OU-JLIC Couple
The Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (OU-JLIC) is a partnership between Hillel and the Orthodox Union (OU), a program that helps Orthodox students navigate the college environment and balance their Jewish commitments with their desire to engage the secular world. In addition, OU-JLIC provides avenues for spiritual development and exploration for Jewish students from varied backgrounds; JLIC presents a positive, sophisticated and welcoming face for Orthodox Judaism on campus.
OU-JLIC places Orthodox Rabbinic couples to serve as Torah educators at Hillel. At Rutgers, we are blessed to have Rabbi Tzvi Wohlgelernter and his wife Tali as our campus JLIC educators. They offer weekly Shiurim and classes, bring guest speakers and events to campus, and help make key Orthodox necessities, such as kashrut, eruv, chagim and Shabbat, easier to observe and more meaningful.
The Wohlgelernters and their 4 young children live right on campus, and frequently host students at their home for Shabbos and other events. They learn one on one, B’Chavruta, with students, and love to just get together and talk about whatever issues are important to students. See below for their bios!
OU-JLIC places Orthodox Rabbinic couples to serve as Torah educators at Hillel. At Rutgers, we are blessed to have Rabbi Tzvi Wohlgelernter and his wife Tali as our campus JLIC educators. They offer weekly Shiurim and classes, bring guest speakers and events to campus, and help make key Orthodox necessities, such as kashrut, eruv, chagim and Shabbat, easier to observe and more meaningful.
The Wohlgelernters and their 4 young children live right on campus, and frequently host students at their home for Shabbos and other events. They learn one on one, B’Chavruta, with students, and love to just get together and talk about whatever issues are important to students. See below for their bios!
Rabbi Tzvi and Tali Wohlgelernter
Rabbi Tzvi Wohlgelernter – Grew up in Toronto. He studied in Yeshivat Sha’alvim for two years. After which he served in the Nachal Brigade of the IDF. Then after marrying Tali, he went on to receive a BA in psychology from the Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, Illinois. He has semicha from Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh and Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg, and is on his way to receiving semicha from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. Tzvi is also a certified psychotherapist from the Family Institute of Jerusalem. Tzvi has taught Rav Kook’s philosophy and Chassidut at MATAN center for woman’s learning. Over the last year and half Tzvi has served as the Interim Rabbi for Beit Knesset Ohel Ari in Ra’anana. He enjoys tisches, hockey (classic Canadian) and jamming with his guitar.
Tali Wohlgelernter– Grew up in Chicago. She studied at Sha’alvim for Women for a year and a half. After her time in Israel Tali received her BA in Judaic studies from the Anne Blitstein Teachers Institue in Chicago. After receving her BA, Tali went on to study photography. In 2010, Tali moved to Israel where she continued to study photography and also became a certified international makeup artist. Over the last 3 years Tali has been teaching in a gap year program for post high school girls, called Midreshet Torat Chessed. Additionally Tali is a certified teacher of family purity from Tzohar. Tali loves shopping for new makeup, cooking (and eating), and hosting people in her home.
Tali Wohlgelernter– Grew up in Chicago. She studied at Sha’alvim for Women for a year and a half. After her time in Israel Tali received her BA in Judaic studies from the Anne Blitstein Teachers Institue in Chicago. After receving her BA, Tali went on to study photography. In 2010, Tali moved to Israel where she continued to study photography and also became a certified international makeup artist. Over the last 3 years Tali has been teaching in a gap year program for post high school girls, called Midreshet Torat Chessed. Additionally Tali is a certified teacher of family purity from Tzohar. Tali loves shopping for new makeup, cooking (and eating), and hosting people in her home.
