Hadar Institute (Mechon Hadar) is the umbrella organization for Yeshivat Hadar, the first full-time egalitarian yeshiva in North America. Hadar programming intends to empower Jews creating passionate and vibrant Jewish learning communities committed to religious and spiritual growth and textual fluency invTaNaKh, Midrash, Talmud, Halakha, liturgy, and theology. Hadar's community grants support individualized projects and social justice initiatives which students take home to their local communities.