Bnot Torah Institute
Sharfman's
Ramat Eshkol, Jerusalem · Year after high school
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A seminary that says it has taught young Orthodox Jewish women for more than 40 years in a student-centered setting, with small interactive classes at three levels from intermediate to advanced.
At a glance
- Size
- The FAQ cites 50 faculty members to 50 students, and an average class size of 12-14. Source: the school's website pages listed under Where this comes from
- Outlook, in its words
- Orthodox; stresses Torah study, character growth and love and respect for the Land of Israel Source: the school's website pages listed under Where this comes from
- Program
- Year after high school; a second year (Shana Bet) is offered Source: the school's website pages listed under Where this comes from
- Location
- Ramat Eshkol, Jerusalem Source: the school's website pages listed under Where this comes from
- Housing
- Dorm with an 11:30 PM curfew; breakfast on class days, dairy lunches and meat dinners provided. Source: the school's website pages listed under Where this comes from
- Price
- Not published. Ask what's included.
Learning, cost and credit
- What's taught
- Three academic levels, Small classes (12-14), Beit Midrash, Chavruta learning, Character development
- Who runs it
- Rabbi Label Sharfman, Founder and Dean
- Also on their site
- Aliyot Program (monthly intensive learning initiative across Shana Alef and Shana Bet)
- Chessed program
- Tiyulim and overnights
- Wednesday evening events
- Price
- No price is published on their website. Ask the school, and ask what's included.
- Masa grants
- Their site says students are eligible for a Masa grant through the Bnot Torah/Masa application, with an extra need-based Masa grant for those who qualify. How Masa works
- College credit
- Their FAQ says many colleges (naming Touro and Stern) transfer 32-36 credits based on the transcript, and that joint programs exist with Touro College and Excelsior College. It is on Yeshiva University's list of Israel Program schools. How credit works
Photos and videos
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Where it is
Address on their website: 27 Yam Suf Street, Jerusalem
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Nearby
Straight-line distances, to give a sense of the area. Walking and driving routes are longer.
- Ammunition Hill light rail stop1.3 km · 0.8 mi
- Machane Yehuda Market1.8 km · 1.1 mi
- Central Bus Station and Yitzhak Navon train station1.9 km · 1.2 mi
- Zion Square and Ben Yehuda Street2.1 km · 1.3 mi
- Sacher Park2.5 km · 1.6 mi
- Ben Gurion Airport39.0 km · 24.2 mi
The area in pictures
These show the neighborhood, not the school itself.
The year in detail
As described on the school's own website. A missing heading means their site didn't say.
- A typical day
- The posted weekly schedule runs Sunday to Thursday: Tefillah Club, morning classes and Beit Midrash, lunch and a break, afternoon classes, dinner and night classes. Several afternoon and evening slots are free time and personal learning, one afternoon a week is chessed, one night is 'Bayit Cham' and clubs, and one night is mishmar programming.
- Shabbat
- A Shabbaton about once a month, each with a theme. The site says students do not need to look for a place for Shabbat or Yom Tov and may stay at the school's facilities and celebrate with friends and local faculty. A faculty-led second Pesach Seder is held for students who stay in Israel.
- Trips
- The home page counts 23+ tiyulim a year, including overnight trips in the north and the south.
- Chesed and volunteering
- Once a week students volunteer locally: visiting the elderly at an old age home, working with special needs children in their homes, helping young mothers, or making sandwiches and packing groceries for families in need. A Chessed Coordinator meets each student to choose a placement.
- Campus and housing
- Beit Midrash with Hebrew and English sefarim that can be borrowed; dorm apartments with kitchens; three daily meals (breakfast, dairy lunch, meat dinner) plus an afternoon soup.
- Rules they publish
- Curfew: students must be back in the dorm by 11:30 PM; extensions can be given by the Mechanechet for special circumstances. The FAQ refers to a Code of Conduct document.
- After the year
- The FAQ says most colleges accept 32-36 transfer credits, and there are joint programs with Touro College and Excelsior College. The school reports nearly 2,000 alumni and holds alumnae get-togethers in cities such as Los Angeles, Baltimore and New York. The site also mentions an 'Aliyot Program'.
- Staff named on their site
- Mrs. Hindy Fuld - Mechanechet
- Rabbi Menachem Nissel - Educator
- Rav Mordechai Burg - Educator
- Mrs. Batsheva Freilich - Rakezet
- Mrs. Debbi Nissel - Head Aim Bayit
Questions their website answers
- What is your curfew policy?
- Students must be back in the dorm by 11:30 PM, and a Mechanechet can approve an extension for special circumstances.
- Will I receive college credits?
- Most colleges accept 32-36 transfer credits, and joint programs are available with Touro College and Excelsior College.
- Does Bnot Torah/Sharfman's serve any meals?
- Breakfast is served every day that classes meet, along with a dairy lunch and a catered meat dinner.
