About the program
Jewish, English-speaking male college graduates in their 20s and 30s with limited background in Jewish learning.
An intensive full-time program in one- and two-year tracks in which a single cohort follows a unified curriculum of Talmud, Chumash, Halacha, prayer, Jewish philosophy, Mussar and Hebrew textual skills, with one-on-one tutoring. All classes are taught in English. Students live, study and eat on the campus, and are placed with host families for Shabbat meals.
The facts
- Type
- Yeshiva
- Location
- Har Nof, Jerusalem
- Rosh Yeshiva & Co-Founder
- Rabbi Beryl Gershenfeld
- Founded
- 1982
- Program length
- Nine-month academic year, early September to mid-June; one- and two-year tracks
- Number of students
- Not published on the program's website. Ask the program.
- Tuition
- Annual Tuition: $15,500. Tuition includes: full-time schedule; 24/7 access to facilities, library, and gym; regular one-on-one tutoring sessions; hot, home-cooked meals throughout the academic year; Shabbat placements with host families. Airfare, medical insurance, books and personal expenses are not included. (Academic year not specified on the page.) See it on their site
- College credit
- Not published on the program's website. Ask the program.
- Housing and meals
- On-site dormitories with 2-3 students per room, shared showers, bathrooms and a laundry room on each floor; meals prepared on site by a full-time chef; gym.
- Tracks and options
- One-year track
- Two-year track
Where this information comes from
Everything on this page was taken from the program's own website and last checked on October 2, 2026. Details change, so confirm with the program before you rely on them. The photo shows Jaffa Gate, Old City of Jerusalem, not the program or its campus.
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