Beit Midrash Study

Jerusalem · Western Wall

בֵּית מִדְרָשׁ

Torah learning, transformed into Torah life.

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The Social House of Study brings weekly Torah learning through the interface where Torah and Tanakh Study, Torah narrative, archaeological material culture, historical context, and Halachic practice overlap within the rhythms of Jewish life.

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Free Jewish Library

For Torah Study

Read and search Hebrew and English editions of Tanakh, Mishnah, Talmud, Midrash, Halakhah, Kabbalah, liturgy, Jewish thought, Chasidut, Musar, and more.

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From Learning into Jewish Life

Connected businesses for nourishment, covenant, and continuity.

Beit Midrash Study introduces two independent platforms being restored to serve Jewish homes and families. Each will open into its own secure website when ready.
Ethical Care & Nourishment

Kosher Medicine Kitchen

Kosher nourishment, heritage recipes, Jewish home goods, responsible wellness education, modest family clothing, and a carefully verified marketplace.

Covenant & Continuity

Ketubah Matchmaker

Torah-centered introductions for marriage-minded Jewish singles, with dignity, compatibility, privacy, safety, and the building of a Jewish home.

Two Featured Films Each Month

One treasured film. One modern Jewish story.

This month pairs the classic Fiddler on the Roof with the modern, faith-centered Ushpizin. Read the suitability notes before viewing, then enter the full Jewish Film Library.

Prepare Before Shabbat

Jewish Music for the Shabbat Atmosphere

Open a continuous stream of calm Jewish instrumentals inspired by Chabad niggunim. Prepare all listening arrangements before Shabbat and follow your rabbi’s guidance regarding timers, electrical devices, volume, and benefit from equipment operating on Shabbat.Open the 24/7 Jewish music stream →

Visit Israel

Fly EL AL. Discover Israel.

Plan flights to Israel through EL AL’s official website, then explore Jerusalem, the Galilee, Haifa, Eilat, the Negev, the Dead Sea, and other destinations through its Israel travel guide.
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Archival Witness

Beta Israel: Ethiopia, Sudan, and the Journey Home

Historical films preserve rural Jewish life in Ethiopia, the perilous passage toward Sudan, Operation Moses, and the first encounters with life in Israel. Some footage documents hardship, displacement, and loss; it is presented with dignity and historical care.

Ethiopian Exodus · 1984

A full archival documentary from the Spielberg Jewish Film Archive on Beta Israel, Operation Moses, the journey out of Ethiopia, and arrival and absorption in Israel.

The Falashas · 1985

A historical portrait filmed in Ethiopia, preserving scenes of Beta Israel community, religious, village, and family life during the period of the great Aliyah journeys.

Operation Moses · 1985

Contemporary news footage of Ethiopian Jews evacuated through Sudan and beginning new lives in Israel after the dangerous journey from Ethiopia.

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A House of Study

Hosted by Ahavah, Beit Midrash Study shares full readings and thoughtful study of the weekly Parashat and Haftarah, connecting sacred text to the way we live.

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A living journey

Move from Jerusalem’s ancient stones into Shabbat, prayer, festivals, the kosher home, women’s covenantal life, community, and return.

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This week in Jerusalem

Candle-lighting and Havdalah change each week and by location. Use the live Jerusalem calendar for accurate times.

Aliyah Across the Jewish World

Ethiopia → Israel

Ethiopian Jews

Ancient communal traditions, prayer, memory, and extraordinary courage carried into renewed life in Israel.

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Connected to Kosher Medicine Kitchen

Jewish Home & Family Shop

A future marketplace for thoughtfully sourced items that support Shabbat, holidays, the kosher home, modest dress, and everyday religious Jewish family life.
Jewish home décorKosher Shabbat foodsHoliday foodsCotton & linen clothingUndergarments & uniformsTzitzitWomen’s modest clothingReligious family clothing
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