This past Sunday, more than 300 communities, large and small, from around the world tuned in to a live web-cast in celebration of the year of Hakhel. The web-cast featured the noted scholar, Rabbi Adin Even-Yisroel Steinsaltz who spoke on the significance of Torah Study and how it promotes unity. His talk entitled “Unity of Heart through Unity of Purpose” was introduced by Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, vice chairman of Merkos L’Inyanei Chinuch. The program concluded with a special musical rendition by Baruch Tzfasman and a preview of the upcoming Unity Lecture.
VIDEO: Rebroadcast of the Unity Lecture!
This past Sunday, more than 300 communities, large and small, from around the world tuned in to a live web-cast in celebration of the year of Hakhel. The web-cast featured the noted scholar, Rabbi Adin Even-Yisroel Steinsaltz who spoke on the significance of Torah Study and how it promotes unity. His talk entitled “Unity of Heart through Unity of Purpose” was introduced by Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, vice chairman of Merkos L’Inyanei Chinuch. The program concluded with a special musical rendition by Baruch Tzfasman and a preview of the upcoming Unity Lecture.
The program was the first in a series of four that will take place this year organized by Torah Café, the online division of the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI), the adult-education arm of Merkos, and was launched by Vaad HaKinus at this past Kinus Hashluchim. The next web-cast is scheduled for 11 Nissan and will be highlighted with an address by the Chief Rabbi of the British Commonwealth, Sir Jonathan Sacks.
