YESHIVAT CHOVEVEI TORAH RABBINICAL SCHOOL LTD (FORMERLY THE MEOROT INST)

Engages in serving Am Yisrael (the Jewish people) through community outreach and leadership development programs.

Trains and supports over 200 rabbis serving in communities across the U.S., Israel, and globally, equipping them to provide Torah leadership within Orthodox and broader Jewish communities.

Operates Rikmah and Livyat Chen programs in Israel, providing in-depth pastoral training and hands-on experience for Israeli rabbis and rabbaniyot, including clinical placements in healthcare settings. Launched the first rabbinic training and religious leadership program for rabbis and rabbaniyot in Israel.

Provides comprehensive rabbinic education including a four-year pastoral counseling curriculum, weekly process groups, clinical pastoral education (400 hours supervised hospital work), and intensive fieldwork and mentored internships. Integrates professional training in life-cycle events, public speaking, and ethics into the Orthodox rabbinical curriculum.

Offers immersive weeklong programs on disabilities inclusion, beginning-of-life and end-of-life medical ethics, climate change and Earth justice, and pastoral care for people with disabilities as part of rabbinic education.

Provides pastoral and spiritual support to Jewish students and faculty at universities including Penn, Cornell, and Brandeis, while confronting university administrations over failures to protect Jewish students.

Organizes 10-day educational trips to Israel for Jewish and non-Jewish college students to learn about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and build inter-campus relationships.

Published commentary in Newsweek magazine challenging the political left on its stance toward Israel and antisemitism.

Engages in climate action initiatives as part of its religious and ethical mission, including educational programming on climate change and Earth justice within rabbinic training.

Operates Base, a network of rabbinic couples hosting Jewish learning and engagement programs in 10 U.S. locations.

Advances women’s roles in Orthodox Jewish communities through allyship and advocacy.

Reaches over 500,000 people annually through alumni serving in diverse Jewish communal roles.

Conducts work to promote disabilities inclusion and LGBTQ+ welcoming within Orthodox communities through targeted programming and rabbinic training.

Hosts an annual essay contest on halakhic topics, awarding an $1,800 prize to the winner to encourage advanced Torah scholarship.

Regularly publishes scholarly articles on Jewish law and thought, including multi-part series on Kiddushin and holiday-themed pieces, in formats such as online articles and academic essays.

Offers a program to learn any Talmudic daf (page) with Rabbi Linzer, providing direct access to advanced Torah study with senior faculty.

Operates an emergency fund supporting crisis response efforts in Israel, including support acknowledged by YCT alumnus and IDF medic Rabbi Eytan Yammer.

Engages in public discourse on sexuality and Jewish law through teshuvot, podcasts, essays, and lectures to support individuals and couples in the Orthodox community.

Operates YATOM, a network providing material and spiritual support to families engaged in Jewish foster care and adoption.

Conducted a 136-hour hunger strike at the United Nations and International Committee of the Red Cross campus in Geneva to protest antisemitism and advocate for Israel.

Organizes and leads pro-Israel rallies in cities including Nashville, Austin, and Japan, and mobilized over 100 rabbis and communities for a solidarity gathering in Washington, D.C.