Jewish Learning Network
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The Jewish Learning Network or JNET is an adult education program run by the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. It is a division of the Chabad movement's educational arm, Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch.{{Cite web |url=http://lubavitch.com/centers/detail.html?id=3201 |title=Lubavitch.com. "Jnet - Jewish Learning Network". Lubavitch.com. |access-date=2013-10-28 |archive-date=2013-10-28 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131028164314/http://lubavitch.com/centers/detail.html?id=3201 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/2372138/jewish/Making-the-Most-of-Torah-by-Telephone.htm Posner, Menachem. "Making the Most of Torah by Telephone". Chabad.org. October 27, 2013.]{{Cite web |url=http://www.jnet.org/templates/jnet/article_cdo/aid/1283360/jewish/About-Us.htm |title=Jnet.com. "About Us". Jnet.com: Jewish Learning Network |access-date=2013-10-28 |archive-date=2013-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200809/http://www.jnet.org/templates/jnet/article_cdo/aid/1283360/jewish/About-Us.htm |url-status=dead }}[http://crownheights.info/psa/398870/jnet-announces-chai-elul-learning-campaign/ "Jnet Announces Chai Elul Learning Campaign". Crownheights.info. August 22, 2013.]{{Cite web|title=Worldwide Release of Medicine and Morals|url=https://www.jlicentral.com/news.php?task=fullstory&NID=223|publisher=www.jlicentral.com|access-date=Sep 24, 2014}}
Founding
"JNet" is a non-profit organization acting under Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, the central educational organization of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.{{Cite web|title=Jewish institute: Course on medicine and morals|url=https://www.jlicentral.com/news.php?task=fullstory&NID=227|publisher=Jlicentral.com|access-date=Sep 24, 2014}} JNet was founded in November, 2005 as an adult education resource. The program matches registrants with volunteers based on the registrant's study request. Registrants often have little Jewish education, while volunteers are often Chabad-raised and schooled.{{Cite web|title=Jewish Learning Institute: Medicine & Morals|url=http://www.jewishidaho.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/1283416/jewish/Medicine-Morals.htm|publisher=jewishidaho.com|access-date=Sep 24, 2014}}
Director
The organization's director was Rabbi Yehuda Dukes, who died on January 22, 2021, from COVID-19 complications.
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External links
- [http://www.jnet.org Jnet website]
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Category:Jewish organizations established in 2005
Category:Jewish education in North America
Category:Adult education organizations
Category:Chabad-Lubavitch (Hasidic dynasty)
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