Mayanot and Chabad.org Bring You Torah Direct From Jerusalem

Many of us wish we could close our eyes and find ourselves magically transported to Jerusalem, where we’d learn Torah from inspiring and learned teachers, as King David himself dreamed of over 2,000 years ago: “One [thing] I ask of G‑d, that I seek—that I may dwell in G‑d’s house all the days of my life, to see the pleasantness of G‑d and to visit His Temple every morning.”1

But current circumstances are such that most of us cannot do that right now. So, through Chabad.org’s partnership with Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies, we are thrilled to bring you Torah classes directly from Jerusalem. There are two fresh series that we are especially excited about:

Have you ever wondered about the inner meaning of the mitzvah to believe in G‑d? The third Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, also known as the Tzemach Tzedek, wrote extensively about this mitzvah in his book Derech Mitzvotecha. Now you can listen in on Chabad.org as Rabbi Yitzchak Kaufmann, a resident scholar at the Mayanot Institute in Jerusalem, teaches this classic treatise in English. And of course, you can also access it on Apple PodcastsSpotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Another exciting series we look forward to sharing with you delves into “Trei Asar”—the Twelve “Minor” Prophets—presented by Gila Lowell, a lecturer at the Mayanot Women's Program in Jerusalem. You can listen to the first classes (which set the tone for the series) here on Chabad.org, and also access the classes on SpotifyApple Podcasts, or the platform of your choice.

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To check out the audio channel and all the amazing Torah content from Mayanot now becoming available through this wonderful partnership,  visit: https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/audio_cdo/aid/2654789/jewish/Mayanot-Audio-Channel.htm

As one of our alumni said, "I am listening to the podcast you shared from Gila Lowell about Trei Asar, periodically as I am folding laundry and I'm enjoying it so deeply. I never got to do a full class with Gila and she is just awesome. Getting to hear from her is really really cool and I did some poking around and found more classes from Rabbi Kaufmann and started listening to one of his classes on the 13 principles of faith and it's such a great feeling to get to learn with these teachers again. I feel like I found a hidden gem on the internet and I can just listen to this while I'm folding my kids clothes, so thank you, thank you, thank you!" 

Let us know in the comments what you thought of the classes as well! 
And of course a huge thank you to Gila Lowell and R' Kaufmann for being a  big part of this amazing initiative!