Machon Alte
Old City of Tzfat, Tzfat · Women of any age or background
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An immersive women's Torah study program in Tzfat for students from beginners to experienced learners, generally aged 18-29, averaging about 25 students a year. It offers a full-year program plus semesters and shorter sessions, with no prior Jewish education needed.
At a glance
- Size
- Average group size of 25 students a year; the building houses three ongoing programs totaling 100 young women. General age range 18-29. Source: the school's website pages listed under Where this comes from
- Students
- Women aged about 18 to 29. Source: the school's website pages listed under Where this comes from
- Outlook, in its words
- Chassidus and Kabbalah, "the inner dimension of the Torah" Source: the school's website pages listed under Where this comes from
- Program
- Women of any age or background Source: the school's website pages listed under Where this comes from
- Location
- Old City of Tzfat, Tzfat (North) Source: the school's website pages listed under Where this comes from
- Housing
- Dormitory in the school building: two students per room with private bathroom and shower; three meals a day. 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
- Two tracks (beginner and advanced), Tanya, Chassidus, Chumash skills, Jewish law, Navi, Tefilla, 25+ study hours a week
- Who runs it
- Not on their website when we checked. Ask the school.
- Also on their site
- Full year program 2026/27
- Fall and spring semesters
- Winter program
- Sefirat HaOmer program
- Summer Refresh for women 45-65
- Scholarships on request
- 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 website doesn't say. How credit works
Photos and videos
We don't copy pictures from the school's website, so their own galleries and social pages are linked instead.
Where it is
Address on their website: 33 Jerusalem Street, Old City, Tzfat
See it on the map
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Nearby
Straight-line distances, to give a sense of the area. Walking and driving routes are longer.
- Old City of Tzfat130 m · 0.1 mi
- Tzfat Central Bus Station350 m · 0.2 mi
- Meron5.4 km · 3.3 mi
- Tiberias20.0 km · 12.4 mi
- Ben Gurion Airport122.0 km · 75.8 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.
- Dates
- 2026-27 full year program: August 26, 2026 to June 15, 2027. Fall semester: August 26 to December 8, 2026. Winter program: December 15, 2026 to January 6, 2027. Winter semester: December 15, 2026 to April 7, 2027.
- A typical day
- The sample schedule runs Sunday to Thursday: breakfast, a class, tefilla, late-morning classes, lunch and a break, afternoon classes, a break or optional chavrusa, dinner, and an evening class on some nights. The site counts 25+ hours of study a week.
- Trips
- Hikes and trips across Israel, Shabbatons, and hands-on creative workshops.
- Campus and housing
- A six-story building in the Old City of Tzfat with the dormitory on the premises: two students per room, each room with a private bathroom and shower. Three meals a day.
- After the year
- The site reports 2,350 alumni.
- Staff named on their site
- Rabbi Barnatan - Teaches Tanya and Chassidus
- Rabbi Turkoff - Teaches Applied Jewish Law and Chassidus
- Mrs. Chana Traxler - Teaches the JLI course
- Mrs. Reizel - Teaches Chumash Skills
- Rabbi Meirovsky - Teaches Chumash Skills
Questions their website answers
- Age and group size
- The average group is 25 students a year, generally ages 18 to 29.
- Learning level and method
- There are two tracks, one for students with little background or Hebrew and one for advanced students, taught through text and lecture classes, farbrengens, workshops and trips.
- Background
- No Jewish education background is needed to take part.
- Date flexibility
- The school suggests joining one of its set programs but will try to accommodate other dates on request.
