Programs

The countrywide chain of Midrashot Shalhevet currently has 40 branches. These walk-in centers are located in shopping malls and other high-traffic areas where passerby often pop in and discover a warm and loving home. Here, the girls learn to take pride in their Jewish identity and bond with the eternal values of the Torah. Alongside the full schedule of Torah classes and lectures, there are a variety of fun activities such as trips to mekomos hakedoshim. Every few weeks they spend Shabbos in Yerushalayim or Bnai Brak in the homes of religious families. There, they experience Shabbos and begin to believe that this is the kind of home they can aspire to be part of themselves. The Midrasha staff members are available for the girls at all times to provide a listening ear and caring heart. Girls from all sectors of society, including soldiers and immigrants from other countries, find a quality, value-imbued social life at the Midrasha, within a framework of learning and growth. Many graduates of Midrashot Shalhevet have made a complete turnabout and are living lives of Torah and Mitzvos. The Midrashot staff is heavily involved in helping the girls find suitable mates so they can continue on the path toward full observance and eventually build Torah homes.

Men from all walks of Israeli society come to the Batei Medrash. They are welcomed just as they are. Experience has shown that simply learning Torah in the warm Beit Medrash atmosphere reveals to the learners a whole new world, previously unknown to them. They connect to it, and they keep coming. Learning in the Beit Medrash connects them to their Jewish heritage. It influences each one of them in terms of growth in emunah and hashkafa, and their families soon follow in their footsteps. Their shemiras hamitzvos is strengthened, and this has great influence on how they educate their children. A home where Shabbos and mesorah are cherished, is a home whose children will surely be sent to Torah schools. The thousands of yungeleit who learn with people in the Batei Medrash do this on a completely volunteer basis. Our expenses consist of transportation for the yungeleit from their homes to the Batei Medrash and back, salaries for the coordinators of the Batei Medrash, advertising, refreshments, and other maintenance costs. In addition, there are organized events which create camaraderie among Beit Medrash members and provide chizuk for families on their way to Torah observance.

The goal of bogrot is to provide post-highschool girls with a supportive Torah environment and social framework until their marriage. Bi-monthly meetings, in which the girls get together for Torah classes and lectures, provide an environment of ruchniyus and helps keep the girls strong and connected. The madrichot are seasoned educators who combine warmth and passion and develop close relationships with the girls. They are available to the Bogrot at all hours of the day and night and are the rock of support that makes the difference in the lives of these impressionable girls. There is also a volunteer-staffed phone hotline available to provide chizuk to the girls on a daily basis. Shabbatonim are held twice a year in hotels in various locations in Israel, with exciting programming, good food, and divrei chizuk given by noted speakers. The intense spiritual focus strengthens the girls immeasurably and brings about their continued personal growth.

Kav L'Lev coordinators transfer requests to 600 women volunteers countrywide, who personally contact those on their lists. They talk, they learn halacha together, and forge relationships. The Kav L'Lev office is staffed by 30 women, who sort through the various requests and make initial contact in order to assess each woman’s level of yiddishkeit. When someone turns to Kav L'Lev, she receives a response that is tailor-made for her, and a learning program and mentor ready to work with her at her own pace.