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Aish, formerly known as Aish HaTorah (), is a Orthodox Judaism educational organization. The focus of Aish is the spread of traditional Judaism and Jewish culture to Jews around the globe, utilizing a significant online presence made up of its website, Aish.com, and various social media channels.
In addition to the educational organization, the organization's main campus in Jerusalem also includes a yeshiva and a women's seminary, as well as several other in-person programs. In the late 1990s, the Los Angeles branch of Aish pioneered the speed dating concept as a way to promote marriages between Jewish partners.
In 2001, as part of its outreach and advocacy, Aish set up the Hasbara Fellowships, an initiative designed to combat anti-Israel ideas on North American college campuses, in collaboration with the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
The organization operates a website at Aish.com that attracts a global audience. Among the services offered are live chat sessions with Rabbis who are available to answer questions.
In the late 1998, Rabbi Yaakov Deyo, then Educational Director of the Los Angeles branch of Aish, invented the speed dating concept. Speed dating events under the auspices of Aish have continued to the present, designed to promote marriages between Jewish partners and thus continue the Jewish tradition.
In 2001, the Israeli Foreign Ministry worked with Aish HaTorah to create the Hasbara Fellowships, an initiative designed to combat anti-Israel ideas on North American college campuses.
In December 2013, Aish HaTorah of New York filed suit against its former chief financial officer Jacob Fetman to enforce a Beth Din ruling that Fetman had stolen $20 million in funds from the organization.
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