Undergraduate Men 1999-2000

S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program

 

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Introduction

For the benefit of those students who wish to spend a year in Israel and concentrate on Jewish studies, the University, with the approval of the New York State Education Department and the government of Israel, has established the S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program under which students may take courses at any one of more than 30 Israeli institutions. A current list of such institutions is available upon request from the Office of Admissions. Students must apply to the Israeli institution as well as to Yeshiva University, and must be accepted by both to enroll in the program. Contact the Office of Admissions to obtain an application and informational brochure.

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Objectives

The Israel Program has four objectives:

  1. To enable students to incorporate study at Israeli yeshivot, women's schools, or universities into their college years, enhancing their Yeshiva University experience;

  2. To expose students to intense, concentrated study of Bible, Talmud, Jewish Philosophy, and other subjects;

  3. To increase fluency in oral and written Hebrew;

  4. To enable students to learn first-hand about Israel: the land, people, history, and culture.

The program is supervised by a full-time resident director and staff. Its headquarters is at the Caroline and Joseph S. Gruss Institute in Jerusalem. The program is recognized under New York State law as a Yeshiva University extension center. Credits earned in the program are Yeshiva University credits and not transfer credits. All courses taken in the program appear on the student's Yeshiva University permanent record and on transcripts made from this record. As Yeshiva University students, those in the Israel Program are eligible for all applicable state and federal financial aid programs. Courses in the Israel Program do not count toward any requirements for residency at the New York Campus.

Generally the academic regulations of YC and SSSB apply to the S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program. However, the program follows the standard Israeli academic calendar, under which classes begin earlier and end somewhat later than in the United States; students who plan to take courses in Israel are cautioned that the year there may end too late for students to enter some American summer sessions. They should also note that grades for the fall semester are not available until late in the spring, and grades for the spring are not available until late in the summer--sometimes not until after American institutions begin their fall sessions.

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