Jerusalem as your classroom
See Jerusalem again, for the first time! At Amudim, the city itself becomes part of the curriculum. Classes like Jerusalem Through the Ages and Museum Tanach take place at historic and archaeological sites across the city, bringing Tanakh and Chazal to life in their original setting. Courses such as Midrash Agnon and The Mystical Revolution of Rav Kook extend beyond the classroom, with local field trips that trace the footsteps of Jerusalem’s great writers and thinkers. And because we live where history happened, we can study the Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient manuscripts, and then see them in person, right here in Jerusalem.
TORAT chAYIM Mini COURSES
Each Monday afternoon at Amudim is dedicated to Torat Chayim, courses that bring Torah learning into direct conversation with the world around us. These short, hands-on modules combine serious study with exploration and experience. From Science and Religion to Hands-On Halacha, Jewish Filmmaking, and Israel Unplugged, students see how Torah ideas intersect with creativity, inquiry, and contemporary life. Torah here isn’t abstract. It’s alive, curious, and in motion.
SmARTorah TRACK
Art becomes another way to learn Torah at Amudim. Through fine arts, theater, music, and writing, students give form and voice to the ideas they study, translating learning into creative expression. Courses like Biblical Portraiture, Safrut: The Scribal Arts, TanyArt, Visual Midrash, Bibliodrama, and Theater and Theology are designed to correspond with the texts and themes explored in the Beit Midrash. Students also explore the Meaning Behind the Music, craft Parsha Dialogues in creative writing workshops, and share their work in poetry slams and performances. Whether through image, word, or sound, students express their own interpretations of Torah, discovering that creativity itself can be a form of avodat Hashem.
Healthy Body, Healthy Soul
At Amudim, physical vitality and spiritual well-being are deeply connected. Students build confidence, focus, and inner strength through energizing workouts, including Krav Maga, HIIT, boxing, and Zumba, while exploring how movement and discipline can enhance mindfulness, balance, and joy. Caring for the body becomes part of caring for the soul, a path toward wholeness and healthy living.
The Amudim Seminar
Our weekly “Amudim Seminar” opens a window into the depth and diversity of Jewish intellectual life in Israel. Through a series of mini-courses taught by leading scholars, politicians, and thinkers students engage with voices shaping the spiritual and cultural conversation of our time. Past presenters have included journalist Sivan Rahav Meir, Rabbanit Racheli Frankel, Rav Yaakov Nagen, Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon, Ethiopian Chief Rabbi Reuven Hadane, and many others. Each seminar offers an encounter with Torah thought as it lives and evolves in today’s Israel.
Theme Weeks
Amudim’s panel discussions offer a focused opportunity to explore themes drawn from the “big questions” students pose at the beginning of the year. Several times throughout the year, Theme Weeks invite the entire faculty to dedicate their classes to a shared topic, each teacher approaching it through the lens of their discipline and personality. These weeks culminate in student-driven panel discussions that bring together diverse perspectives, all riffing off the questions and ideas that emerge from the students themselves. The conversations are dynamic, rigorous, and personal, reflecting Amudim’s belief that Torah begins with the questions we dare to ask.
