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Bernie  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Sep 25 2024, 7:43 pm
Hi, I am looking for a middle of the road seminary, hashgafically and academically. Bright girls but not super academic like a 13th grade. Not Beis Yaakov but not idealistically M.O. either. Girls are solidly frum but have outside interests. Midreshet Tehilla is the current best profile but would like a few other names.
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amother
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Post Wed, Sep 25 2024, 7:50 pm
Darchei Binah? Although I heard they are becoming a BY officially.
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  Bernie




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Sep 26 2024, 12:21 pm
amother Cobalt wrote:
Darchei Binah? Although I heard they are becoming a BY officially.


Yes, I heard that too but don't know what that looks like - Lakewood BY or more out of town BYm
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Ruchel  




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Sep 26 2024, 12:22 pm
Go for out of town BY
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Chayalle  




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Sep 26 2024, 12:24 pm
Darchei Binah is not a Lakewood-type BY.
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amother
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Post Thu, Sep 26 2024, 11:29 pm
After spending the past year analyzing each seminary in great detail, I agree that Darchei Binah sounds like what you want. We strongly considered it but ended up choosing elsewhere. It's definitely NOT BY this year, I can tell you for sure. The girls are nice and solid and growth oriented but not generally Bais Yaakov-y.
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 30 2024, 7:47 pm
Sharfman's or Michlala might be good (Michlala might be more academic than you want, same with Tomer Devorah). could also check out ba'er miriam
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notshanarishona




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 30 2024, 7:49 pm
Bya
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amother
Acacia  


 

Post Wed, Oct 30 2024, 7:49 pm
There is no hebrew word hashgafa. There is is hashgacha which is used for kashrus and hashkafa with a kuf that is used for the term derech.
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 30 2024, 7:51 pm
amother Acacia wrote:
There is no hebrew word hashgafa. There is is hashgacha which is used for kashrus and hashkafa with a kuf that is used for the term derech.

This is unnecessarily pedantic! we all knew what she meant.
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 30 2024, 7:53 pm
amother RosePink wrote:
This is unnecessarily pedantic! we all knew what she meant.


Actually people don’t know, some schools teach the word wrong.
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BmoreBubby




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Nov 03 2024, 9:57 pm
Bernie wrote:
Hi, I am looking for a middle of the road seminary, hashgafically and academically. Bright girls but not super academic like a 13th grade. Not Beis Yaakov but not idealistically M.O. either. Girls are solidly frum but have outside interests. Midreshet Tehilla is the current best profile but would like a few other names.


Maybe look into Keser Chaya
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amother
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Post Sun, Nov 03 2024, 10:03 pm
Bernie wrote:
Hi, I am looking for a middle of the road seminary, hashgafically and academically. Bright girls but not super academic like a 13th grade. Not Beis Yaakov but not idealistically M.O. either. Girls are solidly frum but have outside interests. Midreshet Tehilla is the current best profile but would like a few other names.


Midreshet tehilla sounds too modern. I knew a girl who went there, not BY at all, and she found the girls were way too into movies, celebs, social media, boys, etc.
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amother
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Post Sun, Nov 03 2024, 10:05 pm
Machon sara?
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amother
Stone  


 

Post Mon, Nov 04 2024, 3:45 am
How about Harova?
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amother
Zinnia


 

Post Mon, Nov 04 2024, 3:50 am
big Darchei Bina fan here. seems a good balance...girls are growth minded and there are different levels of learning and classes, not all day heavy, mix of heavy and more discussion/light. lots of personal care.
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  Ruchel




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Nov 04 2024, 5:05 am
First choice was Midreshet Tehila. Then we saw the price.
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amother
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Post Mon, Nov 04 2024, 5:24 am
amother Stone wrote:
How about Harova?

Harova is a great place but VERY modern, I would put it more in the on the lindenbaum, migdal oz, drisha end of the spectrum, not middle of the road
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amother
Jasmine


 

Post Mon, Nov 04 2024, 7:34 am
I agree with others that darchei binah sounds relevant. Also tomer devorah.

Where is she coming from background wise? I know a few girls that went to midreshet tehila thinking it was a good middle of the road option like you are describing but realized once they got there that it wasn't a good fit. I'm not at all saying it's not a good place, I know others that were very happy there. Just that davka this point of "middle of the road" could end up mixing people up and I know it's happened there specifically
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amother
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Post Mon, Nov 04 2024, 7:42 am
amother RosePink wrote:
Harova is a great place but VERY modern, I would put it more in the on the lindenbaum, migdal oz, drisha end of the spectrum, not middle of the road

It’s interesting because the girls I know who went made e worried it was too religious
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