The S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program is the formal arrangement between Yeshiva University and over 45 Yeshivot and Seminaries in Israel. For more than 600 young men and women who study in Israel each year, this Yeshiva University program provides structure, support and guidance.
Students enrolled in the Yeshiva University Israel Program are considered YU undergraduate students and are eligible for all applicable state and federal financial aid programs. The program is headquartered at the dedicated Student Center at Yeshiva University’s Israel Campus in the Bayit Vegan neighborhood of Jerusalem.
Yeshiva University undergraduates find a year of study in Israel to be a valuable and enriching experience. The program enables students to incorporate study at those Israeli Yeshivot or universities which are formally members of the SDAIP into their college years, enhancing their academic experience. Israel’s leading educators teach the intense study of Jewish subjects including Talmud, Bible, Jewish Law, and Jewish thought, Philosophy, Zionism and Jewish History. The Israel experience increases proficiency in oral and written Hebrew and enables students to learn firsthand about Israel’s land, people, history and culture.
The S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program team works closely with the staff of all the member Yeshivot. In order to assure continuing excellence of the overall education provided, YU has designed and conducts an assessment process which allows the schools to explore and build on their strengths while at the same time identifying areas for enhancement, thereby assuring that our mutual students are receiving the very best quality education on an ongoing basis.
The S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program maintains a professionally staffed office in Israel to assist all program participants. YU’s Israel representatives visit schools regularly and offer academic guidance, career planning and personal counseling. In addition, the program sponsors lectures and activities where students can gather under the auspices of Yeshiva University, and a guidance center to provide support to help ease the occasionally challenging adjustment to a year’s study in Israel.
Yeshiva University also sponsors major events for American students in Israel, such as Concerts, Melava Malkas, Honors Events, Inter-Seminary Choir Competition, art and photo competitions, an annual career fair and weekly D’var Torah News Letters.
To apply to the Joint Israel Program
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