S. DANIEL ABRAHAM ISRAEL PROGRAM

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 44 Israeli institutions. A current list of such institutions is available by clicking here. Students must apply to an 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, or visit the Web site at www.yu.edu/jip.

The Israel Program has four objectives:

bulletTo enable students to incorporate study at Israeli yeshivot, women’s schools, or universities into their college years, enhancing their Yeshiva University experience;
bulletTo expose students to intense, concentrated study of Bible, Talmud, Jewish philosophy, and other subjects;
bulletTo increase fluency in oral and written Hebrew; and
bulletTo enable students to learn firsthand about Israel: the land, people, history, and culture.

Recognized under New York State law as a Yeshiva University extension center, the program is located at the Caroline and Joseph S. Gruss Institute in Jerusalem and is supervised by full-time Yeshiva University staff. 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 long as the student completes at least 12 credits on either of the New York campuses. Courses in the Israel Program do not count toward the residence requirement at the New York campus.

As Yeshiva University students, those in the Israel Program are eligible for all applicable state and federal financial aid programs.

Generally, the academic information and policies of Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, and Sy Syms School of Business 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 summer sessions in the United States. 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 U.S. institutions begin their fall sessions.