September 1, 2000
Back to School for Women
OU Torah Seminars Offer Women the Opportunity to
Continue Serious Jewish Scholarship
For today’s Jewish woman, Torah study is
a given, often including a year of post-high school study in Israel. As
many of these educated women graduate college, they often begin the
difficult task of juggling career and family. Yet, a burgeoning number of
these women also want to continue their Jewish study on an advanced level.
The Orthodox
Union’s Torah Seminars for Women offers weekly graduate-level
classes to help turn this desire to learn into a reality.
Different course are offered at three
locations: Sunday mornings at the West Side Institutional Synagogue on
West 76th Street in Manhattan;
Monday evenings at Congregation Adereth El on East 29th in Manhattan; and
Tuesday evenings at the Young Israel of Woodmere.
The upcoming fall session, which begins on
Sunday, September 17th, offers an array of diverse classes. Topics
include: delving into Maimonides writings; studying the laws of prayer and
other daily laws through Talmudic and rabbinic texts; exploring marriage
through Torah guidelines; and studying many of the dynamic personalities
in the Bible.
The courses, generally designed for women
with strong Judaic studies backgrounds, are taught by an outstanding cadre
of scholars including Yeshiva University Roshei Yeshivot (deans) Rabbi
Hershel Schechter and Rabbi Mayer Twersky, as well as eminent scholars in
the fields of bible, history, philosophy and psychology.
“In today’s world, Torah study is
crucial for both men and women to help internalize faith and achieve
enduring religious enthusiasm. The OU Torah Seminars for Women broadens
the opportunity for women to explore the intricacies of Torah and Jewish
Law with some of the most exceptional Torah scholars in our community,”
said Rabbi Moshe D. Krupka, OU National Director of Synagogue Services.
Tuition is $100 per course; $75 for three
or more courses. Torah Seminars for Women is funded in part by Avi Chai
Foundation. To view the complete schedule of classes, or for more
information please visit our website, www.ou.org, or contact Frank
Buchweitz at 212.613.8188.
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