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BalabustaInDaHouse, you have really got to stop overgeneralising what goes on in Israel based on your petty perceptions and the gossip you have heard.

I live in Israel now and I went to yeshiva here after high school. And yes, I witness with my OWN eyes (not from what other people told me) exactly what goes on here. Yes, 90% of girls from all backgrounds become involved in things that they may have not done before, but you know what? They wanted to all along! The fact that they were too scared to act out because of their parents or their reputation being scarred or any other reason, doesn’t make it worse for it to have happened in Israel! Girls and boys who are deprived of proper chinuch, and therefore don’t really give a flying hoot about halacha behind closed doors (I know this sounds harsh but I’ve spoken to enough seminary girls AND yeshiva guys to make these statements), will “drop in their ruchniyus” the moment they are given access to the outside world, whether in America or Israel. And those who are firmly rooted in their belief, will succeed no matter where they are, but especially in Israel surrounded by like-minded committed individuals who are looking to grow.

And on the side, whoop-dee-doo that you found a seminary which fit to your already-determined “hashkafas” so you wouldn’t have to deal with facing another take on reality or Judaism that you wouldn’t be able to rebuff. You should really be searching for Truth, no matter how painful or uncomfortable it and it’s implications may be, not searching for people and places to strengthen in your mind what you think you already know. That’s no way to get anywhere in life.