[Jewish] Progressive Summer Yeshiva in NYC

[Rabbi Kevin Hale]

This program look really interesting. The info was forwarded from a member of
the Hadar community who studied in my mezuzah writing class at the National
Havurah Institute a few years ago.  (While I'm at it, I heartily recommend NHC,
which happens about an hour north of Amherst There's a great program that
heavily subsidizes under 30-ers to attend. www.havurah.org Tell em I sent
you...)

Rabbi Kevin



Mechon Hadar: An Institute for Prayer, Personal Growth and Jewish Study
>(www.mechonhadar.org) is excited to introduce its full-time summer Yeshiva,
>opening June 2007. Yeshivat Hadar is animated by two central goals:
>         To foster a community of students who engage in intensive Torah
>study, prayer and action.
>         To offer a passionate vision of traditional Jewish life as a
>spiritual path.
>
>Yeshivat Hadar offers 15 fellows an intensive program in the heart of
>Manhattan's Upper West Side. The 8-week experience (June 3 - July 27, 2007)
>will combine traditional text study, egalitarian prayer and social action
>with a special focus on personal religious growth. Yeshivat Hadar will
>create a community of learning which will include seminars, havruta (paired
>learning), and individualized projects.  Students will complete the program
>equipped with greater textual competence and broader knowledge of the Jewish
>tradition as a whole. Students will commit to bringing lessons from their
>summer experience to their hometown community.
>
>In recognition of the intense time and energy commitment required by the
>fellowship, Yeshivat Hadar is pleased to offer a generous stipend, intended
>to cover the cost of tuition and living expenses. Participation in the
>program is a selective process, and prospective students must complete a
>full application, as well as a reference, by February 1, 2007. Finalists
>will be interviewed, and fellows will be notified in late March.
>
>For more information (including student qualifications and a tentative
>schedule with course descriptions), and for the full application, please
>visit www.mechonhadar.org. For any questions, feel free to email us at
>info at mechonhadar.org.
>
>Sincerely,
>The Yeshivat Hadar Faculty:
>Rabbi Shai Held
>Elie Kaunfer
>Sara Labaton
>Dr. Ethan Tucker