TORAH UNIVERSITY
Meet the founder.
Torah teaching, meaningful practice and a community that keeps learning.
MEET THE FOUNDER
Rabbi Doniel Aryeh
Founder of Torah University, home of Kabbalah University.
Torah University brings together his Torah and Kabbalah teaching, books and community programs in one learning home. The aim is to help students build a steady learning practice, ask thoughtful questions and bring what they learn into daily life.
A home for study and connection
Learn with sources
Explore Torah foundations, weekly parsha, Jewish practice and Kabbalah through courses, lectures and learning resources.
Visit the public library →Make learning a practice
Use short lessons, quizzes and study activities to return to an idea, check your understanding and keep growing.
Explore the learning lab →Grow into responsibility
The House Builder program introduces a path from student to community builder, with supervised practice and TU guidance.
Discover the Builder program →A LIVING RABBINIC FAMILY HERITAGE
The Torah continues through you.
A family heritage reaching back over two centuries. A new chapter at Torah University.
Follow the family timeline →
- 1824–1883
Rabbi Abraham Judah
HaKohen Shwartzקול אריה
The Kol Aryeh. Torah scholarship, responsa and communal leadership.
Scanned book page shown - THE NEXT GENERATION
Rabbi Chaim Tzvi
Ehrenreichקב חיים
The Kol Aryeh’s maternal grandson. The author of Kav Chayim.
Scanned book page shown - TORAH UNIVERSITY · 2026
Rabbi Doniel Aryeh
EhrenreichOne Torah at a time.
Continuing his family’s Torah heritage through teaching, guidance and a community of learners.
- THE STORY CONTINUES
Who will carry
the Torah forward?Future generations of the family—and you, the next student and teacher.
Explore the path from learning to leadership →
OUR STUDENTS’ WORDS
Learning that becomes part of life.
Approachable teaching. A steady practice. A community to grow with.
Kate Ayelet Benediktsson
Skool review · August 2026
Making Hebrew feel approachable
“Best online learning experience.”
Kate describes finding Hebrew learning more approachable after earlier difficulties. She credits enjoyable lessons and the teacher’s care for helping her feel motivated.
Summary of the reviewer’s own experience.Ivy Winslow
Skool review · August 2026
Lessons that stay with you
“The Rabbi makes learning fun.”
Ivy highlights a teaching method that helps lessons stick, with encouragement to put the principles into practice in everyday life.
Summary of the reviewer’s own experience.Miriam Ahuvah BenSpinoza
Skool review · August 2026
A place to learn and belong
“A community where I feel like home.”
Miriam describes receiving guidance in Torah and Jewish practice while finding a sense of belonging in the community.
Summary of the reviewer’s own experience.Snapshot · October 20, 2026
Non-owner accounts, including free learners. These are saved learning records, not a graduation or retention rate.
Begin with one verse and one good question.
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