The Orthodox Union's (OU) Torah Institute for Women will celebrate it's first anniversary in February

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OU WOMEN'S SEMINAR CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY

Y.U. Roshei Yeshiva Teach Advanced Courses for Women

New York, NY, January 24, 1999: The Orthodox Union's (OU) Torah Institute for Women will celebrate it's first anniversary in February.

The Institute, which features leading Yeshiva University scholars including Rabbi Michael Rosensweig, Rabbi Herschel Schachter, Rabbi Mayer Twersky and Rabbi
Mordechai Willig, will begin its new semester, Sunday, January 31.

The program, offering a comprehensive schedule of day, evening and weekend classes, is held at the West Side Institutional Synagogue at 120 West 76th Street in Manhattan.

"In an age when the boundaries between the religious and the secular are steadily eroding, it is imperative to nourish one's Jewish commitment with ongoing and intensive study. The Torah Institute for Women enables women to do just that," said Rabbi Raphael B. Butler, Executive Vice President of the OU.

Geared for women with strong Jewish backgrounds, the Institute will feature graduate level courses on thought provoking topics.

The Institute also offers a rigorous, daily program where a group of students works on perfecting their textual and analytical skills.

Students in this program devote three hours a day to exploring a topic in Jewish Law and tracing its evolution in the Bible, the Talmud and the Commentaries. A placement exam and interview are required for admission to this course.

Tuition is $100 per course; $75 for three or more courses.

Torah Seminars for Woman is funded in part by the Avi Chai foundation.

To order a brochure or for more information, please call (212) 613-8300.

The Orthodox Union, celebrating 100 years of service to the Jewish community of the United States and other countries, is a foremost leader in youth work, advocacy for the disabled, synagogue services, adult education and political action. Its kosher supervision label, the OU, is the world's most recognized kosher symbol and can be found on over 200,000 products in 59 countries around the globe.

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