Aish HaTorah
אש התורה | |
Aish HaTorah World Center in Jerusalem | |
| Nickname | Aish |
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| Established | 1974 |
| Founder | Rabbi Noah Weinberg |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Purpose | Jewish education |
| Headquarters | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Services | Online educational content, Yeshiva, classes, seminars |
| Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits | |
| Rabbi Steven Burg | |
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| Affiliations | Orthodox Judaism |
| Website | aish |
Aish, formerly known as Aish HaTorah (Hebrew: אש התורה, lit. 'Fire of the Torah'), is a Jewish Orthodox educational organization. The focus of Aish is the spread of traditional Jewish religious teachings and culture to Jews around the globe, utilizing a significant online presence made up of its website, Aish.com, and various social media channels.
In addition to the educational organization, the organization's main campus in Jerusalem also includes a yeshiva and a women's seminary, as well as several other in-person programs. In the late 1990s, the Los Angeles branch of Aish pioneered the speed dating concept as a way to promote marriages between Jewish partners.
In 2001, as part of its outreach and advocacy, Aish set up the Hasbara Fellowships, an initiative designed to combat anti-Israel ideas on North American college campuses, in collaboration with the Israeli Foreign Ministry.