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The Virtual Halacha Program

Reaching new and more advanced stages in life should only ever enhance ones level of learning. However, we know that after yeshiva days, staying connected to a vibrant and exciting learning schedule can be difficult. That is why we have created the Virtual Halacha Program.

The VHP is designed for those who are serious about their learning and care about Halacha, knowing how to apply it, and retaining what they learn. Whether you are still in college, or well into a professional career, the VHP is designed so that you can easily build it into your own schedule; throwing you into a vibrant world of learning.

Joining the VHP brings with it a range of benefits, giving you the ability to continue to grow and gain the most from your seder. With a live weekly shiur and clearly presented maarei mekomot, you will be able to stay on top of your learning in a thorough, systematised way. Each week there will be summaries of what has been learnt, discussion boards to stay involved and all previous material and shiurim will be easily accessible and readily available to anyone in the program.

There will additionally be an option of enhancing your iyun with complementary amud yomi bekiyus shiurim uploaded to the program. Joining the program immediately links you to the rich mesorah of the Halacha world; taught by Rav Ami Merzel, a close talmid of HaRav Avigdor Nevenzhal Shlit’a, the final psak halacha, worthy questions and disussions will always remain closely tied to mesorah. There is also a biannual live QnA with HaRav Nevenzhal Shlit’a.

What our Alumni have said:

Jordan Whisler

R&D Engineer - Surgical Innovations, Medtronic

The perfect structure. It involved in-depth learning of primary sources from the Psukim, through the Gemara, Rishonim, Acharonim, and up to modern day Poskim. By understanding the sources and development of the Halachot, we were able to understand how to apply them to new situations. We learned practical Halacha that I use on a regular basis, and I developed the skills I needed to continue this method of learning on my own.
Rav Ami’s passion for the subject came through in his meticulous preparation and charismatic teaching style.

Rabbi Nati Stern

NCSY Kansas City Director

You learn halachic concepts and open yourself up to think in halachic terms…I was able to see how the most practical and relevant hilchos Shabbos, hilchos moadim, and hilchos berachos questions can be traced back to the Gemara, Rishonim and Acharonim … I [now] have a much deeper understanding of the halachah and a deeper appreciation for the psak.

Rabbi James Proops

Associate Rabbi, Young Israel Of Century City

[Rav Ami’s] students not only [learn] to master the material, but to navigate the halachic process independently… [gaining] invaluable skills … [an] extensive knowledge base and the appreciation of Halacha.

Rabbi Tzvi Wohlgelernter

Rabbi Of Hillel, Rutgers University

The semicha program was both in depth learning as well as halacha l’maaseh … [it] was taught with remarkable clarity and focus…

Rabbi Aaron Rosenberg

Business Relations Coordinator, Jerusalem U

Rav Ami has a remarkable ability to breakdown the most complex of halachik discussions into something clear, manageable and totally accessible. I feel very blessed and fortunate to have been part of the program, and dream of doing another pass through it with the Virtual Halacha Program.

Additional perks include:

A complementary bekyius program, following the iyun program, with accompanying shiurim and rav nevenzhal's Mishna Berura on screen.

coming soon keeping track with personal stats, chesbon hanefesh and more.

Inbuilt personal chat and conversations with rav ami and a specific QnA public board for each sugya.