About the program
Women from overseas joining the first-year (Shiur Alef) group, who the site says make up about a third of that group and learn alongside Israeli students in a Hebrew-speaking setting.
A yeshiva for women with a Gemara-centered curriculum (four in-depth and three survey sessions a week), where overseas students are integrated with Israeli students. Classes are taught in Hebrew, with a regular Gemara review class in English and an English-speaking support staff (overseas program director, eim bayit and madricha). Overseas students also get their own trips and programming, and live in shared dorm units on the kibbutz.
The facts
- Type
- Seminary
- Location
- Kibbutz Kfar Etzion, 9191200
- Rosh Yeshiva
- Rabbanit Hanna Godinger (Dreyfuss)
- Founded
- 2018
- Number of students
- Not published on the program's website. Ask the program.
- Tuition
- $25,000 USD for the year, including the non-refundable registration fee of $3,500 USD, tuition, room and board, and extra-curricular programming (academic year not stated on the page; applications currently open are for 2026-2027) See it on their site
- College credit
- Not published on the program's website. Ask the program.
- Housing and meals
- Dormitory units on Kibbutz Kfar Etzion, each with two bedrooms shared between overseas and Israeli students (maximum two per room, four per unit), with mini fridge and kettle. Three meals a day provided; student kitchen and free laundry. Dorms are open year-round, including vacations.
- Tracks and options
- Overseas Program
- Shiur Alef
- Shiur Bet
- Sulam
- Advanced Shiurim
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://yeshivat.drisha.org/en/
- https://yeshivat.drisha.org/en/en-programs/overseas/
- https://yeshivat.drisha.org/en/our-story/
- https://yeshivat.drisha.org/en/our-story/our-staff/
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