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Kiruv
Orthodox Jewish outreach, often referred to as ''Kiruv'' or ''Qiruv'' ( "bringing close"), is the collective work or movement of Orthodox Judaism that reaches out to non-Orthodox or non-observant Jews to encourage belief in God and life according to Jewish law. The process of a Jew becoming more observant of Orthodox Judaism is called ''teshuva'' ("return" in Hebrew) making the "returnee" a ''baal teshuva'' ("master of return"). Orthodox Jewish outreach has worked to enhance the rise of the baal teshuva movement. Varieties Hasidic Hasidic outreach is predominantly the area of the Chabad and Breslov Hasidic groups; however, other groups have also been involved in such efforts. Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch branch of Hasidic Judaism, encouraged his followers to reach out to other Jews. He sent out rabbinic emissaries, known as " Shluchim", and their wives to settle in places across the world solely for the purpose of teaching those who did no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Weinberg
Yisrael Noah Weinberg (; February 16, 1930 – February 5, 2009) was an Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox rabbi and the founder of Aish HaTorah. Early life Noah Weinberg was born on the Lower East Side of New York City. His father, Yitzchak Mattisyahu Weinberg was a Slonim (Hasidic dynasty), Slonimer Hasidic Judaism, Hasid, and a grandson of the first Slonim (Hasidic dynasty), Slonimer Rebbe, Avrohom Weinberg. His mother, Hinda, was a direct descendant of Yaakov Lorberbaum, Jacob ben Jacob Moses of Lissa. Weinberg studied at Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin in Brooklyn and at Yeshivas Ner Yisroel in Baltimore, where he received his ''semikhah'' (rabbinic ordination). He completed his undergraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University and his post-graduate studies at Loyola University Maryland, Loyola Graduate School. Career In 1953, Weinberg traveled to Israel to consult with the Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz, Chazon Ish regarding the response needed to counter the threat of assimilation in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neve Yerushalayim
Neve Yerushalayim () is the oldest and largest college for Jewish women in the world. Founded in 1970 to educate '' baalot teshuva'' (female returnees to Orthodox Judaism) in the why and how of living an Orthodox Jewish life, Neve has approximately 35,000 alumni. Its campus in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem is also home to 11 schools and seminaries for post-high school, undergraduate, and graduate students from religious backgrounds. History Neve was founded in 1970 by Rabbi Dovid Refson, the British-born alumnus of the Gateshead Yeshiva and Yeshivas Knesses Chizkiyahu. After his marriage, he entered the kollel at the Harry Fischel Institute in Jerusalem and began delivering '' shiurim'' to American students. Deciding to open his own yeshiva, he placed an advertisement in ''The Jerusalem Post'' and was surprised when three young women showed up. "I thought yeshivah meant for boys, but apparently, in some places, yeshivah can mean a girls' school as well", he said. The st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeshiva
A yeshiva (; ; pl. , or ) is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are studied in parallel. The studying is usually done through daily '' shiurim'' (lectures or classes) as well as in study pairs called '' chavrusas'' ( Aramaic for 'friendship' or 'companionship'). '' Chavrusa''-style learning is one of the unique features of the yeshiva. In the United States and Israel, different levels of yeshiva education have different names. In the U.S., elementary-school students enroll in a '' cheder'', post- bar mitzvah-age students learn in a '' mesivta'', and undergraduate-level students learn in a '' beit midrash'' or '' yeshiva gedola'' (). In Israel, elementary-school students enroll in a Talmud Torah or '' cheder'', post-bar mitzvah-age students learn in a ''yeshiva ketana'' (), and high-school-age students learn in a ''yeshiva gedola''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism is a collective term for the traditionalist branches of contemporary Judaism. Theologically, it is chiefly defined by regarding the Torah, both Torah, Written and Oral Torah, Oral, as literally revelation, revealed by God in Judaism, God on Mount Sinai (Bible), Mount Sinai and faithfully transmitted ever since. Orthodox Judaism therefore advocates a strict observance of Jewish Law, or ''halakha'', which is to be Posek, interpreted and determined only according to traditional methods and in adherence to the continuum of received precedent through the ages. It regards the entire ''halakhic'' system as ultimately grounded in immutable revelation, essentially beyond external and historical influence. More than any theoretical issue, obeying the Kosher, dietary, Tumah and taharah, purity, ethical and other laws of ''halakha'' is the hallmark of Orthodoxy. Practicing members are easily distinguishable by their lifestyle, refraining from doing 39 Melakhot, numerous rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bais Chana Women International
Bais Chana Women International is a Chabad non-profit organization that works to provide an environment for Jewish girls and women, ages 15 and up and from all backgrounds, to explore Jewish teachings and traditions. Overview Bais Chana's founding was inspired and motivated by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson's support of Jewish education for all women.Bais Chana International, 2005-2010, ", May 26, 2010. In 1971, its first home was opened in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. In 1991 the organization began diversifying its program to include shorter retreat segments in locations around the world. Women of all ages and little or no formal background in Jewish traditions have taken part in these educational retreats, which include classes, group study, private tutoring and mentoring. The full class schedule explores life as a Jewish woman, comprising discussion and in-depth study of Hasidic texts, Torah, prayer, Bible commentary, Midrash, Maimonides, Kabbalah, Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinchas Stolper
