Please consider the following, before reading further. Only one of my sisters went to seminary (in the 80s) and as she was a number of years older and got married and was out of the house within 3 months of her return to the states, I never discussed this with her. My wife, never went to seminary either, so I dont have her perspective. Neither did my younger sister. As for my children we have quite some time before it becomes relevant. (If it makes a difference, I did not go to E”Y to learn either, I stayed here in the US so I dont even have a male perspective to work with.) So, I ask the following out of complete ignorance.
Can girls who attended seminary please explain the advantages of spending a year (or half year as the case may be) in a seminary in E”Y? What do you gain? How? Through what? Is it possible only in E”Y as opposed to say a seminary in NYC, or Baltimore or Cleveland, or is it possible, but somehow enhanced by being in E’Y?
If I can humbly request that only those who actually attended a seminary in E”Y OR someone who had the option, but declined to attend (not because they couldn’t afford it) for whatever reason answer would be great. Why do I ask if as I said previously, it is not applicable to my immediate family for a long time? Curiosity. Nothing more. I am curious how or why discussions about a seminary evoke extreme emotions and responses in people. Also, I might actually know something about the topic and wont resort to flippant comments on the subject, as I have in other threads.