Special features of the program

Historical background

A year long course of individual home study. Specially prepared materials are sent to students by mail. The materials include classical Jewish texts, commentaries, articles by Rabbi Steinsaltz, and an exam at the end of each lesson for self-examination. The materials are published in two separate editions: one is geared to adults and the other to children.

For adults and children who desire to study Judaism independently through classical Jewish sources.

3,500 students in the F.S.U. 1,000 students in Israel. 30% of the students are children.

Unique system of independent study of Jewish texts. The self-study program solves the problem of great distances, time, and location. Many of the participants live in far away regions of the F.S.U., often in places that lack any Jewish community or Jewish presence.

In the first course there are eleven separate units for adults and six units for children. The first course, entitled "Biblical Personalities of the TaNach and their Destiny" also includes a separate publication entitled "An Introduction to Biblical Study" which explains the names of Biblical personalities, has chronological charts, maps, and illustrations.

Expanding the number of participants by mail or through the Internet. Developing new courses on topics of Jewish philosophy, History, Midrash and Aggadah.