Afikei Torah is an excellent seminary, especially for those who have never left home before. Most of the girls are friends/friendly with each other and knows everyone in the seminary. There are no “outsiders.” The Rabbaim, Teachers, and Staff, are truly exceptional, and sincere. The friends you make there, are forever in your life.
Other information:
-There is a curfew, and “check ins,” so you don’t have to worry about your daughter C’V getting into any trouble at night.
-They set the girls up every shabbos with different families, so you never have to worry about her being stranded.
-They serve dinner, but the girls are responsible for the other meals (I don’t recall if there was lunch given or not), but fear not, the girls have a full kitchen in their apartments.
-There are about 2-3 girls to a room, and around 12 girls to an apartment (no wonder why the girls become so close with one another).
-They have very well monitored trips, and the prices of these trips are included in the tuition. (except for the Europe trip).
-The girls come from all over and many walks of life, but all have one thing in common. They all want to further their knowledge of Judaism, their role as a Jewish woman, become closer to Hashem, loving everything they do, not because they are “told” to, but because they have such love for the Jewish religion. It’s a time they find themselves, grow out of their childhood, and become women.