About the program
Geared, in its words, to the highly motivated Bais Yaakov high school graduate. Interviews are held in New York and New Jersey.
A seminary with a year of studies leading to a diploma and teacher certification. Its brochure describes Chumash, Nach, mussar and machshava, and halacha, an Advanced Track with Hebrew-speaking rabbonim, a teacher training program with special-education courses, monthly Yemei Iyun, small discussion groups in teachers' homes, and Shabbosos in communities around Israel. Its website says registration for the coming year is closed, and the newest information it posts is for 2024-25, so ask the office about this year.
The facts
- Type
- Seminary
- Location
- 3 Ibn Shaprut Street, Shaarei Chesed, Jerusalem
- Menaheles; Assistant Principal (2023-24 staff list)
- Mrs. M. Hochster; Mrs. N. Feigenbaum
- Number of students
- About 105 (2024-25 brochure)
- Tuition
- $28,000 for 2024-25, an earlier year, from the school's brochure. It covers classes, room and board, school trips and its Jerusalem programs, and excludes airfare, the $150 application fee and medical coverage. Ask the school for the current figure. See it on their site Compare tuition
- College credit
- 2024-25 brochure lists affiliations with Touro (and its Chicago and Los Angeles affiliates), TTI, Eastwick College, WITS and Maalot, with Pell and state grants for eligible students.
- Housing and meals
- Dorm, dining room and classrooms share one building in Shaarei Chesed, with madrichos living in the dorm. The 2024-25 brochure says meals are served all year, including Shabbos and Yom Tov.
- Tracks and options
- Teacher certification
- Advanced Track
- Monthly Yemei Iyun
- In-house scholarships for families in need
The year in detail
- The week and the year
- From the 2023-24 schedule in its brochure: davening and breakfast, then morning and afternoon classes in Chumash, Nach, halacha, mussar and hashkafa, pedagogy and Tefilla, with some evening classes. Night classes and electives carry no exams or homework.
- Shabbat
- Some Shabbosos the whole school goes to a community elsewhere in Israel and students stay with local families; some are Dormitory Shabbosos the students prepare themselves. On the other Shabbosos students may stay in the dorm, with meals provided, or go to relatives or friends.
- Trips
- Day trips and overnight trips to the north and the south, and monthly walking tours of Jerusalem.
- Campus and dorms
- One building in Shaarei Chesed holds the dorm, dining room and classrooms, with a courtyard, air-conditioned rooms, an exercise room, a computer room and a library.
From the school's own website, read in October 2026 for our sister site Seminary Guide. More on Seminary Guide (opens in a new tab)
The pages it comes from
The neighborhood
Photos of the area around the seminary, not of the seminary itself.
Daily life in Jerusalem
From Jerusalem Local, a city guide by the same publisher.
- Jerusalem for seminary and yeshiva students
Visa, phone and Rav-Kav, Shabbat, urgent care, safety
- A seminary or yeshiva year in Jerusalem
The practical guide for students and parents
Where this information comes from
Everything on this page was taken from the program's own website and last checked on November 2, 2026. Details change, so confirm with the program before you rely on them. The photo shows Old City of Jerusalem, not the program or its campus.
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