Since Partners Cleveland began in 2014, over 1,300 Cleveland area Jews have benefitted and been inspired from the meaningful experience of individualized Torah study.
Tuesday Night Live! is our flagship Partners Torah Learning program. Jewish men and women with an interest in acquiring specific skills or who simply want to build on their Jewish knowledge-base, are matched, one on one, with a carefully selected personal Torah tutor or “mentor.” Participants can choose any topic including Hebrew language, Jewish philosophy, or a wide variety of historical topics.
In addition to making Jewish knowledge accessible to every Jew, Partners Cleveland aims to foster unity among Jews of all ages, backgrounds, and denominations by providing free programs that attract our diverse and dynamic Jewish community members, bringing them together to share a meal and learn something about the heritage that they share.
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The Schmorg: Torah Ideas Worth Sharing- Anyone in the Cleveland Jewish community can "nourish their body and nourish their soul" by attending this monthly social and educational gathering featuring good food and inspiring Jewish lectures that are similar to TED Talks. Before the pandemic, anywhere from 150-200 participants regularly attended this fun and free program.
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Torah on Tap is a similar program that is geared towards Young Professionals and currently takes place at The Wine Spot and the crowd is small and intimate. The educational element is more informal and interactive, basically an intellectual conversation over a casual dinner and drinks.
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Lunch and Learns are another educational program that Partners Cleveland organizes and facilitates all over the city. These are text based classes that are taught by our educators, hosted by local Jewish businesses, and open to participants from nearby offices during their lunch break.
Over the last eight years, Partners Cleveland has established itself as a leader in the Jewish non-profit sector. Since the pandemic, the organization has also been at the forefront of the virtual learning world, producing free digital Jewish media content and online educational programming for Jews across the globe. From the ongoing Jewish Destiny Series, multiple Jewish-themed podcasts, virtual events and live-streamed series featuring renowned guest lecturers, Partners Cleveland provides something of value for everyone. We will take this to the next level in the coming months as we fully launch and spearhead the TorahAnyone project in conjunction with the leading Torah video platform TorahAnytime.
Our annual campaign begins on March 13 at 9:00 AM and ends on March 14 at 9:00 PM. Over those 36 hours, every contribution towards our $350K goal will be matched by a gift from our major donors.
In order to continue these programs and to offer additional opportunities to the Cleveland Jewish community, your help and your support are required and much appreciated. Your generous donation to this year’s campaign will allow us to continue developing the innovative educational programming that has become an invaluable resource for learning across the Cleveland Jewish community and more than 12,000 students worldwide.
Partners Cleveland offers Jews of all backgrounds opportunities to discover Judaism, its culture, history, and traditions through the study of Torah— on their own terms and at their own pace. Our goal is quite simple: To bring Jews together through the study of Torah. Help us to keep doing it.
