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Machon Chana is a private religious college for Jewish women affiliated with the Chabad Hasidic movement and geared toward Baalot Teshuva – women from secular backgrounds who become more observant. The school is located in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.[1]
The school was founded in 1972 as an institution educating women from non-Orthodox backgrounds in an orthodox Jewish environment. The school is open to women of any age, and focuses on Torah study.[2]
The Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem M. Schneerson saw this institution as a way to introduce young Jewish women from non-orthodox backgrounds to orthodox Judaism through academic means.[3]
Sara Labkowski is the founder and executive director of Machon Chana.[4]
The goals of Machon Chana as described in its mission statement are:
Hundreds of women from all over the world study at the school annually. The backgrounds of the women attending the school vary with some arriving not knowing the Hebrew alphabet.[4]
Machon Chana offers part-time and full-time options for students. Seminary students can study for a few days to years. Students can pursue online or dual degrees including bachelor and master degrees through partnerships with the Yeshiva Initiatives Educational Programs and Bellevue University.[6][7]
Machon Chana offers classes related to Hebrew, Yiddish, Jewish law, Jewish homes, Jewish ethics, and other topics related to Judaism.[8]
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