In an effort to rejuvenate the age-old connection to the Land of Israel among Jewish communities in the Diaspora, a leading adult education network dedicated its upcoming course to the Holy Land. The course, which will explore biblical references to the land, along with rabbinic exegesis about it through the ages, will begin in November.
Churchill’s Biographer Endorses New Holy Land Course
In an effort to rejuvenate the age-old connection to the Land of Israel among Jewish communities in the Diaspora, a leading adult education network dedicated its upcoming course to the Holy Land. The course, which will explore biblical references to the land, along with rabbinic exegesis about it through the ages, will begin in November.
The newest offering by the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute titled “The Land and the Spirit: Why We All Care about Israel.” Developed by Rabbi Aaron Herman, co-director of the Chabad of Cary Learning Center in Cary, N.C., and a team of 12 editors and research staff, the course promises to examine what Israel was meant to be, and what Israel means to the Jewish people today.
“Israel retains its hold on our spirit,” said Rabbi Efraim Mintz, the New York-based director of the Rohr JLI and himself a course instructor in New Jersey. “Whether Israel makes us feel proud or disappointed, hopeful or concerned, all Jews care about its fate and its future. Whatever our political or religious bent, we know that Israel matters.
”If you have ever wondered about Israel and its place in the world – and in your heart – then we designed this course for you,” he added.
