if different from address above

Current Address Line 1:

Current Address Line 2:

City:

State

ZIP Code:

Country

Current address good until MM/DD/YYYY:

HIGHER EDUCATION

Are you currently a student?

NoCurrently an undergraduate studentCurrently a graduate student

Name of Undergraduate Institution:

Enter school name if not found on drop down list:

Location:

Major/Field of Study:

Enter major field of study if not listed:

Undergraduate Degree:

Enter undergraduate degree if not listed::

Start DD/MM/YYYY:

Expected Graduation DD/MM/YYYY:

Comments:

Name of Graduate Institution:

Enter school name if not found on drop down list:

Location:

Graduate Degree:

Enter graduate degree if not listed:

Major/Field of Study:

Enter major field of study if not listed::

Start: DD/MM/YYYY

Expected Graduation DD/MM/YYYY:

Comments:

Please select if any of the following apply to your CURRENT circumstances

Not relevant to me thanksCampus student leader (undergrad)Moishe House resident / professionalLimmud leaderRabbinical / Cantorial / Jewish Ed grad studentOther full time Jewish communal professional (ages 22-35)Jewish Community Lay Leader from outside of North America (aged 18-35)

FINAL SPOTS REMAIN FOR 50% Off Tuition Grants for emerging Jewish lay leaders and professionals

Pardes wants to support you in your Jewish learning journey. If finances do not present an obstacle to attending this program, please consider forgoing a scholarship request so that we can enable another emerging Jewish leader to join us (note this in the essay fields below). If a tuition scholarship will make it easier for you to join us this summer, we welcome you to apply to be considered for 50% off tuition. Grants are very limited in number and we encourage you to provide detailed responses, as they inform our scholarship selection decisions. Please note: Our deadline for this scholarship has now passed, and most funding has now been allocated. As a few, final scholarships still remain available, we will keep this open as long as we are able.

Name of School

Anticipated graduation date

1. Describe your current Jewish communal leadership role on your campus (max 250 words)

2. How do you envision your time at Pardes impacting your work in your Jewish community? What are your personal learning goals? (max 250 words)

50% Off Tuition Grants for emerging Jewish lay leaders and professionals

Pardes wants to support you in your Jewish learning journey. If finances do not present an obstacle to attending this program, please consider forgoing a scholarship request so that we can enable another emerging Jewish leader to join us (note this in the essay fields below). If a tuition scholarship will make it easier for you to join us this summer, we welcome you to APPLY BY MARCH 15TH to be considered for 50% off tuition. Grants are very limited in number and we encourage you to provide detailed responses, as they inform our scholarship selection decisions. Please note: Our deadline for this scholarship has now passed, and most funding has now been allocated. As a few, final scholarships still remain available, we will keep this open as long as we are able.

Name of Rabbinical /Cantorial / Jewish Ed Grad School

Start date (MM/YY)

Expected Graduation date (MM/YY)

1. Describe your current Jewish involvement (max 250 words)

2. How do you envision your time at Pardes impacting your work in your Jewish community? What are your personal learning goals? (max 250 words)

50% Off Tuition Grants for emerging Jewish lay leaders and professionals

Limmud City

Position:

1. Describe your Limmud role, and for how long you've been involved (max 250 words)

2. How do you envision your time at Pardes impacting your work in your Jewish community? What are your personal learning goals? (max 250 words)

50% Off Tuition Grants for emerging Jewish lay leaders and professionals

Pardes wants to support you in your Jewish learning journey. If finances do not present an obstacle to attending this program, please consider forgoing a scholarship request so that we can enable another emerging Jewish leader to join us (note this in the essay fields below). If a tuition scholarship will make it easier for you to join us this summer, we welcome you to APPLY to be considered for 50% off tuition. Grants are very limited in number and we encourage you to provide detailed responses, as they inform our scholarship selection decisions. Please note: Our deadline for this scholarship has now passed, and most funding has now been allocated. As a few, final scholarships still remain available, we will keep this open as long as we are able.

Employer:

Position:

1. Describe your position, and for how long you've been involved (max 250 words)

2. How do you envision your time at Pardes impacting your work in your Jewish community? What are your personal learning goals? (max 250 words)

50% Off Tuition Grants for emerging Jewish lay leaders and professionals

Pardes wants to support you in your Jewish learning journey. If finances do not present an obstacle to attending this program, please consider forgoing a scholarship request so that we can enable another emerging Jewish leader to join us (note this in the essay fields below). If a tuition scholarship will make it easier for you to join us this summer, we welcome you to APPLY to be considered for 50% off tuition. Grants are very limited in number and we encourage you to provide detailed responses, as they inform our scholarship selection decisions. Please note: Our deadline for this scholarship has now passed, and most funding has now been allocated. As a few, final scholarships still remain available, we will keep this open as long as we are able.

1. Describe your position, the community you are affiliated with and for how long you've been involved (max 250 words)

2. How do you envision your time at Pardes impacting your work in your Jewish community? What are your personal learning goals? (max 250 words)

50% Off Tuition Grants for emerging Jewish lay leaders and professionals

Pardes wants to support you in your Jewish learning journey. If finances do not present an obstacle to attending this program, please consider forgoing a scholarship request so that we can enable another emerging Jewish leader to join us (note this in the essay fields below). If a tuition scholarship will make it easier for you to join us this summer, we welcome you to APPLY to be considered for 50% off tuition. Grants are very limited in number and we encourage you to provide detailed responses, as they inform our scholarship selection decisions. Please note: Our deadline for this scholarship has now passed, and most funding has now been allocated. As a few, final scholarships still remain available, we will keep this open as long as we are able.

