About Us
For over 30 years, the Rabbi Reuven Grodner (RRG) Beit Midrash Program has provided transformational Jewish educational experiences for North American college students studying at the Hebrew University Rothberg International School.
The program introduces students to the deeper significance of Judaism through one-on-one textual learning in an open, friendly environment. With the help of a study partner, students from all backgrounds and affiliations have the chance to delve into their questions about the Jewish tradition. The relationship that students form with the texts, as well as with their study partners, helps them uncover the beauty and relevance of Torah in their lives.
The RRG Beit Midrash also offers inspirational Shabbat retreats with world-renowned educators and unique holiday events that gives students a complete Jewish experience during their time in Israel.
To contact the Beit Midrash staff, please click here.
The program introduces students to the deeper significance of Judaism through one-on-one textual learning in an open, friendly environment. With the help of a study partner, students from all backgrounds and affiliations have the chance to delve into their questions about the Jewish tradition. The relationship that students form with the texts, as well as with their study partners, helps them uncover the beauty and relevance of Torah in their lives.
The RRG Beit Midrash also offers inspirational Shabbat retreats with world-renowned educators and unique holiday events that gives students a complete Jewish experience during their time in Israel.
To contact the Beit Midrash staff, please click here.
Rabbi Reuven Grodner, RRG Beit Midrash 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 Beit Midrash”.
He is a lecturer at Pardes Institute in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Grodner is the author of The Spirit of Mishnaic Law (2 volumes), Shabbat: A Day of Delight, and the recently published 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.
He is a lecturer at Pardes Institute in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Grodner is the author of The Spirit of Mishnaic Law (2 volumes), Shabbat: A Day of Delight, and the recently published 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. He has 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 four 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 four 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.
