Modern bt sem | Imamother

amother

OP ↓

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 4:37 pm

Does anyone know of places in Israel or US that takes post-college/professional women? The woman I know is a bt in her twenties and wants to spend a year learning but doesn't want to go to a yeshivish place like neve/shearim or be years older than the rest of the people in the beit midrash like in a regular post-hs MO sem. She specifically wants text-based, skill-building. Not a total beginner (has learned some talmud and tanach inside) but doesn't have enough hebrew to go to an israeli midrasha...

amother

SandyBrown

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 4:55 pm

Midreshet Rachel v’Chaya! They don’t push a particular hashkafa, and have students and teachers who identify with all parts of orthodoxy.

amother

Orange

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 4:57 pm

MRC is what you’re looking for. It’s a BT sem for approx 20-30 year olds and is text based learning. It’s not yeshivish

https://darchenoam.org/midresh.....haya/

amother

Diamond ↓

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 4:57 pm

amother OP wrote:

Mrc or nishmat

amother

↑ OP ↓

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 5:02 pm

I heard that Nishmat doesn't have the post-college program in English anymore Sad

MRC seems like a great option but are there any others?

amother

↑ Violet

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 5:33 pm

I want to also say that although the staff of Neve Is made up of more yeshivish rebbeim the student body really defines the experience there and the student body is constantly changing. They have lots of different tracks that can really speak to a variety of different learning styles/levels. I wouldn’t write it off so quickly, this could be a great seminary for a girl her age.

amother

Viola

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 5:47 pm

amother OP wrote:

I heard that Nishmat doesn't have the post-college program in English anymore Sad

MRC seems like a great option but are there any others?

Just from looking at the curriculum and staff on MRC's website, MRC does not seem similar to Nishmat.

There is no option for a regular gemara seder and there is not even an elective gemara course in the curriculum at MRC. I am not sure whether OP's friend would care or not, maybe that is not on her radar. But just thought I would flag it since OP said her friend previously learned gemara and wants a text-based place.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 5:50 pm

amother Viola wrote:

gemara is not a total dealbreaker for her but I think she would definitely prefer a place that offers it

Elfrida

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 6:25 pm

amother OP wrote:

gemara is not a total dealbreaker for her but I think she would definitely prefer a place that offers it

Right now, there isn't any place that offers it.

From what you've said, I'd also recommend Midreshet Rachel, though she could also look into Shearim. Neve is really not text based, so probably wouldn't suit her at all.

If she really wants gemara, she could add a gemara course (at whichever level suits her) from Nishmat's on line Beit Midrash. They don't have a full time English speaking programme any more, but the zoom classes are good.
https://nishmat.net/online-beit-midrash/

amother

↑ OP

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 6:50 pm

Elfrida wrote:

thank you!

amother

↑ Jetblack

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 6:51 pm

amother OP wrote:

closed 10 years ago

Oy why
wasn't there a new building

amother

↑ Diamond

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 7:52 pm

amother Jetblack wrote:

Eyaht

Eyaht? Besides the fact that it closed it was the most charedi of any BT sem.

amother

Teal

Wed, Nov 06 2024, 9:41 am

Shearim is the best place ever!!! It would be perfect. Had the best experience. There are different tracks and levels. So much support and bonding