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action, while in our community, where Weinberg, zt”l, the Rosh Hayeshiva of ferent graduate school options. We have
we have been the object of xenophobia Ner Yisrael, encouraged this seminary, expanded our summer program, and
throughout history, there are still some gave us his bracha, and provided many high school students have the
who support it. hadracha (guidance), stating that it was chance to get a head start towards earn-
vital for local high school graduates to ing their degree. Afternoon and evening
Sincerely, have a second option for seminary. courses are open to the women in the
DISAPPOINTED community.
As the seminary grew, students came
TO THE EDITOR, from all across the U.S. and beyond Our students receive a BA from Gratz
Kol Hakavod to Mrs. Rochelle (Canada, Australia, France, etc.) College, a regionally-accredited college
Recently, since local high school gradu- recognized nationally and international-
Goldberg for her courage to tackle the ates have been going to Eretz Yisrael, ly. WITS/MAALOT students have gone
“hot” topic of seminary in Israel or we closed our first-year program after 15 on to graduate programs at Johns
America in the musical production she years. We are currently discussing Hopkins, University of Maryland,
wrote for her eighth-grade Bais Yaakov whether local families would like a first- Towson, Columbia, Temple, and other
students. Kudos also to Mrs. Margie year seminary in Baltimore, and we prestigious institutions in Maryland and
Pensak for following up with an excel- encourage members of the community across the country. In addition to the
lent article for the WWW. to share their thoughts. very popular health science fields of OT,
PT, speech, nursing, ultrasound, PA, and
As the article mentions MAALOT Our second-year program is totally nurse practitioner, our students have
Baltimore, this is the perfect time to independent, with different goals than entered a wide range of other fields.
speak to the community about planning first-year. It is for young adult women MAALOT students have achieved suc-
to meet young women’s future educa- who seek to earn a college degree while cess in business, accounting, psycholo-
tion and career needs, building on our growing in ruchniyus (spirituality) and gy, social work, law, and computer sci-
strong history. WITS/MAALOT opened hashkafos (religious outlook) at the ence.
its doors 19 years ago, with a dual pro- same time. We have an “all-star” team of
gram. Our first-year program was creat- mechanchim and mechanchos (educa- MAALOT is committed to our mis-
ed by parents who had a vision for a tors). Students receive college credit for sion and goal for excellence in Torah
quality seminary in Baltimore for the kodesh classes while simultaneously chinuch (education), as well as educat-
mainstream student who chooses not to taking their prerequisites for many dif- ing our young women of the Baltimore
go to seminary in Eretz Yisrael. Rav
30 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
we have been the object of xenophobia Ner Yisrael, encouraged this seminary, expanded our summer program, and
throughout history, there are still some gave us his bracha, and provided many high school students have the
who support it. hadracha (guidance), stating that it was chance to get a head start towards earn-
vital for local high school graduates to ing their degree. Afternoon and evening
Sincerely, have a second option for seminary. courses are open to the women in the
DISAPPOINTED community.
As the seminary grew, students came
TO THE EDITOR, from all across the U.S. and beyond Our students receive a BA from Gratz
Kol Hakavod to Mrs. Rochelle (Canada, Australia, France, etc.) College, a regionally-accredited college
Recently, since local high school gradu- recognized nationally and international-
Goldberg for her courage to tackle the ates have been going to Eretz Yisrael, ly. WITS/MAALOT students have gone
“hot” topic of seminary in Israel or we closed our first-year program after 15 on to graduate programs at Johns
America in the musical production she years. We are currently discussing Hopkins, University of Maryland,
wrote for her eighth-grade Bais Yaakov whether local families would like a first- Towson, Columbia, Temple, and other
students. Kudos also to Mrs. Margie year seminary in Baltimore, and we prestigious institutions in Maryland and
Pensak for following up with an excel- encourage members of the community across the country. In addition to the
lent article for the WWW. to share their thoughts. very popular health science fields of OT,
PT, speech, nursing, ultrasound, PA, and
As the article mentions MAALOT Our second-year program is totally nurse practitioner, our students have
Baltimore, this is the perfect time to independent, with different goals than entered a wide range of other fields.
speak to the community about planning first-year. It is for young adult women MAALOT students have achieved suc-
to meet young women’s future educa- who seek to earn a college degree while cess in business, accounting, psycholo-
tion and career needs, building on our growing in ruchniyus (spirituality) and gy, social work, law, and computer sci-
strong history. WITS/MAALOT opened hashkafos (religious outlook) at the ence.
its doors 19 years ago, with a dual pro- same time. We have an “all-star” team of
gram. Our first-year program was creat- mechanchim and mechanchos (educa- MAALOT is committed to our mis-
ed by parents who had a vision for a tors). Students receive college credit for sion and goal for excellence in Torah
quality seminary in Baltimore for the kodesh classes while simultaneously chinuch (education), as well as educat-
mainstream student who chooses not to taking their prerequisites for many dif- ing our young women of the Baltimore
go to seminary in Eretz Yisrael. Rav
30 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
