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Landow School and
Hebrew Academy, curriculum evaluations, Miami
 The
Lookstein Center for Jewish Education in the Diaspora
conducted curriculum evaluations of two Jewish day schools
in Miami. Targum Shlishi helped to fund these studies.
www.rasghebrewacademy.org
Pardes Institute
of Jewish Studies, Pardes Israel Incentive Program for
North American Jewish Educators, Jerusalem, Israel
The Pardes Institute offers a creative curriculum based
on classical Jewish texts to adults from all backgrounds
and all levels of religious observance. It adheres to
the model of yeshiva learning, but it emphasizes co-education—it
was among the first institutions to offer women immersion
in the classic method of Talmud study as well as the
first to put women on the Talmud faculty. Length of
study time at Pardes varies widely, ranging from a week
to several semesters.
 Funding
from Targum Shlishi was applied to retooling Pardes’
Summer Program, an intensive experience in which educators
from all over North America were brought to Israel for
a mini-Pardes experience that included classes, trips,
and the creation of a dynamic community feeling.
“The summer program provided an
authenticated Jewish experience for these
educators in Israel,” noted Pardes’ administration. “Targum
Shlishi’s trust was helpful in giving us the
confidence to approach other organizations to leverage
seed gifts, and it gave us credibility with those organizations.” www.pardes.org.il
The Academy for
Jewish Religion, general support, New York City
 The
Academy for Jewish Religion is an innovative institution
dedicated to providing a pluralistic, inclusive education.
The Academy prepares men and women to be rabbis and
cantors and boasts a remarkably diverse population,
with students from all denominations of modern Judaism,
most of whom attend the school after successful careers
in other fields. “Our student body includes educators,
writers, therapists, performers, business people, a
surgeon, a professor of classical musical composition,
and even a professor of Talmud at another seminary,”
said Rabbi David Greenstein, president of the Academy.
Targum Shlishi’s support helped
enable the Academy to promote the pluralistic nature
of the school. In addition, Targum Shlishi’s funding
helped the Academy publish a volume of essays, See
the Voices, collecting the work of scholars at
the school as well as other experts. www.ajrsem.org
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