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Oraita Institute for Continuing Rabbinic Education of Hebrew College
Program Provider
Hebrew College
Website
Contact Person
Karin C. Zingerevitz
Contact Address
160 Herrick Rd, Newton Centre, MA, USA, 02461
Telephone
617 559-8646
E-mail
Program Components
- Retreat
- Online/Distance Learning
- Seminar Series
Description
Oraita main programs consists of a cohort of 25 to 30 rabbis from all denominations who gather at a five-day retreat and continue their educational engagement via user-friendly online faculty lectures, hevruta study, and guided group discussions about classic Jewish texts. The Oraita retreats are designed to allow rabbis to set aside their daily tasks and concerns in order to engage in intensive text study through bet midrash-style learning and presentations by Oraita faculty, and to deepen connections with colleagues. Evening activities during the retreat include programs on the arts and other areas of life. The subsequent online program extends for six weeks with videos audios and reading materials provided by the faculty and with active participation via e-mail discussion of all participants.
Oraita also offers enrichment session in Boston - four sessions every semester for local rabbis and online for rabbis that cannot attend to classes in-person. We also organize day long workshops in different parts of the country for rabbis.
Sponsor
Lasko Foundation, Legacy Heritage Fund Limited
Target Population
- Rabbis
Program has been evaluated
- Yes
Type of Evaluation
JESNA and internally
Participants per Cohort
30
Total Participants
100
Oraita, is a continuing education program for rabbis from Hebrew College. We invite you to delve into classic Jewish texts with rabbinic colleagues from all denominations, guided by world renowned teachers.
Oraita main programs consists of a cohort of 25 to 30 rabbis from all denominations who gather at a five-day retreat and continue their educational engagement via user-friendly online faculty lectures, hevruta study, and guided group discussions about classic Jewish texts.
Retreat: Letting go of a rabbi’s daily worries, you’ll delve deeply into Torah learning. Emphasizing bet midrash–style havruta learning combined with presentations by our faculty, this retreat will be an intensive text study experience in a nurturing setting, as well as an opportunity to deepen connections with colleagues.
Online Program: You will continue the learning and fellowship when you return to your home communities. The semester of study will feature online video lectures, conference call discussions with faculty and participants, and regular havruta study, either long distance or, if there is another Oraita participant in the vicinity, in person.
Oraita-in-Boston: Is an eight week program in our Newton Center Campus. Rabbis can attend it in person or can participate online. Every other Wednesday we offer a class, and on the off weeks, we invite participants to come and study in our Bet Midrash.
Oraita-in-Focus-City: Oraita will sent a scholar to teach a group of 5 or more rabbis interested in learning for a day. contact us to organize Oraita for your locar community of rabbis.