Founded in 1970, Neve Yerushalayim was the first school to offer an in-depth study of Judaism to college-age women who had little or no knowledge of their Jewish heritage, but who thirsted to discover their spiritual roots in the Holy Land.
As a result of phenomenal growth over the years, Neve Yerushalayim developed into an extensive educational network of schools and affiliates located in Israel, North America, and Great Britain. These include Neve Yerushalayim College with its seperate programs for English, French, and Hebrew speaking students, teachers seminaries, post seminaries with studies leading to a bachelor's degree, a master's program, a professional training institute providing postgraduate studies, a family counseling clinic, and career training programs.
The original school, known fondly as "Neve," grew and evolved into the largest and most renowned program in the network. Neve Yerushalayim College offers women a high-quality Jewish studies curriculum relevant to contemporary Jewish life. Students are accepted into the College with prior backgrounds in Jewish studies that range from the most rudimentary to the highly advanced. Every student, however, finds a course of study suitable to her level that is both challenging and stimulating.
The college has three schools, each taught in a different language, but all with a parallel educational program. The Neve Program, the largest and oldest of the schools, has an English-speaking student body that originates from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, South Africa, and other English-speaking countries. Neve Shoshana is designed for Hebrew-speaking students mainly residing in Israel. Neve Nerlitz is designated for French-speaking students who come from France and other French-speaking countries.
Each year, more than 1000 women come to study on Neve Yerushalayim's magnificent campus in Jerusalem. They can choose from a large variety of programs that are designed to meet the needs of modern Jewish women who come from different countries and with varying backgrounds in Judaism, ranging from the rudimentary to the highly advanced. Students may enroll in programs devoted entirely to Jewish studies, a dual academic curriculum of Jewish content and secular studies, or professional training for careers that serve the Jewish community. Campuses in North America and Great Britain offer a combined academic program of Jewish and secular studies for those unable to study in Israel.
Unifying the diversity of the student body are a commitment to Jewish values and religious traditions, love for the land of Israel, a desire for learning, and a striving for personal and spiritual growth.
Neve Yerushalayim was the first school to offer an in-depth study of Judaism to college-age women who had little or no knowledge of their Jewish heritage, but who thirsted to discover their spiritual roots in the Holy Land.