Pinchas Aryeh Stolper (October 22, 1931 – May 25, 2022) was an American Orthodox rabbi and writer, who was a spokesman for Jewish Orthodoxy through his writings and books popularizing Orthodox Judaism. Biography Stolper was a disciple of Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner at the Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin and at its Kollel Gur Aryeh in Brooklyn. He received degrees from Brooklyn College and from the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research. He died at the age of 90 on May 25, 2022 after a prolonged illness. Stolper attended Yeshivas Chaim Berlin. Stolper was the first National Director of the National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY) of the Orthodox Union The Orthodox Union (abbreviated OU) is one of the largest Orthodox Jewish organizations in the United States. Founded in 1898, the OU supports a network of synagogues, youth programs, Jewish and Religious Zionist advocacy programs, programs f .... He subsequently served for close to twenty years as the head of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Conference Of Synagogue Youth
NCSY (formerly known as the National Conference of Synagogue Youth) is a Jewish youth group under the auspices of the Orthodox Union. Its operations include Jewish-inspired after-school programs; summer programs in Israel, Europe, and the United States; weekend programming, ''shabbatons'', retreats, and regionals; Israel advocacy training; and disaster relief missions known as ''chesed'' (kindness) trips.''NCSY Background'', Orthodox Union, 2000 NCSY also has an alumni organization on campuses across North America. History In 1954, following the passing of a resolution at that year's convention of the , the NCSY was launched with the goal of enabling ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Orthodox Congregations
The Orthodox Union (abbreviated OU) is one of the largest Orthodox Jewish organizations in the United States. Founded in 1898, the OU supports a network of synagogues, youth programs, Jewish and Religious Zionist advocacy programs, programs for the disabled, localized religious study programs, and international units with locations in Israel and formerly in Ukraine. The OU maintains a kosher certification service, whose circled-U hechsher symbol, , is found on the labels of many kosher commercial and consumer food products. Its synagogues and their rabbis typically identify themselves with Modern Orthodox Judaism. History Foundation The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America was founded as a lay synagogue federation in 1898 by Rabbi Henry Pereira Mendes. Its founding members were predominately modern, Western-educated Orthodox rabbis and lay leaders, of whom several were affiliated with the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), which originated as an Orthodox inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Orthodox Judaism
Modern Orthodox Judaism (also Modern Orthodox or Modern Orthodoxy) is a movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to Torah Umadda#Synthesis, synthesize Jewish principles of faith, Jewish values and the halakha, observance of Jewish law with the modern world. Modern Orthodoxy draws on several teachings and philosophies, and thus assumes various forms. In the United States, and generally in the Western world, ''Centrist Orthodoxy'' underpinned by the philosophy of ''Torah Umadda'' ("Torah and secular knowledge") is prevalent. In Israel, Modern Orthodoxy is dominated by Religious Zionism; however, although not identical, these movements share many of the same values and many of the same adherents.Charles S. Liebman''Modern orthodoxy in Israel''Judaism, Fall, 1998 Modern Orthodoxy Modern Orthodoxy comprises a fairly broad spectrum of movements; each movement draws upon several distinct, though related, philosophies, which (in some combination) provide the basis for all variation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denah Weinberg
Denah Weinberg was an Orthodox Jewish rebbetzin and the founder and dean of '' EYAHT College of Jewish Studies for Women'' in Jerusalem. EYAHT has over 2,000 alumni. She was also a speaker on women's issues in Israel and abroad, and published several essays in Jewish women's anthologies. She was married to Rabbi Noah Weinberg, founder of Yeshivat Aish HaTorah. She died in Jerusalem on March 12, 2023. Biography Denah Weinberg was born in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York to Albert and Esther Goldman. Albert was the youngest of eight children of Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Goldman, rabbi of Congregation Ohave Shalom in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and his wife, Dina. Weinberg had two sisters, Naomi and Judy, both of whom are deceased. She married Noah Weinberg in New York in February 1958. They lived in Jerusalem, Israel and raised 8 sons and 4 daughters. One of their sons, Rabbi Hillel Weinberg, briefly succeeded his father as rosh yeshiva of Aish HaTorah. She was widowed in 2009. Founding EYA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EYAHT
EYAHT (, a Hebrew abbreviation for the "It is for her fear of the LORD / That a woman is to be praised", Proverbs 31:30), was a full-time college for advanced Jewish learning for women in Jerusalem. Geared to unaffiliated, college-educated and professional women aged 22–30 from English-speaking countries, EYAHT introduced women to the basics of Orthodox Judaism and encouraged them to integrate it into their lives. Most of its students became '' baalot teshuva'' ("returnees to the faith"). EYAHT has over 2,000 alumnae. History The college was founded with seed money from Aish HaTorah in 1982 by Rebbetzin Denah Weinberg, wife of Aish HaTorah's rosh yeshiva, Rabbi Noah Weinberg. Classrooms were located in two ground-floor apartments across the street from the Weinbergs' home in Kiryat Sanz. Dormitory apartments were rented in surrounding buildings. Curriculum EYAHT offered classes on Jewish philosophy, history, prayer, Parashah, Chumash, holidays and ''The 48 Ways to Wisdom'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tziporah Heller
Tziporah Heller Gottlieb () is an American-born Haredi educator, author, and speaker based in Jerusalem. She is a senior faculty member at the Neve Yerushalayim College for Women, principal of the Bnos Avigail seminary on the Neve campus, and a lecturer for the online Jewish college, Naaleh.com. She specializes in textual analysis of Biblical literature and Jewish philosophy, and exploration of the role of women in Judaism. The author of eight books, she is also a weekly columnist for the ''Hamodia'' newspaper. Early life and education Born Tziporah Krasner in Brooklyn, New York, she studied at the Bais Yaakov elementary school. From 1966 to 1967, she attended the Rav Wolf Seminary in Bnei Brak. Career Following her marriage in 1967, she and her husband, Avraham Dovid Heller, resided for two years in the Galilee community of Segev, in an effort to establish a kollel there. After their return to Jerusalem, her husband became a lecturer at Ohr Somayach, and, later, the administr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
