Classes and Events

Our goal is to provide learning and social opportunities that you; the students, graduate students and community members are interested in. If there is a topic that you would like to learn about or you would like to facilitate a class or an event please contact us and let us know. We will work with you to cultivate a rich, dynamic experience for everyone!

Interested in chavruta (1-to-1) learning?

If you would like to learn 1-to-1 with each Rav Ben or Rabbanit Sharon just follow the link below and fill out the form!
http://www.tinyurl.com/chavruta

Regular Classes and Events

Wednesday

God and Ethics:
Examination of the Michtav M'Eliyahu
Wednesdays, 4-5pm, Harvard Hillel

Join Rav Ben for a weekly study group exploring the writings of one of the pivotal early 20th century British Jewish theologians and ethicists, Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler.

Sunday
(once a month)

Women's Breakfast and Learn:
Dina in Denial
February 19th @ 10am, Greenberg Residence

Rabbanit Sharon's popular women's breakfast and learn series returns this semester with its first session on the topic of Dina in Denial. The Biblical character of Dina will be examined in light of classic commentary and modern Biblical scholarship to better understand the narrative behind this tragic episode. A delicious hot breakfast will be served.

For directions and to RSVP please email Rabbanit Sharon at sharon@hillel!

Special Classes and Events

The Case of the Missing Luchot:
Revelation and the Written Word
with Rabbi Herzl Hefter
February 9th @ 6pm, Smith Hall, Harvard Hillel

Rosh Yeshiva of the new Har'El Yeshiva in Jerusalem Rabbi Herzl Hefter combines a passion for Lithuanian-style Talmudic analysis with the study of Hassidut. A graduate of Yeshiva University and Yeshivat Har Etzion, he studied under Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik zt”l and Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein. Over thirty years of teaching, Rabbi Hefter has taught the kollel fellows at Yeshivat Hamivtar, Yeshiva University’s Gruss Kollel in Jerusalem, Yeshivat Mekor Chaim in Moscow and served as Rosh Kollel in Torah MiTzion Kollel in Cleveland.

For more of Rabbi Hefter’s work on “post-modern Orthodoxy,” the Mei HaShiloach and other topics, visit www.Har-El.org

RIETS and YCT Rabbinical Student Shabbaton!
February 10-11, Harvard Hillel

Get ready for a fantastic Shabbat as we are joined by rabbinic students from Yeshiva University's Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and by Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School!

Friday night oneg with singing, great food and drinks and a Dvar Torah by Yoel Saidian, rabbinical student at Yeshiva University!

Shabbat day Bradley Hercman, rabbinical student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah will offer a Dvar Torah during Orthodox Minyan morning services!

Shabbat afternoon at 3:30pm please join David Eckstein, rabbinical student at Yeshiva University for a shiur on "Can Jews Own Stock in McDonald's?"

The Entire Nation Camped on the Foot of the Mount:
The Neglected Value of Jewish Unity
with Rav Yair Kahn of Har Etzion
February 12th @ 11am, Rabb Hall, Harvard Hillel

We are delighted to welcome back Rabbi Yair Kahn of Yeshivat Har Etzion in Israel who will be presenting a shiur on the topic of "The Entire Nation Camped on the Foot of the Mount: The Neglected Value of Jewish Unity." Please come and join us for this fascinating talk!

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