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Hi.
So I am looking into seminaries and want to get some other opinions because I live in an out of town community.
Here is what I want in a seminary ( I know I can’t get everything)
1)lots of learning (I enjoy text-based learning)and growing
2) nice, growing girls
3) connection to teachers
4) BY girls (my school is diverse, so I’m looking for maybe some less diversity)
I’m looking into Binas and Bnos Sarah. Anyone know of other options?
maybe look into maachon raya
Hadar sounds up your alley.
What makes it so hard is it seems to me that almost all the sems sound the same on paper, many have the same teachers who go from sem to sem- so it’s the girls who really give the sem its flavor
I could know a bunch of girls who are applying but how do I know who is going to go in the end?
how do you decide?
each application fee is $100 or more!
Machon Raaya sounds like an option. Look into it.
Anyone know who goes to Machon Raaya these days? Similar to Darchei Bina?
What’s Mesores Rochel like?
all i kno is that if ur looking into yeshivish sems then darchei bina isnt for you
Machon Raaya is a BY school. A lot of out of town girls. I don’t know Darchei Bina. It’s quite academic . Text based. Great solid frum growing girls. But all coming from a BY standard. And these girls know how to have fun too.
The staff is warm, amazing, and will do anything to make the girls happy .
The building is brand new , right in the heart of geulah. Location couldn’t be any better!
all hear say . . .
Meohr- very warm if you have questions they will answer, very involved staff, not heavy text but text
Macho Ray- ou of the box BY- for the creative/intellictual type serious text
Mesoras Rochel- a yeshiva w/o daf yomi the new “bjj” more updated aspposed to BJJ which I hear has the same curtains as it did when my mother was in sem. . .
any one hear about bnos chana / azamra ? being that they r ou of town- do they cater to an out of town group?
any feedback on keser chaya?
i don’t know much about nachlas but mesores rochel is in general a yeshivish crowd and the girls are usually very mature. very intense place – they have a notorious 90-hour report
I’m trying to find out the same thing about Nachlas! But as for mesores rochel, based on what I hear the girls are from very “in the box” homes and are not thinking girls. Like the type that they were raised yeshivish and so will always be yeshivish without thinking on their own of a path that’s for them. It could be I’m wrong but I’ve been strongly getting that impression.
Meohr is much less academic than Machon Ra’aya but that’s about all I know about those two.
so Machon Rayya, Are the girls dealing wityh issues like non-Jewish music, movies, boys, knees(tzinus-wise). Please answer if you know current info
I actually heard from girls who are there now that there are many girls who spend their nights listening to non-jewish music and movies. Don’t know about boys but if they’re doing movies and things, its also very likely their tznius will look about the same. I’m not saying mini skirts I mean skirts at or a drop above the knee would be my guess.
Yes good question, bygirly (if I may say so). I’m looking for the same info on Seminar. HELP?!?!
Bygirly , my daughter is in machon Raaya now and bh she does not have any of the issues you mentioned, nor do any of her friends there! They are all frum, solid tzniusdik (smart), fun girls, that are looking to be challenged. And a very large majority are quite “in the box “. Definitely a few amazing self made girls. Over all an incredible place!!
Aha– does that mean that there ARE girls with those problems?
Nanny- in every seminary there will be girls struggling with certain issues.
For example, even in the most frum schools, there will be girls struggling with movies, non-Jewish music etc. The thing is in those schools, the girls will try to cover it up. On the other hand, in some schools, where it’s more accepted, girls may be more open about their “activities.” Keep that in mind.
Also, e/o struggles. So no matter what sem u go to, there will be girls struggling with at least a few issues. In some BY seminaries, the struggles may not be the same as in non-BYs, but keep in mind that there are issues e/w.
Unfortunately, the world isn’t perfect, there is no perfect school or perfect person. But you should choose a school most suited to you and your goals. (Remember, no one has a destiny, Hashem is in charge!)
Do your best, apply to where you see yourself going and Hashem will help you get accepted where you need to go and ultimately, help you decide where you are going.
Hatzlacha!
(Nanny-I think I know you.)
Nanny- are you destined to go to …..??
can u please help me with nachlas?? is e1 who goes there from an amzing toradik background an well known families? is it extremely academic?
bygirly, that’s actually really funny because I was ALMOST 100% sure that I know you too. Hints, perhaps?
