The Program and its Goals
Tehuda is a Beit Midrash that helps students transform their leadership skills into an active force for societal improvement and communal work. This program is training the Israeli professionals who will assume key roles in the leadership of the Jewish renaissance in
Tehuda was established by Kolot and the Midrasha in Oranim, with the aim of creating a national Beit Midrash for renewing the living connection between Jewish sources and the pressing issues in Israeli society. Other Batei Midrash across
The Syllabus
Within the Tehuda framework, men and women explore connections between their in-depth learning and current social issues. Weekly studies are divided into three tracks:
The Fellows
Developing a dialogue between Israelis of different backgrounds is a key element in creating an authentic, multi-cultural renewal of Judaism in
In the words of Tehuda fellows
Zafi Tzaba, is a Ph.D. student in Hebrew Literature at Tel Aviv University; a teacher at the Lockai Center for Jewish Studies at the Leo Baeck Institute in Haifa and facilitator of its Beit Midrash for Educational Leadership:
“I travel for hours every week to get to Tehuda, because the encounter with the text widens and enriches my horizons. The text becomes an axis for new encounters. It brings out active and creative thought and opportunities to engage in dialogue that is relevant and important to Israeli society.
“I view my commitment to social action as a way of repaying my debt to society. The experience of taking action gives a broader perspective to my text study and anchors it to real life. The learning at Tehuda gives me the appropriate tools for the social and cultural reckoning that we must undergo before we aspire to become a more ethical society, with its own unique and cultural characteristics.”