Young women of today are exposed to a myriad of external and internal challenges. Michlelet Esther provides its students with the information and skills to meet these challenges.
Michlelet Esther opened in September 1995, as a division of Neve Yerushalayim College. For almost forty years Neve has specialized in Jewish education for women and currently conducts more than a dozen distinctive programs to meet the needs of its diversified student population. Michlelet Esther is housed in the beautiful Neve Yerushalayim campus in Har Nof, Jerusalem.
The key to the Michlelet Esther experience is in-depth philosophy-based curriculum that provides students with the information and inspiration to lead a lifestyle based on Torah values. Through clear, honest and open classes that encourage questions and lively debate she learns the rationale and reasons for being committed to the Jewish faith. Individual tutorials that provide a framework for developing learning skills and attitudes are an important feature of the program.
To enhance the academic environment, tours are provided throughout the school year. Advocacy and chessed opportunities are available as well as extra curricular activities and self-study projects. Several Shabbatonim are held during the year in different communities throughout the country. In addition, Michlelet Esther provides a warm, caring environment that makes the student feel at home as soon as she walks through its doors. A mature social atmosphere that fosters personal growth allows the open-minded student to grow at her own pace. A highly regarded support staff provides her with life-skills that help her through the maze of real-life issues confronting a young adult.
Michlelet Esther faculty is led by world-renowned lecturers in the field of Jewish education, many of whom who have authored key works that have inspired women to build a solid Jewish home and a family that is dedicated to Torah ideals.
Michlelet Esther seeks a select student who began her journey towards a Torah-based lifestyle, while still in high school and wishes to use her Israel Seminary experience to cement her commitment to that lifestyle. At Michlelet Esther she will discover the rationale and reasons for her Torah values that will inspire her to pass on her love for Torah to her children and Clal Yisroel.
At Michlelet Esther students enjoy modern dorm facilities that remain open throughout the academic year including Sukkos and Pesach. Students are served three delicious meals daily.
The co- principals of Michlelet Esther are Rabbi Boruch Smith and Rabbi Ari Winter. Both have extensive backgrounds in Jewish education and in women’s education in particular. They will be traveling to the United States and Canada to meet with potential students and their parents.