Join Midreshet B’erot Bat Ayin Intensive mini Hebrew Ulpan – Jump-Start! 

The Structure of the Hebrew Language in a Nutshell

• Build Hebrew Vocabulary
• Increase Textual Skills
• Learn Secret of the Hebrew Letters
• Build Hebrew skills through music
• Connect with Israeli families
• Practice Meditative Movement in Hebrew
• Expand your Hebrew knowledge via drama!

Zoom Classes / Donation Fee: 

$226 for a 5-week program for a total of 70 hours of learning. 

Register before June 6th for a 25% off early-bird discount, contact us for your coupon code.

(not including Sunday 7 pm, EmunaHealing, class)

*Next  EMUNAHEALING COURSE / EmunaHealing Circle, Sundays July 4, 11, 25, August 1,8

*All classes will be recorded for you for your convenience.

 

 

Our exciting B’erot Online Midrasha Community brings some brilliant teachers from Israel direct to your home! 

 

Rebbetzin Chana Bracha Siegelbaum, Director
Rebbetzin Chana Bracha Siegelbaum, a native of Denmark, is founder and director of Midreshet B’erot Bat Ayin: Holistic Torah for Women on the Land. She holds a Bachelor of Education in Bible and Jewish Philosophy from Michlala Jerusalem College for Women, and a Master’s of Art in Jewish History from Touro College. Rebbetzin Chana Bracha creates curricula emphasizing women’s spiritual empowerment through traditional Torah values. She has published the following books: Women at the Crossroads: A Woman’s Perspective on the Weekly Torah Portion; Ruth: Gleaning the Fallen Sparks; The Seven Fruits of the Land of Israel with their Mystical & Medicinal Properties; Parasha Meditations for Spiritual Renewal and Strengthening Communication with the Creator and My Memoir: The Story of a Danish Jew who Fled the Nazis. Rebbetzin practices EmunaHealing as a gifted spiritual healer through Emunah, tefilah and energy work. Chana Bracha has a married son and several granddaughters, and lives with her husband and younger son on the land of the Judean hills, Israel.

 

Women in Tanach – A Textual, Mystical & Creative Exploration of Women Who Built the House of Israel

Chana Bracha Siegelbaum has been researching and teaching women in Tanach for about thirty years. Her teachings always empower women while bringing new sources and a fresh perspective highlighting the importance the Women’s role in the Torah. This series of 10 experiential classes focus on an in-depth analysis of our Foremothers, highlighting sources that tap into women’s hidden power. A comprehensive source sheet in Hebrew/English accompanies the textual study of each of the classes integrating, Bible texts, Midrash, Chassidism and sometimes Kabbalah, weaving together and amplify the personalities of these holy women.  Creative writing, art, & drama will help make the struggles and aspirations of these inspirational role-models come to life. 

 

Eishet Chayil – A Woman of Valor Unattainable Ideal or Reality?

A series of five classes based on the 22 concluding verses of Proverbs (Mishlei Chapter 31 verse 10-31) with the commentary of Malbim. Each class stands on its own and can be presented separately.

Why is the Eishet Chayil compared to pearls rather than gold, diamonds and rubies? What does the Eishet Chayil refer to allegorically, and what does this allegorical meaning teach us about women? Why is it a custom to sing the verses of the Eishet Chayil on Shabbat night? Through deep text-analysis we will discuss the delicate balance between wife/motherhood and career, comparison between the Jewish women’s role in her home and the role of the Kohen Gadol in the Temple and the relationship between husband and wife in an evolving world.

 

Herbal Workshop, Torah & Healing

The Herbal Workshop integrates vast information of the ancient wisdom of our Torah about plants, herbology, nutrition and health with traditional folk medicine and medical research. The course delves into textual Torah sources on herbs and healing, as well as general knowledge of the use of herbs. For the Elul program, we will focus on the seven holy fruits of the Land of Israel with their mystical and medicinal properties, as this is the time of their ripening. A comprehensive source sheet in Hebrew/English accompanies the textual study of each of the classes integrating, Bible texts, Midrash, chassidism kabbalah, folk medicine and medical research.

Women’s Intimate Mitzvot

The mitzvot of Women & Intimacy are not random Jewish laws, designed to keep us from enjoying life. Rather, it is a wise system for ensuring the sanctity of relationships and knowing how to have a good time without infringing upon that sanctity. Learn about Women’s Intimate Laws from a Rebbetzin with whom you can feel comfortable to ask your most embarrassing questions. In this class, we delve into topics such as Jewish dating and marriage, the laws of family purity, and more.  The course will also address sensitive issues such as Lesbianism, masturbation, and intimacy between husband and wife from a Torah perspective.

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Rav Mechael Siegelbaum, MD, Rabbi of B’erot

Rabbi Dr. Siegelbaum holds a BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Yale University, and an MD from Rutgers Medical School, New Jersey. Rabbi Mechael received his rabbinical ordination from Toras Zekeinim, Jerusalem in 1987.  In addition to teaching halacha in B’erot Bat Ayin, Rabbi Siegelbaum learns Torah part-time, is active in the Bat Ayin central synagogue, where he serves as the Gabbi and practices medicine in Bat Ayin and various other clinics.

