Welcome to the Levi Yitzchok Retiree Academy!
Below you can click on the "Apply Now" link
We are currently accepting new applications. We offer 1 daily track in the morning for men, a class in Talmud. We also offer afternoon classes which are open to men and women. Each day has its' specific topic of the day. For example, every Sunday we study Jewish law, every Monday (the prophets) the Book of Kings, every Tuesday a Chassidic discourse, etc.
Track 1 (daily): This Track is for men only
- Sunday thru Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EST
-Topic: Talmudic Study
Track 2 every Sunday: For Men and Women 3pm - 4pm.
-Topic: Summarized Code of Jewish Law (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch) Laws of Blessings by Published Author Rabbi Yossi Wernick
Track 3 every Monday: For Men and Women 3pm - 4pm.
-Topic: Book of Kings 2 (Sefer Mlachim Beis) by Rabbi Menachem Smith
Track 4 every Tuesday: For Men and Women 3pm - 4pm.
-Topic: Chassidic Discourse (Maamar Chassidi) by Published Author, Rabbi Yisroel Rice
Track 5 every Wednesday: For Men and Women 3pm - 4pm.
-Topic: Delve into an essay by the Lubavitcher Rebbe about the Weekly Torah Portion by Published Author, Rabbi Aryeh Citron
Track 6 every Thursday: For Men and Women 3pm - 4pm.
-Topic: Weekly Torah Portion with the Commentary of Rabbi Chaim Ibn Atar (Ohr Hachaim Hakodosh)
Program Dates
If you wish to join in the middle of a series, we will try our best to give you a short synopsis of what you missed to bring you up to date with the topic we are studying.
The Winter Semester Always begins 1 week after the end of the Sukkot holiday.
The Spring/Summer Semester Always begins 1 week after the Passover holiday.
We are on break for all Jewish holidays including Rosh Hashanah, yom Kippur, Sukkos, Purim, Passover, Shavuos. We also have a short Chanukah weekend break and a 3 week break during the summer that starts on Tisha B'av. We send out emails as well to all of our students with the secular dates of our schedule.
Incentives for Coming
Mind-stimulating classes with excellent teachers, opportunity to meet some wonderful people, share your thoughts, connect to your heritage, debate and dialogue, and much more. We also offer a monthly stipend for those that participate daily and write one short weekly essay about the classes of that week.
Volunteers and Paid Employees
We are an organization that services retirees with numerous programs and events. We often need volunteers and if you are in a position to help with some of our projects including the Levi Yitzchok Retiree Academy, please be in touch with Rabbi Smith at (954) 458-6000. Also, if you are a retiree and would like to earn some money, we do have part-time positions available for various jobs and we will give priority to our students, assuming they are qualified for the work.
Make-up Missing Classes
Search the United Jewish Generations Channel on Youtube and find the missed lesson. If you can't find a specific class, send an email to [email protected]
Rules
Please be considerate of others. No politics. Please join on time. Coming late, leaving early or listening to both, Torah classes and your tv/phone/radio at the same time, is considered as a No-Show. We reserve the right to make changes to our policies, guidelines, stipend, etc at any time. We reserve the right to terminate anyone's participation at any time, if we feel you are interrupting, bothering, harassing or promoting something other than the study of our Holy Torah and connecting to Hashem. Additionally, if we feel someone is not benefiting from this program as much as we would like, or if they simply don't fit in with the group, or if we feel they will benefit more elsewhere, we reserve the right to exclude them from the program at any time. We do take pictures and videos at our events and of our zooms, that we use for promotional purposes for our organization. We do not sell the pictures or give them to other organizations. If you do not want your picture to be used to help our cause, please let us know in advance.
More info is available in the Questions and Answers section.