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Posted on May 14th, 2013 by Esther Coming to UJL: Pop Chassid’s Elad Nehorai

Last night marked the 3rd week of the University of Jewish Learning – our new Monday night program. It’s been really wonderful so far – new faces, a room full of people participating in One-on-One learning, people shmoozing and eating delicious food, really great classes and workshops which have been getting such great responses. Between [...]

Posted on May 13th, 2013 by Esther Meeting Yosef Abramowitz: A (Renewable) Light Unto The Nations

“The purpose of the Jewish people, and, by extension, of the Jewish state,” says Yosef Abramowitz, “is to be an on-going, distinctive catalyst for the advancement and evolution of morality in civilization. And a catalyst needs to show leadership by example, even a small one.” These are big words, with implications of even bigger ambitions. [...]

Posted on May 3rd, 2013 by Esther Coming to UJL: Commentary Magazine’s Bethany Mandel

This past Monday saw the launch of the University of Jewish Learning – our newest weekly event here at the Aish Center! UJL runs from 7-9pm, features an array of classes to choose from, opportunities to learn any topic you’d like in a one-on-one learning setting, personal mentoring, delicious food, and a lounge where you can hang [...]

Posted on Apr 25th, 2013 by Esther UJL Downtown & The East Village Class & Concert Series

We’ve been talking a lot about this Monday’s launch of UJL (University of Jewish Learning) up here at the Aish Center. We’ve talked about some of the fantastic teachers who’ll be offering an array of 6-session courses on topics ranging from Yiddish to Kabbalah. We’ve talked about some of the really impressive speakers we’ve got [...]

Posted on Apr 22nd, 2013 by Esther UJL Lecturer, Activist, and Artists 4 Israel Founder: Meet Craig Dershowitz

We’re just a week away from April 29th, the mega-launch of the University of Jewish Learning – one of our biggest projects ever! UJL has many features – basically every Monday night, we’ll be offering an assortment of classes, learning circles, one-on-one learning and mentoring opportunities, and a lounge to chill and shmooze. Our classes [...]

Posted on Apr 18th, 2013 by Esther Who’s Who of UJL?

If you haven’t already heard about UJL (The University of Jewish Learning), then let me fill you in. For years, one of our main regular events at the Aish Center has been our Monday night programs. Various classes and one-on-one learning opportunities have drawn new faces and old faithfuls to our doors for a long [...]

Posted on Mar 19th, 2013 by Esther Welcoming (Almost) Springtime at the Aish Center

Spring seems to be running a tad late this year. Things got a little warmer and sunnier about two weeks ago, and everyone got all excited, but not for long. Then we changed the clocks – also exciting. But fast forward to today – it’s the end of March and we’re stuck in a few [...]

Posted on Mar 5th, 2013 by Esther The Jewish Month of Joy Continues…

We decided to go all out for the Jewish month of Adar this year. Adar is most famous for hosting the festival of Purim – officially the most joyful holiday on the Jewish calendar. The Talmud tells us that when Adar comes ’round, we’re commanded to ‘increase in joy’. How strange – being commanded to [...]