National Jewish Retreat

The National Jewish Retreat (NJR) is the largest Jewish retreat in the United States.

The Retreat draws upwards of 1000 participants to an unusual five-day Jewish immersion experience. The program, led by renowned thinkers, scholars and personalities, advertises itself as offering meaningful Jewish enrichment.{{cite web|url=http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2029419/National-Jewish-Retreat-Opens-in-Virginia.html |title=National Jewish Retreat Opens in Virginia |publisher=Lubavitch.com |date= 17 August 2010|accessdate=2010-08-19}}

Started in 2006 as a project of the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute,[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2015642/Jewish-Learning-10-000-Feet-Above-Sea-Level.html Jewish Learning 10,000 Feet Above Sea Level] the National Jewish Retreat has been held in Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, Virginia, Florida & Illinois.{{Cite web|url=http://www.JewishNorthOrlando.com|title=www.JewishNorthOrlando.com|last=|first=|date=|website=www.jewishnorthorlando.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-10-20}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.medicalwebtimes.com/read/program_tackles_risk_jews_face_from_genes_columbus_dispatch/|title=Medical Web Times {{!}} Medical News|website=Medical Web Times|access-date=2016-10-20}}http://ns.gmnews.com/news/2013-10-17/Front_Page/Program_to_explore_medical_dilemmas.html {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}

The 2010 retreat became the subject of media interest when it was reported that former senator George Allen would publicly discuss his mother's Jewish heritage for the first time since the rumors were substantiated.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2010-08-19-allen19_ST_N.htm |title=Politician, once unaware of Jewish roots, to address his heritage |publisher=USA Today |date= 2010-08-19|accessdate=2010-08-19}}

Other participants include Rabbis Yisroel Meir Lau, Yoel Kahn, Manis Friedman, Simon Jacobson, Yossi Jacobson and many others.{{Cite news|url=http://www.norwichbulletin.com/article/20131021/NEWS/131029955/10283/NEWS|title=Rohr Jewish Learning Institute to present 'Life in the Balance'|author=Staff reports|newspaper=The Bulletin|access-date=2016-10-20}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/69888/jli-offers-adult-courses-on-medical-dilemmas/|title=JLI offers adult courses on medical dilemmas {{!}} j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California|last=admin|website=www.jweekly.com|date=18 October 2013|access-date=2016-10-20}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.ahwatukee.com/community_focus/community_briefs/health_briefs/article_d3ca5fb0-35be-11e3-810d-0019bb2963f4.html|title=Chandler AZ Community seeks answers to a Jewish problem|newspaper=Ahwatukee Foothills News|access-date=2016-10-20}}