Torah LearningCENTER

Ages 14–18

Applied Torah Studies

Advanced Torah studies for teens with source comparison, halachic process, Jewish thought, case analysis, research, written argument, and capstone work.

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Learning approach

Compare sources. Build an argument. Reflect on a Torah life.

  • Source comparison and case analysis
  • Research and written argument
  • Quarter review and capstone work

Course sequence

Four quarters.

Quarter 19 weeks · 6 core topics
  1. Torah Shebichtav and Torah Shebe’al Peh
  2. The Halachic Process: Sources, Precedent, and Psak
  3. Tefillah: Obligation, Structure, and Inner Service
  4. Shabbat: Melachah, Categories, and Modern Technology
  5. Kashrut: Mixtures, Equipment, and Supervision
  6. Kibbud Av Va’em and Conflicting Obligations
Quarter 29 weeks · 6 core topics
  1. Tzedakah, Justice, and Communal Responsibility
  2. Middot, Lashon Hara, and Digital Speech
  3. Shabbat in Contemporary Life
  4. Kashrut Beyond the Basics
  5. Brachot and Eating Situations
  6. Tefillah: Priorities and Real-Life Constraints
Quarter 39 weeks · 6 core topics
  1. Financial Honesty and Property
  2. Speech, Privacy, and Reputation
  3. Responsibility in the Digital World
  4. Applied Halacha Casebook
  5. Knowing Hashem and Emunah
  6. Bechirah: Free Choice and Responsibility
Quarter 49 weeks · 6 core topics
  1. Hashgachah and Bitachon
  2. Why Mitzvot Shape a Person
  3. Torah Study as a Lifelong Obligation
  4. Tefillah, Gratitude, and Dependence
  5. Middot, Habit, and Self-Mastery
  6. Capstone: Building a Torah Life

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