Machon Gold was an Orthodox Jewish girl's seminary (originally co-ed) founded in 1958 by the Torah Education Department of the World Zionist Organization and named after Rabbi Wolf Gold, one of the signatories of the Israeli declaration of independence.[1] It was arguably the first such seminary intended for students from the US.[2] The school closed in 2008 due to financial considerations. [3]
It was one of the few Religious Zionist seminaries for English speakers in Israel.[4] It was located in Jerusalem, in the Geula neighborhood.[5][6] In the two decades before closing, most students were post high school, continuing their Torah Study for a year or two in Israel; prior to that, most students came as part of a study abroad program in college.[7][8]
The school's faculty included Nechama Leibowitz and Rabbi Yeshayahu Hadari (who later founded boys' seminary Yeshivat HaKotel).[9]
Classes emphasized Halacha, Tanakh and Hashkafah, and included courses in Gemara, Mishna, Musar, Jewish philosophy and Jewish history. [10]
Students graduating from Machon Gold received a teacher's license from the Israel Ministry of Education.[11]
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edit- ^ Geffen, David. "Streetwise: Rehov Harav Ze'ev Gold, Jerusalem". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ Bernstein, Jacob (18 April 2018). "Chasing a Torah Revolution: Ki Mitzion Tetzei Torah". Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ A Facebook message to alumna [1][permanent dead link] explains this. Its former official website www.machongold.org is now a site to sell jewellery.
- ^ Cohen, Erik (2008). Youth Tourism to Israel: Educational Experiences of the Diaspora. Channel View Publications. p. 83. ISBN 9781845410841.
- ^ Greenberg, Blu. "Is Now the Time for Orthodox Woman Rabbis?" (PDF). momentmag.com. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ Posner, Esther. "The goodwill is all". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ DeFaveri, Matt. "CJN's Jews of Interest: Ilana Shafran Mandel". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ "Eshkol Implores YU Students To Aid Israel Through Aliyah". The Commentator. 1968-02-15. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ Klein Greenwald, Toby (March 2017). "Finals under Faraway Fire". Jewish Action.
- ^ Department for Jewish Zionist Education: "Machon Gold". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
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