Name/Location of Moishe House:

Position:

Dates of residence, employment, and/or participation in retreats:

I've been a MHWOW host since (MM/YYYY):

1. Describe your Jewish communal leadership role and/or employment through Moishe House (max 250 words)

2. How do you envision your time at Pardes impacting your work in your Jewish community? What are your personal learning goals? (max 250 words)

Hillel Professionals in Education and Engagement Positions

Generous scholarships and stipends are available for a limited number of engagement and education professionals. Pros will enjoy a curated cohort-within-a-cohort experience, with a focus on bringing their personal and professional development back to campus.

Pardes Hillel Professionals Scholarship Awardees must participate in SESSION 1 of the summer program, July 3-20. Applications must be received by March 15, 2023. As your application for the scholarship is being reviewed, you are not required to pay the deposit at the end of this form. Deposit and any further payment will be requested at a later date.

Scholarship awardees will receive:

-$700 off Summer Program tuition (responsible for only $250) AND

-Up to $500 stipend for Springboard Fellows

-Up to $1000 stipend for all other Hillel pros

NOTES:

-Engagement and education professionals who have alternative means of generous PD funding are encouraged to share this; please note if you wish to join the Hillel cohort experience but do not need the scholarship or stipend and would like to see it applied towards an additional slot for a colleague.

-Hillel professionals whose roles are not engagement or education oriented will be welcome to join the Hillel group sessions, even if they are not eligible for the subsidy and stipend.

-Hillel professionals who can only attend session 2 are welcome to note that they would like to be considered for a 50% off tuition scholarship for young Jewish communal pros (22-35), if relevant.

College Campus

Position:

Start date at Hillel:

Anticipated end date at Hillel, if relevant:

Please give detailed responses.

1. Describe your role on campus (max 250 words)

2. How do you envision your time at Pardes impacting your work in your campus community? What are your personal and professional learning goals? (max 250 words)

3. Please provide a reference from within your organization

Name:

Position:

Email:

Phone (include country and area code, preferably Whatsapp)

EMPLOYMENT

Current Employment (if applicable)

Employer:

Position:

Location: City

State

Country

Are you currently working as a Jewish professional?

YesNo

CURRENT JEWISH ORGANIZATIONAL INVOLVEMENT: We'd love to hear about how you are Jewishly engaged - formally or informally

Organization:

Role:

Location: City

State

Country

Anything else you'd like to share about your Jewish community involvement?

JEWISH ORGANIZATIONAL INVOLVEMENT: We'd love to hear about how you are Jewishly engaged - formally or informally - OUTSIDE of Hillel (if relevant)

Organization:

Role:

Location: City

State

Country

Anything else you'd like to share about your Jewish community involvement?

JEWISH EDUCATOR SUMMER WORKSHOP

This unique professional development opportunity empowers Jewish educators to immerse themselves in Torah while preparing themselves for the upcoming year of teaching. Participants come to the program with a previously articulated curricular goal or project and receive 1-on-1 mentoring to work towards its completion. Tuition for this track is $1200.

School / Organization where you teach

Subject/s and ages / grades you teach

Please describe any other roles you play at your school / organization

Number of years teaching

MENTORING AND GOALS

How do you hope participation in this program will contribute towards your professional growth? [100 - 250 words]

After reading the program webpage, I understand that the two core components of this program are Jewish text study classes and 1-on-1 mentoring to provide guidance on a professional project. I will be expected to work independently on my professional project in between mentoring sessions.

Yes, this sounds greatYes, but I have questions about the programHmm, I think I'll need to speak with someone to ensure this program is the right fit for me (in this case, please do not pay the program deposit at this stage, disregard the redirect at the end of the form)

STUDY BACKGROUND

Please rate your prior knowledge the following areas. Please note that this program is open to learners of all levels.

Prior experience with Torah/Tanakh

BeginnerSome Background (< one year)Intermediate (> one year)Advanced

Prior experience with Talmud

BeginnerSome Background (< one year)Intermediate (> one year)Advanced

GOALS

Tell us a bit about you. Please explain why you want to participate in this program and what you hope to gain:.

Do you have any specific questions or comments you'd like to raise with us about your participation?

HEALTH:

Pardes follows the Israeli Ministry of Health covid guidelines. Presently, there are no specific guidelines in place aside from quarantine in case of illness. This is subject to change and we will update on any requirements (i.e. masking) closer to the program start.

General Health: If you have a special need/health concern, be it physical or psychological, that may affect your in-person participation, please share below.

Covid permitting, we will eat some community meals together during the program. Please let us know about your dietary restrictions. All food served at Pardes is vegetarian.

Gluten FreeDairy FreeVeganOther

Please describe your dietary need

HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS PARDES PROGRAM?

We appreciate your specificity, both to help direct our marketing efforts, and so that we can say thank you. Please check all that apply.

Have you participated in Pardes programs in the past?

YesNo

I participated in:

Year ProgramSummer ProgramWinter Break IntensiveElulSoHemPardes Learning Seminar/ Executive Learning SeminarPCJEMahloket Matters FellowshipSpirituality RetreatOther

I heard about the Pardes Summer Program from:

Pardes emailInstagramFacebook Family memberPardes AlumniPardes representativeA class/lecture at Pardes as participant of another Israel programEducator or Jewish ProfessionalThe staff on my Masa or long-term Israel programCampus professionalOther

Last name of Jewish professional who referred you:

First name:

Position

Last name of alumnus/alumna who referred you:

First name:

Last name of Pardes representative who spoke or visited:

First name

Name of the Israel program:

Please provide details:

PAYMENT

Please submit your tuition payment through the link that will appear upon submission of this form.
Can't wait to learn with you soon.

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