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The Virtual Bet Midrash offers online shiurim
(lessons) on various topics in Judaism (Mishnah, Prayer, Holidays, Religious Philosophy,
Responsa), in the spirit of Masorti Judaism. Members of the Rabbinical Assembly
prepare the shiurim, offered presently in English. It is hoped that soon the shiurim
will also be available in Hebrew.
For
a complete description of the program and information on how to subscribe, please
see the Virtual Bet Midrash website, or contact
Rabbi Simchah Roth, Director of the Virtual
Bet Midrash of the Masorti Movement and the Rabbinical Assembly in Israel.
Rabin Mishnah Study Group
The Rabin Mishnah Study Group is a worldwide project devoted to the study of the
Mishnah, in the religious climate of Masorti Judaism. Three or four times a week,
subscribers receive Mishnah lessons by Email. Participants may comment and interact
via the listserv group forum.
The project was launched on the day of the funeral of the late premier, Yitzhak
Rabin. On that day twenty individuals participated – in Rabin’s memory – in Rabin
Mishnah Study Group the first Rabin Mishnah Study Group lesson (in English)
via private Email. Today hundreds of subscribers receive these lessons regularly.
The lessons have been the subject of many complimentary commendations, among them
suggestions that they represent the most potent and effective vehicle for propagating
Masorti/Conservative Judaism.
Contact Information
Director: Rabbi Simchah Roth
Address: P.O. Box 7559, 91074 Jerusalem, ISRAEL
Telephone: +972 (2) 624 6510
Fax: +972 (2) 624 6869
Email: admin@bmv.org.il
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This program is supported by a grant from the International
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