I am SHOCKED at what Sacrilege wrote about Yavne! Smile E. if you are looking for an amazing, intense, “no fluff” sem, you should look into Yavne – if you are willing to sacrifice the E”Y experience. Make your sem. year one of learning and growth, not of riding camels! Stay focused on the purpose of your sem year. Chap Arein!!
Yavne is 24/7 learning but it is SO geshmack! You get to really delve into your learning and sharpen your mind. True there are no seperate Hashkafa classes but thats because in Yavne we believe in learning Hashkafa through Torah, Navi, Halacha, Mussar seforim, etc. It is very text based – but that makes it No Fluff. You never have to worry if the teacher is making things up – its all in the sefer in front of you! There are plenty of extra curricular activities but they do not interfere with the classes. Classes end at 3 so there is plenty of time to do fun stuff afterwards without missing out class.
The girls that go there are diverse and from different backgrounds but it doesn’t make a difference. Everyone ends up very close – and everyone loves Yavne intensely by the time they leave.
~a proud Yavne Girl