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Founded in 1998, JLI's flagship program continues to operate in over 350 locations worldwide offering three accredited courses per year on an array of topics including Jewish ethics, Jewish mysticism and philosophy, Jewish history and culture, and Jewish belief and practice. JLI's courses are accredited for continuing legal and medical education and all courses offer CEU credits.
Ending Aging (3:07)
By The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute
Could the human aging condition be reversed? Aubrey de Grey, Chief Science Officer of the SENS Research Foundation, believes that aging is a preventable condition. Is that correct? Do the Torah's mystical wisdom's consider the gradual breakdown of the human system fixable?
Lesson Six PowerPoint
Lesson Five PowerPoint
Reflecting on Shiva
When a loved one passes away, Jewish law calls upon the immediate family to experience the rite of shiva. Approximately seven days are spent in mourning and receiving comfort from visitors. A therapist, a rabbi, and an acclaimed lecturer offer personal reflections on the rite of shiva.
Lesson Four PowerPoint
Conversation in the Womb
What is real life? The viewpoint of prelife parallels our veiw of afterlife.
A Letter of Condolence
The following letter is a response written by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1958 to Mrs. Chana Sharfstein, of Brooklyn, New York, after the passing…
Lesson Three PowerPoint
The Sanctity of the Body (3:43)
Zvi Gluck, of the Amudim crisis intervention organization, speaks about the lengths to which his organization will go to ensure the dignity and sanctity of the body of one who has passed on.
The Birth of the Nobel Prize (2:55)
The obituary declared him a Merchant of Death. The mistaken newspaper report gave Alfred Nobel the insight to change his life around and use his vast resources to become the Angel of Progress and Peace.