Maalot Yerushalayim
Har Nof (Neve Yerushalayim campus), Jerusalem · Year after high school
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A Shana Beis (second-year) program for women aged 19 and up, on the Neve Yerushalayim campus. Students take high-level Kodesh classes together with college-level Chol courses, or Chol only, in tracks such as education, psychology, speech, science, computer science, business and graphic design. It says all its courses have been recommended for college credit since 1984, and most students go on to a B.A. from Gratz College.
At a glance
- Size
- The site describes "a small, tightly knit group of friends"; no number is given. Source: the school's website pages listed under Where this comes from
- Outlook, in its words
- "Fully Bais Yaakov–aligned in values and standards" 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
- Har Nof (Neve Yerushalayim campus), Jerusalem Source: the school's website pages listed under Where this comes from
- Housing
- Students live in the dorm on the Neve campus, which a dorm mother, Mrs. Powitz, runs. Students who arrange their own housing can say so on the application. Source: the school's website pages listed under Where this comes from
- Price
- Not published. Ask what's included.
Not on their website when we checked: founding year.
Learning, cost and credit
- What's taught
- Kodesh: Hashkafa and in-depth Halacha, Weekly mini Yemei Iyun with guest speakers, College-level Chol courses, Education, Psychology, Speech, Science, Computer Science, Business, Graphic Design
- Who runs it
- Mrs. Bonnie Hartman, Academic Dean
- Also on their site
- Kodesh and Chol
- Chol only
- Weekly Yemei Iyun
- Organized Shabbatot
- CLEP tests
- Price
- No price is published on their website. Ask the school, and ask what's included.
- Masa grants
- Their website doesn't say. Most year programs are registered with Masa, so ask. How Masa works
- College credit
- Their site says all Kodesh and Chol courses have been recommended for credit by ACE / NCCRS since 1984, with Kodesh courses evaluated as upper-level college classes, and that a partnership with Gratz College leads to a regionally accredited bachelor's degree. CLEP tests are also offered. How credit works
Where it is
Address on their website: 1 Beit Yitzchak Street, Har Nof, Jerusalem (Neve Yerushalayim campus)
See it on the map
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Pin placed at the address on their website.
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Nearby
Straight-line distances, to give a sense of the area. Walking and driving routes are longer.
- Mount Herzl2.0 km · 1.2 mi
- Central Bus Station and Yitzhak Navon train station2.6 km · 1.6 mi
- Hebrew University, Givat Ram2.8 km · 1.7 mi
- Sacher Park3.2 km · 2.0 mi
- Israel Museum3.3 km · 2.0 mi
- Ben Gurion Airport36.6 km · 22.7 mi
The area in pictures
These show the neighborhood, not the school itself.
Everyday life around here
From Jerusalem Local, a city guide by the same publisher: the practical side of a year in Jerusalem.
- Maalot Yerushalayim in the Jerusalem Local directory (opens in a new tab)
map pin, pharmacies, seforim shops and laundries nearby
- Living in Har Nof (opens in a new tab)
shops, shuls and buses in the neighborhood
- Jerusalem for seminary and yeshiva students (opens in a new tab)
visa, phone and Rav-Kav, Shabbat, urgent care, safety
- A seminary or yeshiva year in Jerusalem (opens in a new tab)
the practical guide for students and parents
The year in detail
As described on the school's own website. A missing heading means their site didn't say.
- A typical day
- Kodesh classes alongside college-level Chol courses, with weekly mini Yemei Iyun on Halacha and Hashkafa given by guest mechanchim and mechanchos. Halacha classes explain the basis of the dinim covered, and the program aims to cover topics not usually taught in earlier years.
- Shabbat
- Many Shabbatot are organized by the school: hospitality in the Har Nof community, meals in teachers' homes, and visits to communities around Israel.
- Campus and housing
- On the Neve Yerushalayim campus in Har Nof. The dorm is run by Mrs. Powitz. The site describes a small, tightly knit group of students.
- Rules they publish
- The application says Maalot keeps "a minimum of rules" but one is non-negotiable: no devices with internet or video (such as smartphones), even filtered, on or off campus. Laptops are the only exception and must have a filter or monitoring system chosen by the administration, at the student's expense.
- After the year
- Their site says most students graduate with a B.A. from Gratz College, and lists degrees alumni completed with Maalot credits (psychology, computer science, biology, business, human development and others) and graduate schools they attended, including Concordia (Sara Schenirer), Long Island University, NYU, Columbia, Touro and Hunter College.
- Staff named on their site
- Mrs. Bonnie Hartman - Academic Dean
- Mrs. Powitz - Dorm
- Rabbi Yosef Cowen - Admissions contact
- Mrs. Batzion Stein - Credit registration
- Mrs. Chana Baran - Transcripts and Maalot tests
- Mrs. Yocheved Kahn - CLEP tests
- Mrs. Leona Beninson - Finances
