Shefa

The Shefa Institute is the coordinating organization for Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz’s worldwide educational and publishing efforts. Its constituent institutions in Israel include the Mekor Chaim network of elementary and high schools, and the Tekoa yeshivat hesder, which together educate over 1,000 students. In the former Soviet Union, the Institute for Jewish Studies in the CIS runs informal education programs that have engaged over 21,000 individuals. For over 40 years, the Shefa Institute has been the spiritual home of Rabbi Steinsaltz’s Talmud project and scholarly endeavors.