Seminaries in Israel for English speakers

Aish Gesher Women (efg@aish)

Rechavya, Jerusalem

Post-high-school women; describes itself as a Jerusalem-based post-high-school seminary program.

• College credit info

Baer Miriam

Har Nof, Jerusalem

A seminary for young women; the site says classes cater to all levels of students.

Bnos Chava Seminary

Jerusalem

Young women from North and South America, Europe and South Africa seeking a year of intensive Jewish studies in Israel.

• College credit info

Darchei Binah Women's School for Advanced Torah Studies

Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem

Young women seeking advanced Torah study in Jerusalem (the site does not spell out entry requirements).

Havineini Bais Yaakov Seminary

Mattersdorf, Jerusalem

Young women who have finished high school; the site lists feeder high schools from North America, Europe and elsewhere.

• College credit info

Maalot Yerushalayim

Har Nof, Jerusalem

Shana Beis (second-year) students aged 19 and up who, in the site's words, are fully Bais Yaakov-aligned in values and standards; some work as madrichot.

• College credit info

Machon Maayan

Givat Washington

Young women from a range of backgrounds on a year-in-Israel seminary program designed for English speakers; classes are offered at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.

Machon Shoshanat Yerushalayim

Jerusalem

Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies - Women's Program

Rechavia, Jerusalem

Women aged 20 and older from varied backgrounds and countries (the year/semester program is listed for ages 20-29).

Me'ohr Bais Yaakov

Beit Hakerem, Jerusalem

Michlalah - The Linda Pinsky School for Overseas Students (Machal)

Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem

Women from abroad spending a year after high school in text-based Torah study at an advanced level; admission includes an entrance exam and interview.

• College credit info

Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim (MMY)

Jerusalem

Post-high-school women seeking a year of intensive, text-based Torah study; visits and interviews are held at yeshiva high schools in North America and the UK.

• College credit info
• Masa

Midreshet AMIT

Jerusalem

Young women spending a year in Israel who want to combine Torah study with daily hands-on work with children.

Midreshet Amudim

City Center, Jerusalem

Describes itself as an Israel gap-year seminary program for post-high-school Modern Orthodox Jewish women.

Midreshet Darkaynu (The Elaine and Norm Brodsky Midreshet Darkaynu program)

Jerusalem

Religious young women with special needs who want a year in Israel.

• Masa

Midreshet Ein Hanatziv

North

Students from abroad who want to study at an Israeli midrasha in an integrated program.

Midreshet Eshel

Old City, Jerusalem

Young women who want a year of Jewish learning in Israel in a Sephardic setting; the site subtitles itself 'Sephardic Seminary'.

• College credit info
• Masa

Midreshet HaRova (Overseas Program)

Jewish Quarter, Old City, Jerusalem

Motivated young women from around the world on a one-year post-high-school program; the site describes its framework as religious Zionist.

• Masa

Midreshet Lev

Neve Shamir, Ramat Beit Shemesh

Motivated students from a variety of high schools who want an academic, warm, halachically committed, religious Zionist environment (the school's own wording).

• College credit info

Midreshet Lindenbaum (The Maria and Joel Finkle Overseas Program)

Arnona, Jerusalem

Young women from abroad who want text-based learning in a beit midrash setting, studying alongside Israeli and South American students.

• Tuition published
• Masa

Midreshet Moriah

Jerusalem

Young women from a range of high schools (girls-only, co-ed, Bais Yaakov, community schools and NCSY) spending a year in Israel; the school describes itself as a Dati-Leumi (Religious Zionist) seminary.

• College credit info

Midreshet Rachel v'Chaya (MRC) College of Jewish Studies for Women

Givat Shaul, Jerusalem

English-speaking women in their 20s and 30s, mostly university students, graduates and professionals, of varying Jewish backgrounds; applicants need a basic commitment to traditional observance and the ability to read Hebrew.

• Masa

Midreshet Tehillah

Jerusalem

Young women from yeshiva high schools and out-of-town Bais Yaakov schools in America and England, along with some baalei teshuva and NCSY students, who are committed to halacha.

• College credit info

Midreshet Torah v'Avodah (MTVA)

Jerusalem

Young women on a gap year in Israel; the program is run by Bnei Akiva of the US & Canada, which the site calls a Religious Zionist youth movement.

Midreshet Torat Chessed (MTC) - The Ira & Diana Riklis Seminary

Netanya

Young women on a year in Israel who want to combine Torah study with daily work with children at a children's home.

Migdal Oz – Stella K. Abraham Beit Midrash for Women (Overseas Program)

Kibbutz Migdal Oz, Gush Etzion

High school graduates from Israel and abroad (and those finishing a first or second year of further study); overseas applicants need good Hebrew, since the program is integrated with Israeli students.

• College credit info
• Masa

Nachlas Bais Yaakov

Jerusalem

• Tuition published

Neve Yerushalayim

Har Nof, Jerusalem

Jewish women from less affiliated backgrounds, from beginners with little or no Jewish education (Mechina) to those with intermediate knowledge.

• College credit info
• Masa

Nishmat – Shana Ba'Aretz

Pat, Jerusalem

Post-high-school women from abroad who are committed to Torah study and want to learn alongside Israeli peers in an Israeli beit midrash.

• College credit info
• Masa

Rinas Bais Yaakov

Jerusalem

Sha'alvim for Women

Malcha, Jerusalem

Post-high-school women who want to become independent Torah learners, in a program committed to Torat Yisrael, Am Yisrael, Eretz Yisrael and Medinat Yisrael.

• College credit info

Shalem (World Bnei Akiva)

Israel

Young women from abroad doing a year of Sherut Leumi (Israeli national service).

Sharfman's/Bnot Torah

Ramat Eshkol, Jerusalem

Young Orthodox Jewish women, mainly from the United States and Canada, at intermediate to advanced levels.

• College credit info
• Masa

She'arim College for Jewish Women

Har Nof, Jerusalem

Young women seeking depth in their Jewish lives, whether already committed to Torah observance or just beginning to explore it.

Tiferet

Ramat Beit Shemesh, Beit Shemesh

Post-high-school women serious about Torah learning and religious growth, from North America, England, Switzerland and Australia.

• College credit info

Yeshivat Drisha

Gush Etzion, Kibbutz Kfar Etzion

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.

• Tuition published

Zimras Chaim Seminary

Israel

• Tuition published
• College credit info