What is Menora

World Jewish Organization for the Youth 5782

 

Menora is a non-profit organization which bases itself on Judaism’s ethical values. It’s aim is to train young people committed to building a more just and noble world.

Chief Rabbi Isaac Sacca founded the organization in 2000.

 

Each year, about 3,000 young people play an active role in one or more of the activities Menora has to offer.

 

Since its inception, more than 45,000 young people have participated in the organization’s various programs.

 

ProgramsMission

Rabino Isaac Sacca – Founder and president

Headquarters

Menora Chella & Moise Safra Center – Mapa de Google

Menora headquarters is located in the Chella & Moise Safra Center, in Buenos Aires. Menora has four other offices in Argentina, as well as sub-offices and representatives in Jerusalem, London, New York, Rome, Madrid, Uruguay, Miami and several other cities in the world.

 

HEADQUARTERS

 

Chella & Moise Safra Center

Chella & Moise Safra have always supported Menora’s programs from its inception. As pioneers in innovation, Chella and Moise Safra embarked together with Menora on the construction of a luxury center for young people.

 

The Chella & Moise Safra Center is located in Buenos Aires’ Palermo neighborhood. The center has 3,400 m2 distributed over five floors, designed so that young people have a home away from home.

 

OTHER LOCATIONS

 

Menora Villa Crespo

The Menora Olami Villa Crespo Center is located in the neighborhood with the largest Jewish population in Latin America.

 

Menora House Almagro

An exclusive center for adolescents between 12 and 17 years old, located in the neighborhood of Almagro.

 

Menora Summer Point

During the holidays, Menora organizes activities in cities where large numbers of young Jews vacation.

 

Mission - Vision - Values

Mission:

To assume the universal responsibility as Jews to preserve and pass on our own tradition.

To focus on inspiring young people, through education and training, to provide ethical, humane, cultural and moral contributions of the Torah’s heritage for the well-being of society.

 

Vision:

To innovatively provide young people with training that:

  • Helps them assume responsibility for the world to then seek to improve it.
  • Gives them the courage and bravery to be entrepreneurs.
  • Provides them with the tools that facilitate the realization of their ventures.
  • Simultaneously nurtures them with ethical values and fills them with purpose so that they achieve their goals, resulting in people who accomplish goals that are a contribution to society and the common good.

 

Values:

  • Morality, ethics and love as the fundamental basis.
  • The Torah as source of divine revelation.
  • Youth as the hope of humanity.
  • Respect for God and all human beings.
  • Quality and excellence as work conditions.
  • Serious and thorough study and understanding of tradition without reform or extremism.

 

WHO SPONSORS MENORA?

Prestigious and committed foundations support and sponsor this organization, including:

AREAS

YOUTH

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: 17 to 28 years old
TEENAGERS: 12 to 17 years old
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS: 28 to 35 years old

To inspire the youth

With the aim of training young people as responsible adults, with a positive attitude towards life, the Menora Youth area – adolescents, university students and young professionals – provides, in various parts of Argentina and the world, help to young entrepreneurs, educational and recreational centers, interaction programs, meeting spaces, social training, courses and activities throughout the year.

JEWISH COMMUNITY

Adults and family

To serve the community

Kehila Menora is the space in which young people, children and families meet, enjoy and connect through social events, Tefilot, Shabbat, Hagim. It keeps Jewish traditions alive and in force, adapting to the needs of new generations.

SOCIETY

Citizens regardless of age, creed or nationality

 

To benefit the world

Promotion of programs and activities to raise awareness of the physical and emotional health of young people of all beliefs in Latin America, with the focus on keeping them away from addictions.

EDUCATORS

Rabbis, educators, teachers, heads and community leaders

 

Leadership training

Center for higher education in multidisciplinary community leadership, for the training of educators, managers, leaders, rabbis, madrichim, teachers and professionals. It has academic institutes, a religious studies center and thematic seminaries. Many of the programs are in conjunction with the UP University in Buenos Aires.

 

TEAM

Menora is an organization run by rabbis prepared to serve and spiritually assist the participants through all the programs and services offered by the organization.

 

Its general director, Rabbi Gabriel Sacca, heads the Menora Staff. He is accompanied by a distinguished team of professionals, including rabbis, teachers, psychologists, educators, scientists, technicians and operators, amongst others.

 

Chief Rabbi Isaac Sacca, who sets the organization’s policies and directives, serves as President of Menora.

PROGRAMS

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CONTACT

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