Beth Jacob Jerusalem Explained

Beth Jacob Jerusalem (Hebrew: סמינר בית יעקב למורות, Seminar Bais Yaakov LeMorot), also known as Machon Sarah Schneirer, commonly referred to as BJJ, is a Haredi religious girls seminary located in the Unsdorf neighborhood of Jerusalem.[1] It was founded in the early 1970s by Rebbetzin Bruria David. Approximately 180 girls are educated in this elite institution each year.

As of 2014, tuition per student amounted to US$15,500 and room and board is an additional US$4,000.[2]

Founding

Rebbetzin David, the daughter of Rav Yitzchok Hutner, founded Beth Jacob Jerusalem as a post-high-school seminary geared for American and European graduates of Bais Yaakov high schools who wish to pursue Torah study on a high academic level. The seminary also provides professional training toward a teaching degree. Rebbetzin David interviews each applicant to maintain the school's reputation as one of the "elite" institutions in the Haredi world.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's Torah Learning: Past, Present, and Future . Ehrenpreis Meyer . Yaelle . 1 April 2005 . 3 April 2011 . Torah Mitzion . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091107105749/http://www.torahmitzion.org/eng/news/feature/view.asp?id=184 . 7 November 2009 .
  2. Web site: excelsior.edu . Israel Study Abroad 2014 Spec Pop Codes and Costs of Attendance . www.excelsior.edu . 30 November 2021.