Alex recently published his first book вЂ“ I Kings:Torn in Two (Maggid: 2014) вЂ“ a sweeping and enlightening commentary on Sefer Melakhim. He is also a volunteer for Tzohar вЂ“ a group that seeks to bridge the gaps between religious and secular communities In Israel.

Alex has taught for twenty years in many top Jerusalem Yeshivot and Midrashot. Alex studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion under Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and Rav Yehudah Amital, and gained Rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Rabbinate. He holds degrees from London School of Economics, the Institute of Education London and Bar-Ilan University. Rabbi Alex Israel teaches Bible at the Pardes InstituteВ and is the Director of the Community Education Program and the Summer Program.

Using literary techniques we will unpeel the layers of this story, exposing it as a classic tale of the psychological sublimation of sin. The murder of Navot is a formativeВ story of corruption and power and its dangers. вЂњPardesвЂ™ new joint program with the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College is an incredible opportunity for passionate, invested individuals to become exceptional rabbinic educators.The Tale of Ahab and Navot - Corruption, Murder and Self Delusion (I Kings ch.21) вЂњPardes is thrilled to expand its longstanding partnership with Hebrew College to include rabbinical students,вЂќ said Aviva Golbert, director of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators. Students will participate in student-teaching opportunities at Jewish day schools in North America. They will also have access to seminars on Jewish history, spirituality, conflict resolution, Jewish thought and Israel education, as well as one-on-one mentoring, career coaching, job placement assistance and alumni support. вЂњThis will raise the bar for teaching in North American Jewish day schools and encourage more talented and inspiring educators to apply for the highly successful Pardes Day School Educators Program in conjunction with the Shoolman Graduate School.вЂќДЄt Pardes, students will study Jewish texts and ideas, participate in Hebrew language ulpanВ and take advantage of holistic education courses preparing them to become 21st-century Jewish educators.

вЂњI am delighted that a new cadre of rabbinic leaders will emerge from this innovative Pardes Institute and Hebrew College collaboration with a focus on educational leadership, a deep immersion in Jewish text and an expertise in Jewish day school pedagogy and practice,вЂќ said Rabbi Michael Shire, dean of the Shoolman Graduate School of Jewish Education at Hebrew College. They will earn a masterвЂ™s of Jewish education and a certificate in Jewish day school education from theВ Shoolman Graduate School of Jewish EducationВ at Hebrew College, a certificate of advanced Jewish studies from the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and rabbinic ordination from the Hebrew College Rabbinical School. Through this joint program, rabbi-educators will complete their education in six years rather than seven. Having students learning in the Pardes Day School Educators Program will be an ideal springboard into rabbinical school, and we believe the combination of institutions will produce rabbis who have a profound impact on the American Jewish landscape.вЂќ вЂњWe are very excited about our partnership with Pardes,вЂќ said Rabbi Dan Judson, dean of the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College.В вЂњOur institutions share much in common, including a deep commitment to text learning alongside a pluralistic outlook. Set to launch in fall 2019, the six-year program will include a two-year teacher training program in Jerusalem, where students will study in the Pardes Day School Educators Program, followed by four years in Greater Boston at Hebrew CollegeвЂ™s Rabbinical School.

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