About Us
Since 1981, the Rabbi Reuven Grodner (RRG) Beit Midrash Program has provided transformational Jewish educational programming for Hebrew University students from all backgrounds and denominations.
Our goal is to strengthen students' Jewish identity through interactive textual learning in an open, diverse, communal environment. By engaging in traditional Jewish text study, students from all affiliations can delve into their personal questions, express their opinions, and explore their interests. The relationship that students form with the texts, as well as the learning community, creates an intimate connection between their personal story and the story of Israel and the Jewish people.
We offer a wide variety of Jewish educational programming for our students, including:
To contact RRG Beit Midrash staff, please click here.
Our goal is to strengthen students' Jewish identity through interactive textual learning in an open, diverse, communal environment. By engaging in traditional Jewish text study, students from all affiliations can delve into their personal questions, express their opinions, and explore their interests. The relationship that students form with the texts, as well as the learning community, creates an intimate connection between their personal story and the story of Israel and the Jewish people.
We offer a wide variety of Jewish educational programming for our students, including:
- The Monday Night Beit Midrash, which includes a delicious dinner, world-renowned speakers, and the opportunity for students to choose their Jewish topics of interest and learn one-on-one or in a small group with an exceptional volunteer mentor.
- Torah Café on Wednesdays, which offers a spiritual home for Israeli students, olim, and children of olim to explore texts, participate in group discussions on a wide variety of Jewish topics, meet new friends on campus, and enjoy free coffee, tea, and a bagel lunch.
- Our Campus Beit Midrash Initiative sponsored by the Lorsch Family, a student leadership training program designed to equip overseas student leaders to successfully bring back the best of their Beit Midrash experience to their home campuses in order to strengthen Jewish learning opportunities.
- Inspirational Shabbat experiences around the country, and meaningful holiday events filled with music and celebration.
To contact RRG Beit Midrash staff, please click here.
Rabbi Reuven Grodner, RRG Beit Midrash Founder and Co-
Director
Rabbi Reuven Grodner studied under Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, ztz”l and received his Smicha and M.A. from Yeshiva University in 1965. After serving in the rabbinate in the United States for a period of 18 years, he made Aliyah in 1984. For the past 30 years he has served as director of the Beit Midrash Program at the Hebrew University which was named in March of 2010, “The Rabbi Reuven Grodner (RRG) Beit Midrash”.
Rabbi Grodner is the author of The Spirit of Mishnaic Law (2 volumes), Shabbat: A Day of Delight, and Ahl Ha'tfillah, Shiurim of Rav Soloveitchik ztz”l on Prayer.
"My love for the Beit Midrash is fueled by the young men and women who enhance their commitment to Am Yisrael, Torat Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael through the study of text in our warm communal atmosphere".
To contact Rabbi Grodner, click here.
Rabbi Grodner is the author of The Spirit of Mishnaic Law (2 volumes), Shabbat: A Day of Delight, and Ahl Ha'tfillah, Shiurim of Rav Soloveitchik ztz”l on Prayer.
"My love for the Beit Midrash is fueled by the young men and women who enhance their commitment to Am Yisrael, Torat Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael through the study of text in our warm communal atmosphere".
To contact Rabbi Grodner, click here.
Rabbi Yonatan Udren, RRG Beit Midrash Co-Director
Rabbi Yonatan Udren, who joined the Beit Midrash Program in 2010, is originally from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He received his rabbinical ordination from Yeshivat Hamivtar under Rosh Kollel Rav Shuki Reich and Rabbi Shlomo Riskin. He also earned an MA in English Creative Writing from Bar Ilan University.
Rabbi Yonatan has taught in many different formal and informal settings in Israel, including Yeshivat Orayta and Aardvark Israel, as well as Jewish creative writing workshops through Bar Ilan University and the OU Israel Center.
Rabbi Yonatan lives in Beit El with his wife Dena and their five children.
"We are blessed with such incredible, bright, interested young people in the program, and it's truly inspiring to see them interacting with their study partners and connecting to Torah with such joy and enthusiasm."
To contact Rabbi Yonatan, click here.
Rabbi Yonatan has taught in many different formal and informal settings in Israel, including Yeshivat Orayta and Aardvark Israel, as well as Jewish creative writing workshops through Bar Ilan University and the OU Israel Center.
Rabbi Yonatan lives in Beit El with his wife Dena and their five children.
"We are blessed with such incredible, bright, interested young people in the program, and it's truly inspiring to see them interacting with their study partners and connecting to Torah with such joy and enthusiasm."
To contact Rabbi Yonatan, click here.
Partnership with Hillel Israel and Hillel International
