Etz Chaim
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Etz Chaim Center for Jewish Learning is an Orthodox Jewish organization designed to reach out to secular and non-Orthodox
Jews in the hopes of bring them into the Baal teshuva
Movement (returning to Torah observance). It is under the direction of
Rabbi
Shlomo Porter
. Its national headquarters in located in Baltimore
, MD with other locations in Owings Mills, MD Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC.
Etz Chaim is a multi-faceted outreach center dedicated to reaching Jews of all backgrounds to experience Orthodox Judaism
. Over 10,000 Jews have been touched by Etz Chaim in the last 28 years .
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism , is the approach to Judaism which adheres to the traditional interpretation and application of the laws and ethics of the Torah as legislated in the Talmudic texts by the Sanhedrin and subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and...
Jews in the hopes of bring them into the Baal teshuva
Baal teshuva
Baal teshuva or ba'al teshuvah , sometimes abbreviated to BT, is a term referring to a Jew who turns to embrace Orthodox Judaism. Baal teshuva literally means, "repentant", i.e., one who has repented or "returned" to God...
Movement (returning to Torah observance). It is under the direction of
Rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
Shlomo Porter
Shlomo Porter
Rabbi Shlomo Porter is the executive director of the Etz Chaim Center for Jewish Learning. He is a past president of , and also has served as an AJOP trustee since its founding in 1985...
. Its national headquarters in located in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, MD with other locations in Owings Mills, MD Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC.
Etz Chaim is a multi-faceted outreach center dedicated to reaching Jews of all backgrounds to experience Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism , is the approach to Judaism which adheres to the traditional interpretation and application of the laws and ethics of the Torah as legislated in the Talmudic texts by the Sanhedrin and subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and...
. Over 10,000 Jews have been touched by Etz Chaim in the last 28 years .