Established | 1999 |
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Headquarters | 822 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn |
Coordinates | 40°40′08″N 73°56′28″W / 40.668988°N 73.941176°W |
Affiliations | Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch |
Website | myjli |
The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) is a division of Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, the educational arm of the Chabad-Lubavitch Orthodox Jewish Hasidic dynasty.[1] It offers adult Jewish courses on Jewish history, law, ethics, philosophy and rabbinical literature worldwide. It also develops Jewish studies curricula specifically for women, college students, teenagers, and seniors.
In 2014, the organization claimed there were 117,500 people enrolled in JLI. The JLI model combines a research-based approach with instructional design, aiming to present traditional Jewish teachings in a contemporary academic framework. Its headquarters are located in the Crown Heights area of Brooklyn, New York City.