Welcome to Darshan Yeshiva on Stubstack
Shalom, my name is Rabbi Patrick Beaulier, and I am the founder and director of Darshan Yeshiva. It’s truly an honor to have you here, learning about who we are and what we have been offering the world for over a decade.
If you’re interested in beginner Jewish learning and conversion to Judaism online, then you are in the right place.
Some fast facts about Darshan Yeshiva
Founded in 2013 in Atlanta, GA USA by Rabbi Patrick Beaulier and friends
First (and only) multi-denominational conversion to Judaism program online
Conversion to Judaism educators include Reform, Reconstructionist, Conservative, Jewish Renewal, Secular Humanistic and Post-Denominational rabbis, cantors, rabbinical students and lay educators
Average 100+ students per year in a variety of programs
Focused on beginner Jewish learning programs and conversion to Judaism with opportunities for lay leadership training through our moniker Darshan Training
What Darshan Yeshiva’s Substack is all about
Every week you’ll receive a unique piece of beginner Jewish learning.
In the beginning, it will be like throwing pasta at a wall to see what sticks. Content will either be something created by me, by one of our Darshan Yeshiva educators or staff members, or something we’ve found online that we think is really sababa (Hebrew for “cool”). As we grow, we’ll learng more about your needs and adjust accordingly. More about that below…
So what are we ACTUALLY giving you? Well, we might share a video on the upcoming Jewish holiday, a piece of Jewish history, some text learning, or something wacky and unexpected.
If you’re a student at Darshan Yeshiva, you’ll also receive bonus content. So sign up today if you want in on that.
It will probably have too many bullet points and links to things 😊
More than a newsletter, a community
This Substack has an agenda: getting to know you and building a Jewish community. So…
I hope you’ll introduce yourself! Although I get A TON of email and messages on social, I would love to know the students who make Darshan Yeshiva possible. That’s you!
I hope you’ll give me feedback so that we will know how best to help you on your Jewish journey
If you’re a Darshan Yeshiva student, then I hope you’re part of our Facebook Group. Substack posts with be crossposted there, too
Lastly - I’ll try to recap what our posts have (hopefully) taught you at the end of the post. You’ll see a little box at the end with those notes. That way if you missed something, you can go back and re-read, watch or listen.
So make sure to subscribe!
I look forward to building this Jewish learning community with your support. Sincerely, -Rabbi Patrick & Darshan Yeshiva
So to recap…
We’re Darshan Yeshiva. We offer beginner Jewish learning and conversion to Judaism online
We’re starting this Substack to get to know you better
We need your help to do it