Who This Is For
Men who carry serious responsibilities — a business, a practice, a family — and want their learning to carry the same seriousness. No yeshiva schedule is assumed; the seder is fixed weekly and built around a working life.
Torah Learning · Online · With the Rav
Online Smicha Learning for Professionals
A weekly online seder with Rav Rom Tuvia Leibner of the Old City of Tzfat — in a small group, or one-on-one — for professionals and serious baalei batim who want real command of practical halacha, learned from the sources to the standard of smicha.
How It Works
The core format is a small group — a handful of serious learners in a fixed weekly online seder, learning b'iyun from the sources: Gemara, Shulchan Aruch, and the Poskim, toward real command of the area. One-on-one learning with the Rav is available as the premium arrangement for those who want the seder built entirely around them.
The Standard
This is learning with a Rav, not a recorded course. Preparation is expected, and questions are pursued to their roots. Arrangements toward formal smicha examination — the Rabbanut's own examinations, which candidates sit independently — are discussed individually.
The Tracks
Each track is a complete seder in one area of halacha, learned from the sources to practical clarity.
Track
Choshen Mishpat — Business Halacha
The halacha of money as it meets real business: partnerships, contracts, ribbis, workers, obligations.
Track
Issur v'Heter
The classic first smicha track — kashrus learned from its foundations to the practical questions of a modern kitchen.
Track
Taharas Hamishpacha
Hilchos Niddah, learned with the precision and the sensitivity the subject demands.
Track
Hilchos Shabbos
From the foundations of the melachos to their modern applications.
Track
Chuppah v'Kiddushin
The halachic architecture of Jewish marriage — kiddushin, the kesubah, and the wedding itself.
FAQ
Do I need a yeshiva background?
You need seriousness. Fit is assessed honestly and personally in the inquiry conversation — describe where you are holding, and the Rav will tell you plainly whether this seder suits you.
Is this a recorded course?
No. Live learning with the Rav, weekly, online — a seder, not a subscription.
Group or one-on-one?
Most learners join a small group. One-on-one is the premium arrangement, for those who want the seder built entirely around their pace, schedule, and questions.
What about testing and smicha itself?
Arrangements toward formal smicha examination — the Rabbanut's own examinations, which candidates apply for and sit independently — are discussed individually, and should be confirmed directly with the Rav before being relied upon.
What does it cost?
Terms are discussed personally as part of the inquiry. Serious learning carries a serious commitment in both directions.
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An inquiry is a conversation, not a commitment. It opens as a WhatsApp message to the Rav — nothing is stored on this site.
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