EYAHT
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EYAHT is a full-time college for advanced Jewish learning for women in Jerusalem, Israel
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Geared to unaffiliated, college-educated and professional women aged 22-30 from English-speaking countries, EYAHT introduces women to the basics of Torah Judaism
and encourages them to integrate Torah values into their lives. Most of its students are inspired to become baalot teshuva
("returnees to the faith"), marry and establish their own Torah-observant homes. EYAHT has over 2,000 alumnae.
in 1984 by Rebbetzin Denah Weinberg
, wife of Aish HaTorah's rosh yeshiva
, Rabbi Noah Weinberg
. Classrooms are located in two ground-floor apartments across the street from the Weinbergs' home in Kiryat Sanz. Dormitory apartments are located in surrounding buildings.
, prayer, Parashah, Chumash, holidays and The 48 Ways to Wisdom (a curriculum developed by Rabbi Weinberg based on Pirkei Avot 6:6) at beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. There is a strong focus on the role of the Jewish woman in her family and community, with special classes in shalom bayit
(domestic harmony) and chinuch habonim (raising Jewish children). Students learn for a semester up to two years; day and week programs are available.
, author and Jewish educator, Rebbetzin Emuna Braverman, teacher and author of the "Mom With a View" blog on Aish.com, and women's entertainer Ayelet the Kosher Komic.
neighborhood.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
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Geared to unaffiliated, college-educated and professional women aged 22-30 from English-speaking countries, EYAHT introduces women to the basics of Torah Judaism
Torah Judaism
Torah Judaism is an English term applied to a number of Orthodox Jewish groups to describe their Judaism as being based on an adherence to the laws of the Torah's mitzvot as expounded in Orthodox Halakha...
and encourages them to integrate Torah values into their lives. Most of its students are inspired to become baalot teshuva
Baal teshuva
Baal teshuva or ba'al teshuvah , sometimes abbreviated to BT, is a term referring to a Jew who turns to embrace Orthodox Judaism. Baal teshuva literally means, "repentant", i.e., one who has repented or "returned" to God...
("returnees to the faith"), marry and establish their own Torah-observant homes. EYAHT has over 2,000 alumnae.
History
The college was founded with seed money from Aish HaTorahAish HaTorah
Aish HaTorah is a Jewish Orthodox organization and yeshiva. Aish HaTorah is actively pro-Israel and encourages Jewish people to visit Israel and connect to the land and its history. Some consider the organisation to reflect a more Religious Zionist philosophy in its attachment to Israel, promoting...
in 1984 by Rebbetzin Denah Weinberg
Denah Weinberg
Denah Weinberg is an Orthodox Jewish Rebbetzin and founder and dean of EYAHT College of Jewish Studies for Women in Jerusalem. EYAHT has over 2,000 alumnae...
, wife of Aish HaTorah's rosh yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the dean of a Talmudical academy . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh — meaning head, and yeshiva — a school of religious Jewish education...
, Rabbi Noah Weinberg
Noah Weinberg
Rabbi Yisrael Noach Weinberg was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, rosh yeshiva, and a father of today's baal teshuva movement with his establishment of a global network of educational and kiruv programs for unaffiliated Jewish men and women...
. Classrooms are located in two ground-floor apartments across the street from the Weinbergs' home in Kiryat Sanz. Dormitory apartments are located in surrounding buildings.
Curriculum
EYAHT offers classes on Jewish philosophy, historyJewish history
Jewish history is the history of the Jews, their religion and culture, as it developed and interacted with other peoples, religions and cultures. Since Jewish history is over 4000 years long and includes hundreds of different populations, any treatment can only be provided in broad strokes...
, prayer, Parashah, Chumash, holidays and The 48 Ways to Wisdom (a curriculum developed by Rabbi Weinberg based on Pirkei Avot 6:6) at beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. There is a strong focus on the role of the Jewish woman in her family and community, with special classes in shalom bayit
Shalom bayit
Shalom bayit is the Jewish religious concept of domestic harmony and good relations between husband and wife. In a Jewish court of law, shalom bayit is the Hebrew term for marital reconciliation...
(domestic harmony) and chinuch habonim (raising Jewish children). Students learn for a semester up to two years; day and week programs are available.
Alumni
Noteworthy alumnae include Rebbetzin Lori PalatnikLori Palatnik
Lori Palatnik is an Orthodox Jewish outreach educator, public speaker and author. She is the founding director of the Jewish Women's Renaissance Project, dubbed "Birthright for Women", which has brought over 1,000 women to Israel since the summer of 2009 on a subsidized, 9-day tour-and-learn program...
, author and Jewish educator, Rebbetzin Emuna Braverman, teacher and author of the "Mom With a View" blog on Aish.com, and women's entertainer Ayelet the Kosher Komic.
New campus
The school is currently constructing its own five-story, 15400 square feet (1,430.7 m²) campus in the RomemaRomema, Jerusalem
Romema is a neighbourhood in northwest Jerusalem, Israel, just off the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway at the main entrance to the city...
neighborhood.