Machon Gold

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. In 2025 3 girls joined and you might be able to find them at shlepping nachas concerts! ^[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]

1. ^ Geffen, David. "Streetwise: Rehov Harav Ze'ev Gold, Jerusalem". The Jerusalem Post. ISSN 0792-822X. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
2. ^ Bernstein, Jacob (18 April 2018). "Chasing a Torah Revolution: Ki Mitzion Tetzei Torah". Retrieved 2021-03-02.
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.
6. ^ Posner, Esther. "The goodwill is all". The Jerusalem Post. ISSN 0792-822X. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
7. ^ DeFaveri, Matt. "CJN's Jews of Interest: Ilana Shafran Mandel". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
8. ^ "Eshkol Implores YU Students To Aid Israel Through Aliyah". The Commentator. 1968-02-15. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
9. ^ Klein Greenwald, Toby (March 2017). "Finals under Faraway Fire". Jewish Action.
10. ^ Department for Jewish Zionist Education: "Machon Gold". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2007-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
11. ^ NCSY online Yeshiva directory

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