Midreshet Lindenbaum provides an intensive experience of living and learning Torah that broadens and deepens your commitment to Torah, Eretz Yisrael and Am Yisrael

 

You will experience the dynamism of the world's largest Bet Midrash for women, where you will learn Tanach and Torah She'beal Peh with unrivaled depth and intensity.

You will gain a love of Torah and self confidence in your learning as you gro religiously and spiritually in an atmosphere that respects your individuality.

You will determine the emphasis in your learning through our scheduling flexibility that allows you to maximize hours in Tanach and Gemara, choose shiurim in Hebrew or English, and classes in the overseas or Israeli programs.

 

Bright, caring, religiously committed, motivated young women aged 18-20 who wish to take full advantage of everything a post-high-school year of serious learning in Israel can offer. Our students come from the United States, Canada, England, Europe and Australia. Approximately one half are from the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area. The great majority of our students are yeshiva high school graduates. But each year there are some community high school (and public school) graduates. Approximately one-third are from non co-ed schools.

 

Ask our students and alumnae. They feel at home, they know that they are surrounded by people who care about them and they understand that we are there for them, in and out of the classroom. Students have easy access to all our faculty and members of the administration. Our teachers do not teach a class and leave. They are available for personal discussions, questions and just to schmooze. We are proud of our open-door policy and we are proud that genuine lasting relationships are a hallmark of Midreshet Lindenbaum

 

There are 100 Israeli students in the building. We share a Bet Midrash, a dormitory (you can room with Israelis if you wish), a cafeteria and many extra-curricular programs. Israeli classes are open to overseas students who are comfortable with the Hebrew and there are weekly chavrutot with Israelis. Will you interact with Israelis? It's up to you – but we guarantee you the opportunity and promise that it's worth the investment on your part.

 

Four students in a suite share an equipped kitchenette (refrigerator, toaster oven, electric burner, utensils) and bathroom. Students have e-mail and computer access, coin-operated washers and dryers, and an exercise room in the building. We provide three meals a day when school is in session. Houseparents and madrichot live in the building. The dorm is always open (even during vacation time)

 

There is a 24 hour a day armed guard at the entrance to the school. Closed circuit T.V surveys the building perimeter. The school will update the students on any change in the security situation. Different students and parents may have different "comfort zones" and parent's wishes are always respected.

 

Yes! Tiyulim in the Golan, the Galil, the Negev and Jerusalem are led by our teachers and include challenging hiles and authentic learning experiences-often with Tanach in hand. Tiyulim enable our students to acquire a love of Eretz Yisrael and knowledge of our history and heritage.

 

Shabbat Together(approximately once a month) in the building, in Zefat, in a development town etc

Optional Shabbat(approximately once a month), with Israeli students, in a kibbutz, in the dorm etc

Free Shabbat – students spend Shabbat with family or friends, faculty members or Israeli students. We will always arrange home hospitality for you on a free Shabbat and for all the chagim.

We are together on Yom Kippur, with uplifting tefila at yeshivot hesder

 

Tuesday afternoon is set aside for chessed. The school helps place students in volunteer projects throughout Jerusalem. Several times during the year we have school-wide chessed projects-e.g food packaging for delivery to families in need, cemetery clean-up on Har Hazeitim and Chanuka parties at hospitals and old age homes.

You may also choose to have a weekly chavruta with one of the students from our Midreshet Darkaynu program (a program for young women with developmental disabilities)

 

All of our students continue their education in university, some at Stern College, others at secular universities, typically those with large Orthodox communities, e.g Columbia-Barnard, Brandeis, University of Pennsylvania, Queens College. Some students stay with us for Shana Bet and a few students each year continue their education in Israel