Name: Torah & Cocktails
Start: 2025-12-17T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-12-17T23:00:00+02:00
Location: 29 Pierre Koenig, Jerusalem, Israel

Torah with a Twist - New at Pardes!
Four Wednesdays • Four Teachers • Four Cocktails
A fresh taste of how ancient Talmudic wisdom still speaks to our modern lives.
Over four Wednesday evenings this December
(Dec 3, 10, 17 & 24) at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, join four distinguished faculty members as the Talmud through unique lenses - halachic, literary, philosophical, and ethical - and discover how these ancient texts can speak directly to our modern lives.
📅 Dates & Faculty Line-up
Dec 3 - Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash - Beyond Nakedness, Bathrooms and Death: Kavod Habriyot and the Unique Jewish Value of Dignity in the Talmud - A Halachic Perspective
Dec 10 - Gila Fine - The Madwoman in the Rabbi's Attic: Rereading the Women of the Talmud - A Literary Perspective
Dec 17 - Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield - Truth With a Capital T in the Talmud: Who Does It Belong To? - A Philosophical Perspective
Dec 24 - Rabbi Daniel Reifman - More Than Legal: The Talmud’s Guide to Being Good— An Ethical Perspective
Signature cocktails designed by Dammara Markowitz (Israel Board Chair, PEP ‘16-’18), founder of Jewish Cocktails, blending Torah and mixology with creativity and spirit.
📍 Location & Cost Location:
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem.
Cost: NIS 25 per session — includes one signature cocktail.
Register here:
Sign up for one or all four evenings.
https://www.pardes.org.il/program/torah-with-a-twist/
Why You Should Join Because Talmud study doesn’t just belong in dusty tomes and academic chairs. It lives - in our questions, our challenges, our everyday moments.
With each weekly session you’ll: Dive into a rich Talmudic passage alongside extraordinary scholars. Engage a fresh lens on the text: legal clarity, narrative depth, spiritual yearning, or rigorous philosophical inquiry. Raise your glass: each session includes a signature cocktail crafted by Dammara Markowitz (founder of Jewish Cocktails), blending Torah and mixology in spirited harmony.
Let’s Raise a Glass to Learning Four evenings of meaningful study. Four unforgettable cocktails. And a vibrant exploration of how the Talmud continues to speak, inspire, and energize our lives today. Come taste the timeless wisdom of Torah - with a twist.