Midreshet Moriah
How many meals are served each day?
Tuition includes breakfast (cereal and milk) and lunch, the main meal of the day. Lunch includes soup, salad, a main course, cooked vegetable, starch, and dessert. Meals are served on days when shiurim are in session.
What does the dorm look like? How many girls to a room?
All the rooms are on one floor, enabling you to get to know one another quickly! Each room has its own private bathroom and shower, is attractively furnished and carpeted, and has its own refrigerator. The rooms are centrally heated. A Bezeq (land-line) telephone line can be installed in the rooms. There are usually 3 students to a room, sometimes 4.
When’s curfew? Can I sleep out?
Curfew is 11:30 PM weekdays and 12:30 A.M. Saturday nights. You may sleep out on Thursday nights after signing out with madrichot.
A guard is stationed at the front door of our building and at all entrances to Shaare Zedek Hospital. Security cameras are present in the building as well. We advise you of security warnings when applicable. In general, the center of town is off-limits after 9:00 PM. You must travel by bullet-proof bus when going over the “Green Line” and must have permission from your parents.
Where can I leave my valuables?
Each room has a locked cabinet. The office safe is available to you during office hours. Each student has a personal envelope in which passports, tickets and money should be kept.
Our dorm is open on Shabbat, with a madrichah in attendance, meals provided, and a spirit and sense of Shabbat through zemirot and Divrei Torah. You may spend Shabbat outside the school with family, friends or members of our faculty as long as no school program is planned. Shabbatonim throughout the country are scheduled throughout the year (check our calendar).
- For 5768 (2007-8), we will spend Rosh Hashanah & Shabbat Shuvah together in Neve Daniel with our Menahel Chinuchi, Rav Eitan Mayer; our Em Bayit, Fagie; and other Midreshet teachers who live in Neve Daniel.
- You are invited to the home of Rabbi Meyer and Vicky Berglas in Neve Aliza for Yom Kippur.
- Sukkot & Pesach: On the first and last days and on Shabbat Chol HaMo’ed, the dormitory is closed. On Chol HaMo’ed, the dormitory is open. We are happy to assist students in arranging home hospitality, if desired.
- We will spend Shavuot together at Midreshet Moriah on campus.
What kind of health care does Midreshet offer?
Medical insurance is available through Harel-Shilo’ah health insurance. Primary care is offered through the Wolfson Medical Center and TEREM (24 hour service), an American-style private urgent care center in Jerusalem founded by Dr.David Applebaum z”l. Both facilities include full x-ray, ultrasound and laboratory and staff, which include American Board-certified English-speaking physicians and the services of a wide range of physicians and specialists listed in the Harel-Shilo’ah Medical Guide.
How many tiyyulim does Midreshet go on?
We will spend three days in the Negev and Eilat, and four days in the Galil and Golan. In addition, we will enjoy many one-day tiyyulim during the year, which facilitate your understanding and appreciation of the Land of Israel, its history and contemporary society. Accompanying personnel always include members of the faculty, dormitory staff, security guards and guides.
Our volunteer chesed program allows you to make a contribution to the myriad of wonderful chesed organizations in Yerushalayyim, the city of chesed. You can choose their chesed program based on their schedule and/or specific organizations which interest you. Students who are placed with an organization commit themselves to that organization for at least one semester. All volunteers meet with the Chesed Coordinator approximately once a month to ensure they are making the most and getting the most out of their placements.
At Midreshet, you customize your schedule to reflect your goals for the year and your learning style. You will receive a booklet with full descriptions of all of our shiurim, and along with your Rakezet, you’ll build a unique schedule of your own – focusing on the topics of your choice, at the level of challenge you choose, and at the times of day you learn best.
We believe that every student is different, and every student’s schedule should reflect her unique needs and interests. At Registration, we’ll review your schedule with you and make final recommendations, and for the next few weeks, you are free to adjust your schedule as you become more familiar with our faculty and get into the rhythm of learning!
What is the school’s policy on attendance?
Attendance is taken at shiurim and is factored into grades. Being present for learning and participating actively is the heart of the learning experience during the year in Israel.
Grades are assigned in accordance with progress, including attendance, participation, assigned work and projects, and exams (exams are administered mostly in Halachah shiurim). Incomplete coursework is assigned an “I” grade and must be completed by summer of that year.
What is the language of instruction?
Shiurim are delivered in both English and Hebrew, by both native Israelis and olim. All students are usually required to register for some shiurim in Hebrew – we believe that being specifically in Israel for the year should be part of the Torah experience.
When can parents come to visit?
Parents of current students are most welcome to come anytime – come look around, sit in on a shiur with your daughter and learn together, check out the Beit Midrash and the dorm, and meet our faculty! If you’d like to meet with our administration, please contact us to make an appointment so we can be sure to set aside time. Prospective parents should contact us to make an appointment so we can schedule your visit.
Do I need to get a student visa?
For 5768 : Midreshet Moriah will assist students to get visas at Misrad Hapnim (Ministry of the Interior) in Israel. Every student who is not Israeli is required to get a student visa.