National Jewish Retreat
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The National Jewish Retreat (NJR) is the largest Jewish retreat in the United States.
The Retreat draws upwards of 600 participants to an unusual five-day Jewish immersion experience. The program, led by renowned thinkers, scholars and personalities, offers meaningful Jewish enrichment.
Started in 2006 as a project of the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute
, the National Jewish Retreat has been held in Colorado, Utah, Connecticut and Virginia.
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.
The Retreat draws upwards of 600 participants to an unusual five-day Jewish immersion experience. The program, led by renowned thinkers, scholars and personalities, offers meaningful Jewish enrichment.
Started in 2006 as a project of the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute
Jewish Learning Institute
The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute is currently the largest provider of adult Jewish learning, offering courses on a wide range of topics at 325 chapters worldwide, with locations spanning six continents. Employing research-based instructional design, JLI aims to present Judaism in a manner that...
, the National Jewish Retreat has been held in Colorado, Utah, Connecticut and Virginia.
The 2010 retreat became the subject of media interest when it was reported that former senator George Allen
George Allen (U.S. politician)
George Felix Allen is a former United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the son of former NFL head coach George Allen. Allen served Virginia in the state legislature, as the 67th Governor, and in both bodies of the U.S. Congress, winning election to the Senate in 2000...
would publicly discuss his mother's Jewish heritage for the first time since the rumors were substantiated.