Here’s my hint… I think we should take you to a rabbi! 🙂
so about Machon Raya im a liitle confused are the girls bais yaakov or not meaning are they invloved in secular things such as movies and music is it the majority of just a few and for those invoved are they “proud” of their behavior or is it a struggle they are really tryin to get over
Machon Raaya is definitely a BY school. Like anywhere , I can’t vouch for every single girl. But the overall element is absolutely not into secular things such as movies and non Jewish music.
I’ve heard that the girls who go there who do listen to non Jewish music are working on getting over it. No one that goes to a school as BY as Machon Raaya is going to be proud of their non Jewish music and movies. If they have such a desire for secular things, they do it quietly, and don’t publicize it because they don’t want everyone to know they’re struggling with it.
and mischiefmaker: No girl who is struggling as much as you say is going to want to go to a place like Machon Raaya. A girl like that would much rather go to a place with lower expectations where he free to do what she likes.
Hey guys!! im getting desperate!!
loveparty, Nachlas is a great place. Yes I have heard that it is very yeshivish… and I think you need a pretty high average to get in. They are looking for amazing girls, the location is a dream, and the dorms are gorgeous. That’s just about all I know about Nachlas.
LOVEPARTY: Nachlas does have a more yeshivish clientele. It’s not extrememly hard but it is definitely not easy. I dont think everyone there could be from a well known family thats not so possible.
NANNY: No one should be picking a seminary based on the dorms and location! I went to sem in Har Nof and loved it! People think Har Nof is out of it and any other place that’s not in geula or on shmuel HaNavi. Part of the fun of not being in the center of Yerushalayim was traveling to those places – we got to know the place much better!
Anyone going to sem this year – hatzlacha raba and dont get stressed out – Hashem knows exactly where u are supposed to go and the place you end up is the place you are supposed to be in so think positively! Good luck!
thats thye best bit- the location and stuff!! thanx nanny and luv2Bjewish! im not the most academic type but if i try harder i could get hi grades- is that good enough??
also rebetzion jackabowicz just left so is there the same amount of applicants as usual???
Hi
My daughter is looking into different seminaries. She is interested in Machon Raaya, Ateres and also LaHav. I have heard alot about Machon Raaya and Ateres but not much about LaHav. She is a Bais Yaakov girl with no issues. Tznius, reads non-Jewish books on the level of Harry Potter. No Non-Jewish music. . She wants something which is balanced. We are out of town but Yeshivish. What does that mean? She has no email, no cell, only uses the internet for school. We have no TV etc. Mother in chinuch, father working.What type of girl goes to LaHav? Would she fit in there?
sounds like nachlas or bya is for her. is she academic??
She is academic but doesn’t want to spend all her time studying. She also wants to grow too. How is BYA for out of town girls? Also have you heard anything about LaHAv?
Wht time of seminary is bnos Sara?!
bya and nachlas is alot of americans-quite out of towners. seminar also sounds like a good option, its not too academic but its still alot of work. sorry i dont know much about lahav
bnos sara is very academic
loveparty- I think out of town is out of Brooklyn. Do Nachlas and BYA have those “types” of girls?
sorry meaning americans and out of town girls. which ‘types’ of girls??!!
Can anyone give me the lowdown on Darchei Binah? My granddaughter is a great girl, goes to a reg. BY, but is a little out of the box. She needs a good hashkafic, less text, but intellectual kind of place. A place where she can speak to the hanhala about anything, get close, etc., a place where the girls are warm and friendly. She want to go to DB. Does this sound like a match?
Depends on how BY she is. If she wants s/t slightly more Bais Yaakov maybe check into Meohr or Ateres(I think Steres is more frum than Meohr). I hear Meohr is very intellectual but not very text-based. if she wants more academic Machon Raaya. Also check into Kesser Chaya-will be starting its 2nd year or Lev Bais Yaakov-will be starting its first year.
@ loveparty by types i meant new-yorky/brooklyny or more the out of town mentality
bygirly- Nachlas def attracts a mostly in town crowd!
BYA has a more of a mix but def a big in town crowd as well!
i just went to the lahav open house, it sounds like her type, im considering there too, it sounds like an amazing school! they go on these amazing trips every week, and they bring the learning alive by going on trips like the tour guide has a sefer and tells you wat happened at each location. etc. only issue is its a half yr, does anyone no anythin bout lev thts openin nxt yr??
And what type of grades do you need to get into BYA?
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