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Advice for Life
The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s spiritual leadership is the force behind the modern Chabad movement.
Join this new multimedia course from the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute to journey through the Rebbe’s practical wisdom on work, family, health, and well-being. Discover how the Rebbe applied Jewish values to serve as a guide for finding deeper meaning in everyday life.
Experience the Rebbe’s exceptional approach to uncovering timeless meaning in everyday questions of health, work, family, fulfillment, struggle, and inner peace.
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Art and Soul $999.00
Art and Soul is a course for women by the Rosh Chodesh Society.
We are fascinated by artists. Their work embodies what we want our lives to be: beautiful, meaningful, purposeful. But art is not only for artists. It’s for anyone who craves to know how to live more creatively, more deeply. Join us on a seven-part journey as we explore Judaism's insights into the arts and how they beautify and transform our lives, one brushstroke at a time…
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Beyond Right: The Values that Shape Judaism’s Civil Code
Talmudic analysis and mind-bending logic have long been a hallmark of Jewish scholarship. But buried beneath much of the discussion and legalese are core Jewish values that fuel so much of the debate. This course examines a number of key legal issues that disclose fundamental ethical considerations that serve as the engine of Jewish civil law.
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Book Smart
Course through Judaism’s Most Important Titles, and the Authors Who Inscribed Them
A panoramic overview of 3000 years of Jewish learning, this course introduces you to the works that earned us the title “The People of The Book.” You will experience the different genres that shape Jewish life, including Tanach, Midrash, Talmud, Halachah, Philosophy, Kabbalah, Musar, Chasidism, and meet the influential personalities who drove thirty centuries of Jewish scholarship. Whether you’re meeting these texts for the first time or as a seasoned scholar, this course will inform and enrich all your Jewish learning.
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Communication: Its Art and Soul
Can you express yourself effectively in 140 characters or less? Should you?
The rise of the internet, mobile phones, and social media has completely changed the way we relate, interact, and communicate with one another—and it’s high time we reclaim this lost art.
In Jewish philosophy, communication is more than just a tool: it is who we are. Humans are defined as communicative beings with a communicative soul, and aligning ourselves with this soul is our raison d’être.
In Communication: Its Art and Soul, we contrast Jewish thought with scientific discovery to unearth the essence of communication and how to utilize its powers to better ourselves, our relationships, and all of society.
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Complicated Me
How well do you know yourself? Do you know why you think the way you think? Is your personality a product of your upbringing or are you an independent, self-made person? Why do you feel pious one day and heretical the next? These and other questions will be explored as teens discuss and debate what makes us happy, successful, better at relationships, able to cope with stress, and more.
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Curious Tales of the Talmud
Everyone loves a good story. Knowing this, the sages of the Talmud used stories to encode messages about life that are far too deep and profound to communicate directly. This course decodes some of these extraordinary Talmudic mysteries to uncover layer within layer of insight into the nature of life, the universe, G-d, and man
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Decisions of Fate: Your Jewish Compass for Navigating Questions of Medical Ethics
Explore the guiding Jewish values that help inform choices on common medical questions. This course will equip students with the tools to chart a path through four areas of medical ethics: experimental treatments, extending life, pregnancy questions, and caring for a body. Gain an enriching perspective on how the Jewish ethical tradition helps us confidently navigate fateful decisions.
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How Success Thinks
Whether it’s at home, in the office, or in your personal life, everyone craves success. This course provides uniquely Jewish ways of thinking to help you develop a growth mindset, identify and cultivate your signature strengths, deal with your weaknesses, and overcome the obstacles to your success.
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Jewish Marriage Prep $360.00
What every Jewish Couple Needs to Know
This comprehensive set of meeting notes includes everything you’ll want to say to a new couple about Jewish marriage—and in a tone they’ll be receptive to.
This course was created in accordance with the Rebbe’s guidance and in consultation with Rabbi Sholom Ber Chaikin.
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Jewpernatural
Jewpernatural: Signs, spirits and superstition in Jewish belief
As we understand the natural world better, we have only grown more fascinated by mysterious topics like the meaning of dreams; the existence of angels, demons, and extraterrestrials; and the power of the evil eye. With record interest inspiring curiosity, dread, and mockery, this course probes the Talmud, Jewish philosophy, and kabbalah to provide Jewish perspectives and guidance for those curious about these perennial questions.
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Journey of the Soul II: A Fresh Look at Life, Death, and the Rest—in Peace
Who hasn’t wondered what happens when we die? We know what happens to the body. But what happens to the soul at birth and again at death?
Is there really a “better” place after this one?
Do our loved ones continue to connect with us?
Can I relate to an afterlife if I’m not spiritual?
At once practical and powerful, reflective and relatable, Journey of the Soul teaches a Jewish perspective on life that begins before birth and lasts well after a person’s passing.
It’s a journey we all take, and it’s yours to explore this winter.
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Judaism Decoded $999.00
This course sheds light on the mysteries surrounding Jewish law and biblical interpretation. What are the origins of Jewish law? How was it preserved? Who is authorized to interpret Jewish law? Why were many laws added in later times? And with so many interpretations to choose from, how do we know which one reflects its original intent? Participants get a fascinating, behind-the-scenes glimpse of the backbone of Judaism.
Course textbooks can be purchased here.
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Judaism’s Gifts to the World
By most indications, modern society is a model of moral progress. Yet when it comes to everyday values, we still grapple with the big ones…
– What are our responsibilities toward the less fortunate?
– How do we fashion a more moral and equal society?
– How can we make a move toward more cohesive family living?
Join us to unpack six of the world’s most cherished values and how they were delivered to humankind by the Torah. By tracing their fascinating journey to the mainstream, we’ll discover a timeless core of purpose, integrity, and clarity in each value—a powerful gift of guidance as we navigate our own daily choices.
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Life on the Line (Teens) $440.00
A six-session course exploring real-life issues that will test your courage and challenge your instincts. Discover what 3,000 years of tradition has to say about suicide, extreme sports, self-defense, the value of money and life, and rescuing strangers.
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Mashiach Series – Bi’as HaMashiach
Bi’as Hamashiach:
1. Redemption: “Poof!” or Process?
2. Gog and Magog
3. Eliyahu Hanavi – Part I
4. Eliyahu Hanavi – Part II
5. The Grand Banquet
