Machon Gold

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Machon Gold was an Orthodox Jewish girl's seminary 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 boy's 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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  1. ^ Geffen, David. "Streetwise: Rehov Harav Ze'ev Gold, Jerusalem". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Bernstein, Jacob. "Chasing a Torah Revolution: Ki Mitzion Tetzei Torah". Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Cohen, Erik (2008). Youth Tourism to Israel: Educational Experiences of the Diaspora. Channel View Publications. p. 83. ISBN 9781845410841.
  5. ^ Greenberg, Blu. "Is Now the Time for Orthodox Woman Rabbis?" (PDF). momentmag.com. Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Posner, Esther. "The goodwill is all". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ DeFaveri, Matt. "CJN's Jews of Interest: Ilana Shafran Mandel". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Eshkol Implores YU Students To Aid Israel Through Aliyah". The Commentator. 1968-02-15. Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Klein Greenwald, Toby (March 2017). "Finals under Faraway Fire". Jewish Action.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Department for Jewish Zionist Education: Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ NCSY online Yeshiva directory


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