About the program
Post-high-school women from abroad who are committed to Torah study and want to learn alongside Israeli peers in an Israeli beit midrash.
Shana Ba'Aretz places overseas students inside Nishmat's Israeli midrasha, living and learning with Israeli post-high-school students. Support includes a dedicated English-speaking rakezet, guidance from the program staff, and trips with the Israelis plus extra trips for overseas students.
The facts
- Type
- Seminary
- Location
- 26a Berl Locker, Pat, Jerusalem 9328249
- Dean
- Rabbanit Yoetzet Halacha Atara Eis
- Founded
- 1990
- Number of students
- Not published on the program's website. Ask the program.
- Tuition
- Not published on the program's website. Ask the program.
- College credit
- Site refers students to Yeshiva University's Joint Israel Program
- Masa
- The program's website says it is a Masa Israel program.
- Housing and meals
- Fees include dormitory and two meals a day (including a hot lunch); students room with Israelis and other English speakers.
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 Old City of Jerusalem, not the program or its campus.
- https://nishmat.co.il/en/program/shana-baaretz/
- https://nishmat.co.il/en/about/
- https://nishmat.co.il/en/contact-us/
- https://nishmat.co.il/en/sba-registration/
- https://nishmat.co.il/en/financial-aid/
- https://nishmat.co.il/en/masa-israel/
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