Jewish Learning Institute

Jewish Learning Institute

The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) is the largest provider of adult Jewish learning, offering courses on a wide range of topics at 350 chapters worldwide, with locations spanning six continents. Employing research-based instructional design, JLI aims to present Judaism in a manner that is both intellectually rigorous and highly accessible . In 2009, in the U.S. alone, JLI enrolled over 42,000 individuals in its courses, several times more than all other national adult Jewish education programs combined.

The institute offers three courses annually made available through local chapters and taught by a local instructor. Each course lasts for six weekly sessions. For the convenience of travelers, each class unit is taught during the same week at every location, both in America and around the globe. General topics include:

  • Ethics and Jewish Law
  • Talmud Studies
  • Psychology and Personal Growth
  • Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism
  • Israel
  • Jewish History
  • the Holocaust
  • Tanakh (Bible Studies)

Some JLI courses have been accredited by the American Medical Association for Continuing Medical Education credits. Others are accredited to offer Continuing Legal Education credits by the bars of 29 states, Australia, the UK and the National Board of Licenses.

JLI has eleven departments: JLI Flagship Courses; Torah Studies; My Shiur; Sinai Scholars; JLI Teens; Rosh Chodesh Society; Torah Café; National Jewish Retreat; The Land and the Spirit Mission; JLA Academy; Continuing Education; and Marketing and PR.

A subsidiary of Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, JLI is the adult education arm of Chabad Lubavitch.

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