Our Mission

To celebrate Jewish life and learning in all of its diversity by bringing together Jews of all backgrounds and all ages for a multi-day retreat experience. We are driven by the belief that diversity of perspective, dedication to learning in its broadest sense, and a strong sense of volunteerism are keys to mobilizing and inspiring Jewish individuals and community.

In the 2009 panel discussion pictured here, the discussion was led by (from left to right) Conservative movement scholar Rabbi David Hoffman, Yeshiva University Professor Rabbi JJ Schachter, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College President Dan Ehrenkrantz and Hebrew Union College President Rabbi David Ellenson.

Objectives

Learning: To nurture and support people in their Jewish discovery, providing them with informal mentorship and educational experiences.

Diversity: To provide a wide variety of Jews with numerous points-of-connection to Jewish life, including intellectual, spiritual, emotional, familial, and communal.

Volunteerism: To foster a strong volunteer corps who, through planning and attending our annual event, experience the power of volunteerism in building their Jewish identity and community.

Core Values

Learning: We encourage the creation of a learning environment in which people are able to reflect and grow, a place where everyone can be a teacher and everyone can be a student.

Community and Mutual Responsibility: Limmud NY is a community of learning, where we can achieve more together than we can individually.

Diversity: We believe in the richness of our diverse community and strive to create cross-communal and cross-generational experiences.

Empowerment: We inspire people to be ambitious about their contribution; we challenge people to open themselves to their potential; we empower people to make informed choices.

Participation: We are all responsible for each other and for the community we create—everyone has an important contribution to make; volunteerism is a core feature of everything we do.

Enabling Connections to be Made: We recognize the strength of providing a space where emotional and intellectual connections are made.

Expanding Jewish Horizons: Limmud NY strives to create collective and communal experiences, through which we strengthen and develop our Jewish identity.

Wherever you find yourself, Limmud NY will take you one step further on your Jewish journey.