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Also, to Rocky Mountains, I went to Yavne Sem, albeit 20 some years ago. The teachers are AMAZING!!! A few girls came for second year after BJJ, and said Yavne was much better on preparation and teaching one to teach. There is definitely a lot of preparation, and learning is a major focus, but EVERYTHING with a great Hashkafa, and with teachers who really care, whether or not you are a straight A Student.
If you are staying in America, and want a true Mesorah as a continuation of European Yeshivos, and in a warm community, then Yavne is it (esp. if you are into learning). If not, then Detroit is also very nice. Not for girls who are textual, but nice girls, good teachers, warm community, strong Hashkafa.
Hi! I know the people running and involved with Azamra, and they are great, solid, wonderful people looking to give a varm, heimishe, excellent Hashkafa and education to Sem girls. The staff is going to be excellent, with reknown rebbetzins, including Rebbetzin Tzipporah Heller, so it is definitely going to be intellectual, as well as warm and fun!
Ramat Beit Shemesh A is also a warm, wonderful, and quite safe environment, much more so than Yerushalayim, but Yerushalayim is just a busride away!
In other words, I HIGHLY recommend it!
Someone said that Jewish Music is supposed to move your soul, not your body.
So what do we say about Dovid Hamelech, who moved his body in joy in front of the Shechina. His wife gave him mussar, and for that she died in childbirth.
In Likutei Moharan, Torah Resh Peh Beis, he points out that we should be looking for nekudos tovos, good points, even in resha’im, for thru that you give them zechus, and help them do teshuva, and it helps you! Even finding the good points in ourselves is essential, and will ultimately bring the geulah Sheleimah bekarov!
So yes, the music may be jarring to some, and it may feel uncomfortable, but lets try to see that they are listening to Jewish lyrics (the goyish lyrics are often terrible, not like it used to be in the 60s and 70s), and proud enough to say that Jewish Music is GOOD.
Azamra l’elokai be’odi!!!