This summer, Touro University/Lander College for Women is offering the course Challenges of Antisemitism: Past and Present at the Rabbinical College in Rome, in collaboration with Progetto Talmud. 

Studying near the historic Jewish Ghetto in Rome will allow you to earn college credits upon completing the course requirements. Additionally, you'll have the chance to explore Rome through educational excursions, enriching your understanding of Jewish history and culture in this remarkable setting.

Cost

• Base Price: $3,000  (including the deposit)
• Early Bird Price: $2,800 (register by April 1, 2026) 
• Payment plans are available (up to four installments)
• Deposit: A non-refundable $500 deposit is required to reserve your spot 
• Full payment due by May 10, 2026 
• FAFSA and scholarships available

What's Included:

• Accommodations and meals under strict supervision
• Educational excursions in Rome and its surroundings 
• Shiurei Torah
• Extracurricular activities

What's Not Included

• Airfare to and from Rome

Touro University Course Leadership

• Alan Kadish, MD - President of Touro University
• Israel Singer, PhD - Vice President of International Affairs at Touro University, Professor of Contemporary Jewry. 
• Dean Stanley Boylan, Ph.D. - Vice President of Undergraduate Education, Dean of Faculties at Touro University.
• Marian Stoltz-Loike - Dean at Touro's Lander College for Women
• Toba Singer, PhD - Associate Dean at Touro's Lander College for Women
• Dana Fishkin, PhD - Chair of Humanities at Touro's Lander College for Women.

Faculty and program details are subject to change.

How to Apply

Step 1. Complete the application
Step 2. Pay the non-refundable $500 registration fee
Step 3. Submit full payment upon receipt of your acceptance email

Contact Information

Rabbi Menachem Lazar
Phone: +1 347-389-5770
Email: menachem.lazar@touro.edu 

Toba Singer
Email: toba.singer@touro.edu

Requirements and Conditions

• Current conditions, travel requirements, and otherwise are as follows:
• Participants must sign a Waiver of Liability (including COVID-related waivers) and adhere to Touro’s Code of Conduct.
• Participants must arrange and pay for their own flights to and from Rome.
• Refunds (excluding registration fees) can be requested up to 90 days before the trip.
• Adherence to Italian travel regulations is required.
• Programs and courses are subject to change. 

Cancellation Policy

Touro does not own or provide all of the services, facilities or travel arrangements included in this program. Aside from academic programming, these are provided by third parties. If you have a medical condition or mobility issues, please let us know before making a deposit so that we can engage in an interactive dialogue. All itineraries are subject to availability. Touro reserves the right to modify, amend, postpone or cancel the program – or any part thereof -  and refund participants to issues related to any force majeure, including but not limited to, serious security problems such as terrorism, hostilities, instability, war significant risks to human health such as the outbreak of a serious disease at the travel destination (including but not limited to pandemics and epidemics), acts, announcements, mandates guidance, decrees or orders by governments or local authorities or natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, weather conditions which make it impossible to travel safely to the destination or achieve the full vision of the planned experience and other events such as strikes, civil strife, high/low water levels, hostilities, Covid-19 or any other pandemic, instability, war, mandate, or practice that could prevent participants to enter Italy or achieve the full vision of the planned experience. The limit of Touro’s liability in any such event will be to refund amounts previously made.

If you have a medical condition or mobility issues, please inform us before making a deposit to ensure proper accommodations. 

Reserve your spot today—space is limited! 

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