Half-Year Seminaries in Israel

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amother

OP ↓

Sat, Mar 05 2022, 10:07 pm

What are the names of half-year seminaries in Israel?
Are they as hard to get into as regular seminaries or easier? Are they popular?
Anyone here (or your daughter/sister/niece) went and what were your experiences?
How much do they cost?
What kind of crowd do they attract?

dena613

Sat, Mar 05 2022, 11:44 pm

All I know is there is a half year program LAHAV.
Don't know anything else about it

LovesHashem

Sat, Mar 05 2022, 11:48 pm

I don't think there's anything else besides lahav.

essie14

Sun, Mar 06 2022, 12:12 am

We've hosted girls from Lahav for years but I have no contact info or details. All I know is that it's half year.

amother

Feverfew

Sun, Mar 06 2022, 9:19 am

Lahav is an amazing seminary. They are the only half year program in Israel. Their first semester runs through mid January and then there’s an optional second semester through end of March. They basically condense a years worth of seminary into those initial 4 months. There are longer classes and lots of trips. A Lahav girl needs to be high energy as there is very little down time. Classes are Hashkofa based, there are tests but no reports. They have been attracting a more right wing bais Yaakov crowd these past few years. It’s a great program.

amother

Bellflower

Sun, Mar 06 2022, 9:54 am

Also,to my knowledge, you need approval/to be invited to go for the extra months after January. My friend who sent her dd there was thrilled. Her DD only wanted half a year originally, and then decided on the extra months, and still got a leg up on her plans coming home and staying after Pesach.

amother

↑ OP

Sun, Mar 06 2022, 11:22 am

Thanks. Do you know how much it costs? Is it hard to get into?
What do girls do once they come home mid year - start college in winter?

amother

Holly

Sun, Mar 06 2022, 11:40 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Thanks. Do you know how much it costs? Is it hard to get into?
What do girls do once they come home mid year - start college in winter?

I heard they are full for next year. The cost is about half of what the full year seminaries are.

It is also hit or miss, some years the girls are amazing, some years not so much.

#BestBubby

Sun, Mar 06 2022, 12:04 pm

Sounds like a very smart idea - half the cost, all the trips.

Maybe not "all" the learning experience, but good enough.

Don't have to pay extra ticket to come home for Pesach and go back.

Can get started on college program, start shidduchim, etc.

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