About This Program
The Center for Applied Torah is Atra’s newest cohort-based program, designed to support rabbis bringing Jewish learning into deeper engagement with contemporary life.
Each cohort focuses on a core area of Jewish practice, such as Shabbat, kashrut, mikvah, or mourning. The program equips rabbis to embrace complexity, foster spiritual depth, and model moral leadership within the communities they serve.
Participants engage in deep text study alongside practical experimentation, supported by a network of peers. They test new ideas in their own settings, reflect on their experiences, and refine their approach over time.
The experience strengthens both individual leadership and communal Jewish life rooted in tradition and responsive to the present.
