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Midreshet Amudim 
Midreshet Amudim is the place where a distinct group of motivated young women learn Torah with nuance and depth. Guided by educators who welcome every question, students experience the empowering satisfaction of taking ownership of their Jewish lives and build a mature, meaningful, and personal relationship with Judaism. Immersed in text, conversation, and sincere inquiry, they explore the ideas and truths that shape a life of purpose, discovering Torah not only as something they study, but as the lens through which they understand themselves, others, and the world.
Inquiry – Serious Talmud Torah
We engage Jewish texts and ideas with nuance, honesty, and depth, weaving together classical sources and modern questions. Students sharpen their skills in Gemara, Halacha, and Tanach while exploring theology, philosophy, and culture.
Independent Thinking – A Mind of One’s Own
We empower students to think for themselves, to interpret, compare, and uncover meaning.
Connection – Relationships that Shape the Soul
Our teachers are scholars, mentors, and friends. With warmth and care, they form deep personal relationships with their students in the Beit Midrash, on tiyulim, and around the Shabbat table, guiding each talmida to discover her own authentic religious voice.
Ownership – Making Torah Personal and Alive
We empower each talmida to make Torah her own — to think, question, interpret, and live it in a way that feels authentic and enduring. Through deep learning, reflection, creative expression, and active participation in Jewish ritual and practice, Torah becomes not only what she studies, but what she does and who she is.
Engagement – Torah and the Modern World
Our goal is to nurture a Torah personality who can live thoughtfully in the modern world, bringing Torah values to every area of life, long after the year in Israel has ended.
Action – Responsibility in the Real World
Through student-centered initiatives, internships and hitnadvut (volunteering), advocacy training, the pursuit of original research, and independent apartment living, students learn to take ownership and lead. By stepping up, showing initiative, and driving ideas forward, students discover their strengths, develop real-world skills, and make a lasting impact within their community and beyond.
Israel – Heart, Home, and Destiny
Rooted in a strong Religious Zionist vision, Amudim inspires love for Eretz Yisrael and Medinat Yisrael. Through study, tiyulim, and real-life immersion, students experience Israel as both a spiritual center and living classroom. Courses and programs engage complex issues with honesty and depth, helping students articulate informed, faith-driven perspectives on Israel’s role in Jewish destiny.
At Amudim, Torah does not stay bound to a table; It breathes in the streets, museums, mountains, cafés, and communities of Israel, where learning becomes life and life becomes learning. Torah at Amudim is:
Dynamic — From wilderness Shabbat prep to techelet dyeing and conversations across Israeli communities, Torah here is lived, relevant, and always in motion.
Personal — From choosing her own etrog straight from the orchard to shaping her own learning and pursuing meaningful internships, each student makes Torah personal, accountable, and truly her own.
Creative — Ink, parchment, music, art, and imagination all become vessels of Torah, revealing new paths into ancient ideas.
Giving — Through internships, chessed, and civic engagement, students bring Torah into society with dignity, responsibility, and heart.
Multifaceted — Learning stretches across archaeology, literature, halacha, philosophy, culture, peoplehood, and the land itself; Torah is textured, layered, and vast.
In Your Hands — From building mishnaic ovens to writing sacred letters, Torah is literally held, shaped, and practiced in real time and real space.
A successful Midreshet Amudim graduate:
Thinks critically and appreciates the profundity, complexity, and beauty of Torah.
Feels connected to God, Torah, mitzvot, Am Yisrael, and Eretz Yisrael.
Possesses the confidence to create her own religious experience, wherever she goes.
Embodies creativity, independence, and compassion.
Views every moment as an opportunity to learn, grow, and lead.
Our alumni bring Amudim’s spirit into campuses and communities across the world, living deeply, encountering the world confidently, and contributing meaningfully to Am Yisrael.
Our mornings are devoted to rigorous textual mastery in Gemara, Halacha, and Tanach, all through guided chavruta learning and in-depth shiurim that build skills, clarity, and independent thought.
In the late morning, students participate in core seminars taught by Midreshet Amudim’s leadership, exploring the foundations of Jewish belief and learning in classes such as Theories of God, Pathways to God, The Jewish Historical Experience, Big Questions, Discourses of Dress, Amudim, and Yesodot.
Afternoons invite exploration, creativity, and intellectual adventure through a wide array of specialized electives. Students choose from eclectic and ever-evolving courses such as Aggadah: Talmudic Heroines, Psychology and Tanakh, Maimonidean Thought, Jewish Art in Theory & Practice, Philosophy of Prayer, and more.
