Women’s Programs 

Alma Program (Third and Fourth Year)

Midreshet Lindenbaum’s newest program, the Alma Program, is geared toward college graduates with substantial Torah and Talmud study under their belts.c Midreshet Lindenbaum revolutionized Torah study for women by making it a substantial part of observant women’s lives; this program

Amlat Program

Midreshet Lindenbaum’s “Amlat” (America Latinit) Program is the only one in existence to enable young, Spanish-speaking women from Latin America to immerse themselves in the study of Torah on a full-time basis. Students, who attend for either a semester or

Besen Family Center for Advanced Women’s Studies

Located on the Chana and Yaacov Tilles Campus in Talpiyot, Jerusalem, the Besen Family Center for Advanced Women’s Studies is the heart of Ohr Torah Stone’s groundbreaking activity in the realm of Jewish women’s rights and education. The Besen Center houses the pioneering Midreshet

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Bruria Program

The Bruria Program is a year of intensive Torah study for women without a midrasha background who have completed IDF Military or National Service and are interested in establishing their spiritual and halakhic perspective, while deepening and expanding their knowledge

Elaine and Norm Brodsky Darkaynu Program for Women

For years, young women with physical and developmental disabilities watched wistfully as their sisters and mainstreamed peers left them behind to spend a year in Israel after high school. The Elaine and Norm Brodsky Darkaynu Program is the first and

Hadas Torah/IDF Program

Hadas – the Claudia Cohen Torah/Army Program – is a pioneering project which was designed to counter some of the challenges posed by contemporary Israeli society. Israeli history is filled with observant women who wanted to contribute to their country

HaMidrasha HaYisraelit

HaMidrasha HaYisraelit (literally, “The Israeli Seminary”) is the first program to enable secular and religious young women to study ancient and modernJewish texts and philosophy together in before enlisting in the IDF. Launched in the 2023/24 academic year, the Midrasha

International Halakha Scholars Program

In October 2021, the Susi Bradfield Women’s Institute of Halakhic Leadership (WIHL)  launched the International Halakha Scholars Program (IHSP) – a study program for women educators, scholars and Jewish communal leaders.  Twenty-six women enrolled in the inaugural class of this

Maria and Joel Finkle Overseas Program

A year of intensive study for post-high school women from English-speaking Diaspora countries, the Maria and Joel Finkle Overseas Program – Midreshet Lindenbaum‘s flagship program – provides an unparalleled Jewish learning experience, familiarizing students with the classic Jewish library in

Midrashit Program

Many soldiers are inducted during the early winter months and are therefore unable to dedicate an entire year to Torah study without postponing their service. The Midrashit Program was created specifically for these young women. The intensive, ten-week course provides

Midreshet Lindenbaum

Ohr Torah Stone maintains that women have the same right, ability and capacity as men to participate fully in the Jewish world. The Midreshet Lindenbaum College for Women’s Torah studies was founded on this principle, prying open doors that had

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