Celebrating America at 250, Pardes unveils a special "Talmud of America"

A new “Talmud of America” invites users to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States by exploring new commentaries on key phrases from the Declaration of Independence. These commentaries and connections to Jewish texts are provided by leading rabbis and educators at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies.

“There will be no shortage of pomp and circumstance to mark this anniversary—as there should be,” said Rabbi Leon A. Morris, president of Pardes. “We wanted to offer something different. For Jews, text study that reveals complexity, challenges readers, illuminates c...