New Seminars for 9th- and 10th-Grade Students Coming This Winter
Tikvah Online Academy offers high-level seminars—with small classes, master teachers, and spirited discussions—for students interested in Jewish ideas, Zionism and modern Israel, American democracy, and Western civilization.
✔ All classes are capped at 12 to 15 students.
✔ Seminars meet live over Zoom for spirited conversation and debate. All weekday classes are scheduled in the evenings, so they will not conflict with the school day. Sunday sessions will take place in the late mornings or evenings.
✔ Courses are open to all students regardless of their educational backgrounds. The application process is simple but selective.
✔ Tuition is $200 per course. Full scholarships are available for any family with financial need.
Applications are not currently open, but you can learn more about our course offerings by browsing previous seminars below, or click here to sign up to receive more information.
Testimonials
"The program was perfect for our son. It was a privilege to have had access to such fantastic teachers. We are thankful that our son was exposed to ideas that are not explored in a regular school...With everything going on in the world, Jewish thought is more important than ever."
- Ana J., Summer 2020 Parent
American Civilization
Jewish Ideas and the American Founding
Jeremy Rozansky
Is the United States an Empire?
Dr. Harry Ballan
Jews and the Supreme Court:
Key Recent Cases
Dr. Michael A. Helfand
The Moral Imagination: Nathaniel Hawthorne and the American Soul
Eric Cohen & Stephanie Cohen
The First American:
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Dr. Rita Koganzon
The Moral Meaning of Money
Dr. Sarah Skwire
American Statesmanship:
The Cold War
Harry Halem
Jewish Thought
A Brief Introduction to
Yiddish Literature
Dr. Dara Horn
Fate and Destiny:
An Introduction to
Rav Soloveitchik’s Thought
Rabbi Mark Gottlieb
Joshua: The Biblical Idea of Political Leadership
Dovid Schwartz
Jews and Greeks:
Philosophers, Playwrights, Prophets
Jake Greenspan
Judaism, Science, and Technology
Dr. Charles T. Rubin
Who Am I? A Jewish Exploration of the Human Mind and Heart
Rabbi Yakov Danishefsky
Judaism and Science: Evolution and Human Exceptionalism
Rabbi Benjamin J. Samuels, PhD
The Jewish Idea of Time
Rabbi Yakov Danishefsky
The Artist in Modern Jewish Literature
Dr. Dara Horn
Rabbi Sacks:
The Persistence of Faith
Rabbi Dov Lerner
Rabbi Sacks:
The Dignity of Difference
Rabbi Gamliel Shmalo
How the Israelites Conquered an Empire: The Transformation of the Roman Soul
Rabbi Mitchell Rocklin
Zionism & Israel
Great Moments in Zionist History: From Basel 1897 to London 1917
Dr. Tuvia Book
Israeli Military Strategy: The Lessons of 1948, 1967, and 1973
Dr. Gabriel Scheinmann
What is Zionism? Exploring Israel’s Founding Debates
Dr. Brian Horowitz
The First Modern Jewish Rebel: Menachem Begin’s The Revolt
Rabbi Shlomo Brody
Great Speeches in Israeli History: Words that Formed the Jewish Nation
Dr. Daniel Polisar
Western Canon
Fake News, Real Life:
On Truth and Relativism
Dr. R.J. Snell
Freedom without Freedom
Dr. Tamara Tweel
Pagan Vice or Jewish Genius? On Machiavelli’s Moral Vision
Ben Silver
Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice
Alan Rubenstein
War, Peace, and Human Nature
Dr. Jonathan Yudelman
Work, Leisure, and Purpose in a Purposeless World
Dr. Anna Moreland