Project Genesis (organization)
Project Genesis is a Jewish Outreach organization created by Rabbi Yaakov Menken in 1993.
From their "about us" page: Project Genesis promotes further Jewish education as represented in Jewish sources. Project Genesis believes that this is the best way to restore self-respect, self-confidence, and an interest in our own continuity, among modern Jewish collegiates and unaffiliated Jews worldwide. Project Genesis works to establish a strong Jewish identity, expand Jewish knowledge, and encourage its participants to become more involved with Judaism and the Jewish community.[1]
Major Projects
Torah.org is the main web site. It has a "network of 'on-line classes' -- a unique program in Jewish studies offered on the Internet." Teachers include Rabbis Yitzchok Adlerstein, Pinchas Avruch, Yosef Kalatsky, Mordechai Kamenetzky, Label Lam, Yaakov Menken, Naftali Reich, Berel Wein and many others.[2] It has over 60,000 subscribers, with over 20,000 in the largest class. [3]
TorahMedia.com, "the world’s most comprehensive online Torah lending library," collects audio recordings from over 100 teachers in MP3 format. [4]
References
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions -- Torah.org". Project Genesis, Inc.
- ^ "Torah Portion Classes Index -- Torah.org". Project Genesis, Inc.
- ^ Golan, Effie. "Online Classes Drawing 1000s to Judaism". The Forward.
- ^ "TorahMedia.com Speakers". Project Genesis, Inc.