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Summer & Year-Round Programs || Faculty
“I loved learning in a Beit Midrash surrounded
by women who were interested in learning.”
– Esther Breger, Silver Spring, Maryland |
You can study at Drisha for 5 weeks during the summer, or for 3–4 days
during the year-round programs, with other high school girls from around
the world. Whatever the season, Drisha gives you space to open your mind.
Explore Jewish texts. Ask questions. Make new friends. Have fun. Be yourself.
LEARNING FOR ITS OWN SAKE.
Together with other motivated students, ask questions and pursue ideas
in Talmud, Tanakh, Hakakha, and Philosophy – with teachers who share
your interest and love for learning.
MENTORS AND ROLE MODELS.
Students and faculty learn about each other in the classroom and during
the extracurricular activities. Many of teachers studied at Drisha, and
some teach at schools in the US and Israel.
EXPLORE YOUR OWN QUESTIONS.
Why would God want Abraham to sacrifice Isaac? Did Ishmael deserve to
be banished? How can Pharoah be punished if God hardened his heart? You
choose the question that intrigues you, and research it with a faculty
advisor.
Winter Week: December 28-31, 2008
Students from schools throughout the country spend four days studying
and meeting each other at Drisha. This short session is jam-packed with
theme-based classes and there are extracurricular activities that allow
students to experience the best of winter in New York.
Please apply by November 20.
Summer Program
June 30–August 1, 2008 (Apply by April 15)
Every summer, high school students from around the world spend five memorable
weeks together, building their knowledge and their friendships at Drisha
Institute. Known as the Dr. Beth Samuels High School Program this initiative
began in 1988 to provide young women with an opportunity to immerse in
the study of classical Jewish texts, including Tanakh, Talmud, Halakha
and Philosophy.
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