 Halacha

Rav Siegelbaum will discuss the halacha pertinent to the High Holidays. In addition, to learning the “how” of the mitzvot, the student will come to appreciate the process of the development and transmission of halacha from the written and oral Torah.

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Tsipi Egert  

Tsipi Egert grew up in Israel where she attended high school. She received her B.A. in Jewish History from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Tsipi has been teaching Nevi’im (The Prophets) at Midreshet B’erot Bat Ayin since 1998 and has a Master’s in Education in Tanach from Herzog College. She is currently obtaining a MA at Hebrew University towards a PhD in Tanach. Tsipi lives with her family in Efrat, Gush Etzion. 

Eichah (Lamentations)

The deep summer months bring with them also the days of mourning on the destruction of the first and second Batei Mikdash and ruin of the Jewish homeland in Eretz Israel. In class we will study the timeless words of the prophet Yirmiyahu as he laments this destruction. In this scroll, Megillat Eichah, read every year on the 9th of Av by Jews around the world, Yirmiyahu gives voice to the pain of the Jewish people. Through the Megillah we will examine the causes for the destruction and listen to the lessons Yirmiyahu shares with the people on how to cope with the theological difficulties surrounding it. We will explore Yirmiyahu’s descriptive imagery, and the unique poetic tools and language which he used to help his readers not only understand the tragedy, but experience it as well.

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Rabbi Avraham Izkowitz   

Rabbi Izkowitz spent the first 16 years of his life on American army bases in Europe and the United States while attending litvish yeshivot, after which he made aliyah with his family to Jerusalem. After high school, he pursued his hobbies as a rock keyboardist and songwriter, creative writer, and BMX biker, while tutoring at Yeshivat Ohr Sameach and working in the optometry industry. His hobbies led him to Manhattan where he almost signed a record contract with Atlantic Records, but Hashem had other plans for him. Avraham returned to Jerusalem, worked as a landscape artist whilst studying psychology and anthropology at the Hebrew University. At the age of 27, he ‘retired’ to study full time at the Bat Ayin Yeshiva for seven years. Avraham, his wife and 5 children live in Bat Ayin, where he teaches, practices safrut and therapy.

The Inner Secret of the Hebrew Letters

The 22 sacred letters are the raw material of creation.  They are primal spiritual forces which combine endlessly just as the elements of chemistry.  We study the form, name, numerical value, and dimensions hidden beneath the surface of the letters.  As building blocks of holiness in the world, their study returns us to the roots of Torah.

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Rav Hillel Benchimol

Born and raised in Gibraltar in southern Spain, Rabbi Benchimol at age 16 learnt in Sunderland Yeshiva, England and Beer Yakov, Israel. He received Semicha from Rabbi Shalom Messas זצ״ל, Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu זצ״ל and Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach זצ״ל. Served as Rabbi of the Turkish, Iranian, and Iraqi communities in Miami and Los Angeles for over 20 years. A certified active Mohel since 1992, Rabbi Benchimol is married to Keter, has 6 children, and lives in Moshav Aviezer in the Ella valley Israel.

Parashat HaShavua

Rabbi Benchimol will be teaching our Parashat HaShavua from an inner dimension viewing the weekly Torah portion as part of a bigger plan – part of the jigsaw puzzle and tapestry of life. You will receive a broad perspective as to how the parsha is lived today and how it pertains to your life today.

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Sarah Prijs

Sarah has an extensive Torah education from various perspectives – from Old Gateshead seminary to B’erot Bat Ayin, Orayta summer program, and learning at Shiviti. She has a BSc in psychology from BPP University in London. Sarah has been on her own internal journey to discover and receive the light, transformational wisdom, and Divine connection available in the Torah. A lover of everything connected to the Torah of early chassidut, with a focus on the Torah of Rebbe Nachman and the writings of Rav Kook, she delves deeply into the texts of our tradition, while facilitating others to find their own connection and transformation as well.

Rebuilding the Inner Temple through the Lens of Chassidut & Rav Kook

Jerusalem and at its center, the Temple is the innermost point – the merge between heaven and earth – the place where it all comes together. This course will be an exploration of the inner elements of this essential place, and how to find them in our minds, hearts and experience. Along the way we will learn valuable life lessons we can incorporate into our lives.

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Yedida Miriam Levy

Yedida Miriam grew up in UK and made aliyah early on. With a passion for education, and a background in theatre, she spent ten years teaching in Jerusalem, before returning to Bat Ayin in 2018. Her passion is ‘tutoring’, teaching the Holy texts, and Hebrew ~ making it accessible to students.

Conversational Hebrew Through Drama & Creativity

Improve your Hebrew speaking skills and comprehension with interactive exercises, grammar reviews, and conversation. We’ll look at everyday-situational Hebrew, learning basic vocabulary, and practicing it through role-play situations. Various speaking and written exercises will provide an overview of Hebrew Grammar, and help you become equipped with basic modern Hebrew skills for communicating in Israeli society. Come ready to roll, build your confidence, and Hebrew knowledge through this interactive class.

 

Tefilah focusing on the Hebrew words of Prayer

Join us on a special journey into the world of prayer. Look deeply into the beautiful words of our conversation with Hashem, and focus on identifying and learning Hebrew from these meaningful prayer texts. Knowledge of basic Hebrew reading is required for this class.

 

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