APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR SUMMER 2024
Come explore, intern and study this summer with Nishmat in Jerusalem!
An amazing opportunity for college students to live, learn and work in Jerusalem. Join OU-JLIC and Nishmat as we create an exciting social and religious summer community in
Jerusalem!
Who: Religious female college students ages 18-24
When: June 27 – August 14 2024 (You must be available for entire duration of the program)
What: Participants will live together in Jerusalem, work in an internship of their choice during the day and study Torah in the evenings. Details below.
Cost: $1,250 early bird rate – ends December 28, 2023. Applications received after December 28 – $1,500
The program includes
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Housing at Nishmat (including WiFi, AC, and kitchen)
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Health insurance
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Professional and personalized internship placement in the field of your choice
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Educational staff from different seminaries
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Other Social and Educational Programming
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Trips exploring Israel
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Shabbat Meals and Programming
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Occasional group dinners
Program Overview
Summer in Jerusalem for Women (SIJW), in partnership with Nishmat and Onward Israel, offers professional internships during the day and a vibrant evening program offering a full array of teachers, social events and learning opportunities at night.
- The program will take place at the Nishmat campus in Jerusalem.
- Vibrant Beit Midrash: there is a focus on both chevruta learning and shiurim on a variety of topics with
amazing teachers from various seminaries around Israel. The learning program is accessible for people who are interested in a more text-based traditional learning style. - Internship program designed to build your resume and develop work skills. Our professional internship team
will find you a great summer internship! ***Please note that those who want to learn Torah during the day can work with our placement coordinators to find a learning program that best fits your interests. - Incredible weekend excursions across Israel.
- Fun social programming to explore Jerusalem and build community.
Sample Beit Midrash Schedule
Staff
We are honored to partner with Nishmat and their educational staff, led by Rabbanit Chana Henkin.
RABBANIT CHANA HENKIN
Founder and Dean of Nishmat
Rabbanit Chana Henkin, founder and Dean of Nishmat, is one of today’s most acclaimed Jewish educators and a leader in re-drawing the landscape of Torah leadership and scholarship for women. She has headed Nishmat’s beit midrash for thirty years, where her legendary, infectious love of Torah inspires generation after generation of students. Together with her husband, noted halachic authority Rav Yehuda Henkin ztz”l, Rabbanit Henkin created the unique role of Yoatzot Halacha, experts in women’s health and Jewish law, to address women’s questions in taharat hamishpacha and women’s health. Rabbanit Henkin is a graduate of Yeshiva University’s Stern College and YU’s Bernard Revel Graduate School. She received Honorary Doctorates from both Bar Ilan University and Yeshiva University, and was awarded Israel’s prestigious Agrest Prize for innovative religious education. The Henkins made aliyah in 1972 and Rabbanit Henkin lives in Jerusalem, where her life is devoted to advancing Torah and serving Klal Yisrael.
Housing