This block reflects Amudim’s philosophy that great Torah demands breadth as well as depth, offering students the freedom to pursue personal interests, discover new passions, and engage with the richness of Torah from multiple perspectives.
Torat Chaim Experiential Learning (Monday afternoons)
Bringing Torah to life through site-based learning, history, and lived Jewish experience across Jerusalem.
Internships & Chesed (Wednesday afternoons)
Hands-on professional experience and meaningful community service, cultivating responsibility, empathy, and skills for the future.
Hebrew Immersion (Wednesdays Evenings)
Immersive language learning in partnership with native Hebrew speakers, held in local cafés to build real-world confidence and fluency.
Beit Midrash Research & Chaburot (Three Afternoons per week)
Dedicated Beit Midrash time where students explore personal Torah interests with guidance from our educational team, researching chosen sefarim or themes, or joining staff-led chaburot for deep, collaborative learning.
Night Seder (Three Evenings per week)
Independent and guided learning that strengthens skills and nurtures a personal, passionate relationship with Torah.
The Amudim Seminar (Wednesday Evenings)
Weekly conversations with leading Jewish thinkers, creators, and cultural voices who challenge, inspire, and broaden our vision.
Amudim’s critical thinking and analysis goes hand in hand with relationship-based education.Growth here happens through connection with teachers and mentors who know each student personally.
Our Leadership and Support team includes:
Dr. Julie Goldstein, Rosh HaMidrasha
Rabbi Uri Goldstein, Rav HaMidrasha
Brie Reich, Dean of Students
Rivka Gopin, Director of Operations & Programming
Kelila Slonim, Head of Experiential Education
Rabbanit Aviva Wapner, Mashgichah Ruchanit
Aviva Begoun, School Social Worker
Ramim and Faculty
Madrichot (bnot sherut) & Bogrot (returning alumni)
Shabbatot and Chagim at Midreshet Amudim are among the most transformative parts of the year–immersive, joyful, soulful, and deeply connected to the rhythm of Jewish life in Eretz Yisrael. Students experience sacred time not only as observers, but as active participants in a vibrant Torah community.
Throughout the year, Amudim apartments remain open and welcoming, ensuring that students always have a home, a place to host friends, share meals, rest, and celebrate together, whether staying in for Shabbat and chag or returning from meaningful time with family and community.
There are 3 types of Shabbatot:
In-Shabbatot (Every 3–4 Weeks)
Once every few weeks, the entire Midrasha spends Shabbat together in Jerusalem, joined by faculty and their families for uplifting tefillot, meals, singing, and late-night conversations. These intimate, Jerusalem-based Shabbatot foster close staff-talmida relationships, personal mentorship, and a warm, authentic sense of family.
Shabbatonim Across Israel (Every 3–4 Weeks)
Several times a year, the entire Midrasha travels together for Shabbat in communities around the country, from the North to the Negev. Students experience the rich diversity of Am Yisrael through spirited tefillot, community meals, onegs, tisches, hospitality, and local encounters. These Shabbatot deepen students’ connection to the Land and people, its history, and the beating heart of contemporary Jewish life in Israel.
Out Shabbatot
On alternating Shabbatot, students enjoy the warmth of hospitality across Israel, staying with friends, relatives, teachers, and local families, or hosting one another. These Shabbatot provide space for rest, personal growth, and independent exploration, while also encouraging students to build their own relationships and connect meaningfully with communities throughout Jerusalem and beyond. Students return refreshed and energized, ready to re-immerse in the rhythm of learning and life at Amudim. Apartments remain open at all times, and many students opt to make Shabbat together in their Amudim homes.
Chagim
Many Chagim, including Yom Kippur, Simchat Torah, Chanukah, Purim, Yom Ha’atzmaut, Yom Yerushalayim, and Shavuot are celebrated together as a community. Students experience the unique beauty, intensity, and flavor of chag in Israel through tefillot, shiurim, singing, celebrations, panel events, community engagement, and student-led programming. These moments allow students to encounter the Yamim Tovim in powerful new ways, cultivating spiritual depth, joy, and lifelong memories.
Level of Learning: Intermediate to Advanced, or highly motivated beginners.
Student Background: Primarily Modern Orthodox day-school graduates (U.S., Canada, U.K.)
Profile: Inquisitive, halakhically committed, worldly, down-to-earth.
Average Cohort Size: 20–30 students and growing.
📍 17 Rachel Imenu Street, German Colony, Jerusalem
📞 Israel: +972-58-631-5217 | U.S.: +1-201-218-6386
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🌐 www.amudimisrael.org
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