Sefer, an academic umbrella organization uniting scholars, young researches, graduate and undergraduate students of academic Jewish studies from across the FSU. Sefer organizes one-week schools in a number of different regions of important Jewish significance, academic conferences in Jewish studies, publishes several annual academic publications with recently conducted research, sends academics and junior faculty to teach mini-courses at universities across the FSU, and directs Eshnav, a three-week study program at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem for select students and junior faculty.