Rabbi Dov Drizin of Valley Chabad in Woodcliff Lake will lead the Academy of Jewish Studies’ new six-session course, “Portraits in Leadership: Timeless Tales for Inspired Living,” beginning Feb. 2

The course, released worldwide for Chabad through its adult-education arm, the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute, is “one part history, one part biography — all parts uplifting inspiration,” according to Drizin. “It is about decisions made 2,000 years ago that continue to shape the contours of contemporary Jewish life.”

For information, call (201) 476-0157 or e-mail [email protected]. The Chabad Center of Passaic County in Wayne offers the class from Feb. 1 to March 8, led by Rabbi Michel Gurkov. For information, call (973) 694-6274 or visit www.myJLI.com.