Rabbinic Yeshiva Intensive
Overview
Hadar’s Rabbinic Yeshiva Intensive (RYI) provides a unique opportunity for rabbis from around the country and across the denominational spectrum to immerse themselves in deep, nourishing Talmud Torah with Hadar’s stellar faculty.
RYI enables rabbis who love to learn Torah to step away from their daily commitments and responsibilities to nurture their passion for learning while engaging with their rabbinic colleagues.
Schedule
Arrive and Schmooze
Dinner, Introduction, and Orientation
Opening Shiur
"Betrayal Or Continuity: The Role of Interpretation in Tradition"
R. Avital Hochstein
Arvit
Shaharit
Breakfast
Morning Nigun Circle (optional)
R. Deborah Sacks Mintz
Morning Shiur: Part 1
"From Beginning to End: What is Shabbat Really About?"
R. Avital Hochstein
"Lulav haYavesh: On Beauty and Aging"
R. Aviva Richman
"Local Custom and Communal Cohesion: Exploring Chapter 4 of Pesahim"
R. Ethan Tucker
Lunch
Minhah
Afternoon Shiur Electives
"Righteous Anger, Useful Anger"
R. Micha’el Rosenberg
"Empathy and Imagination: Can We Really Understand the Pain of Others?"
Dena Weiss
"Praying Against our Enemies? A Close Look at the Curse against Heretics"
R. Elie Kaunfer
Break
Seder: Preparation for Shiur Electives
Dinner
Arvit
Evening Shiur Electives
"'Who Has Not Forgotten His Hesed': Doing Theology (and Ethics) with the Book of Ruth"
R. Shai Held
"Rest and Release, Revenge and Redemption: D’ror Yikra’s Dynamic Journey"
R. Deborah Sacks Mintz
Shaharit
Breakfast
Morning Nigun Circle (optional)
R. Deborah Sacks Mintz
Morning Shiur: Part 2
"From Beginning to End: What is Shabbat Really About?"
R. Avital Hochstein
"Lulav haYavesh: On Beauty and Aging"
R. Aviva Richman
"Local Custom and Communal Cohesion: Exploring Chapter 4 of Pesahim"
R. Ethan Tucker
Lunch
Minhah
Afternoon Shiur Electives
"Why Is the Prophet So Distraught? Five Readings of the Book of Jonah"
R. Shai Held
"Internal Rest: Shabbat in the thought of the Me'or Einayim"
Dena Weiss
"Which Seeing, Whose Eye? Mar’it ‘Ayin as a Meaningful Religious Idea"
R. Micha'el Rosenberg
Break
Afternoon Shiur Electives
"A God Who Knows Women: Two Approaches to Feminist Torah"
R. Avi Killip
"Gracious Wisdom: What Knowledge Are We Praying For?"
R. Elie Kaunfer
"Olam Hesed Yibaneh: Encountering the World of Rabbi Chaim Friedlander"
R. Shai Held
Shaharit
Breakfast
Morning Nigun Circle (optional)
R. Deborah Sacks Mintz
Shiur Klali
"Speech Acts: Can Our Verbal Commitments Redraw the Map of Torah?"
R. Ethan Tucker
Lunch and Reflections
Minhah
Closing Shiur
"On Hope"
R. Shai Held
Faculty

Rabbi Tali Adler

Rabbi Goldie Guy

Rabbi Shai Held

Rabbi Elie Kaunfer

Rabbi Avi Killip

Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz

Rabbi Aviva Richman

Rabbi Micha'el Rosenberg

Rabbi Ethan Tucker

Dena Weiss
FAQs
If you are a rabbi who loves to learn Torah, then this program is for you! At RYI, you’ll explore a broad range of texts on a variety of topics; classes are offered for participants with widely differing text skills and from a diverse array of backgrounds.
If you have any questions about whether this is the right program for you, please reach out to us at [email protected].
March 3-6, 2024
Yeshivat Hadar (212 West 93rd St, New York, NY 10023)
Before January 1, the early bird registration fee is $550. After January 1, the registration fee for this intensive is $650.
We are also offering a scholarship rate of $400. If you are a 2020-2023, rabbinical school graduate, we invite you to participate this year for $100.
If the fee poses an obstacle to participation, please feel free to make use of the reduced rate or email us at [email protected] or, if you prefer, you can email Rabbi Shai Held at [email protected]. We do not turn away participants because of funds.
All fees are fully refundable until two weeks before the program (February 18, 2024).
Hadar’s immersive programs are opportunities to step out of your day-to-day routine and fully immerse yourself in Talmud Torah. We strongly encourage all participants to attend the entire program.
Please reach out to [email protected] with any additional questions.
Host Committee
The 2024 Host Committee is in formation. Check back for updates.