CBA Jerusalem Opens Registration for 5784

Are you looking for a yeshiva in Israel? Do you wish there was a place where you could have meaningful conversations with staff you can relate to? Are you trying to understand how to balance a Chabad lifestyle with the modern world you grew up in?

CBA Jerusalem might be the place for you! At CBA, we strive to provide our students with positive, exciting Jewish experiences. Through farbrengens, hiking around the land of Israel, back-to-basics style classes, monthly shabbatons, and our young enthusiastic staff and shluchim; we have seen our students flourish and grow from teenagers who were generally feeling uninspired to young men who have taken their relationship with Hashem into their own hands.

Our goal is to connect with not only those who excel academically, but also those who have strengths in other areas. Israel is the perfect place for these students, visiting the places where our stories and lessons come from is an unmatched experience. Seeing the vibrant Jewish communities with their colorful lifestyles instills one with a sense that there is a place for him in the Jewish people.

Here are what some of our students had to say about their experience in CBA:
Yisroel Goldstein, Boca Raton (18) ‘I came to CBA not knowing my place in the Jewish world…but that has changed since I joined the yeshiva. If I messed up or backslid, instead of obsessing over what I did wrong or trying to hide it in shame, I had shluchim and teachers to help me move forward and learn from it. I learned what Chabad stands for; love, support, and a helping hand to those in need without judgment.’

Shlomo Ivry, Long Island (19) ‘CBA allowed me to learn the topics I wanted and build my own schedule, and this really helped me grow spiritually and build a strong personal connection with Hashem. Everything I decided to learn was coming from a genuine place and not from an external place. The avira in Yeshivah is always a positive energy and the rabonim are always helping me and pushing me to advance as a ben Torah.’

Mendy Vogel, London (19) ‘CBA has helped me develop my Yiddishkeit in so many ways. It’s amazing to see how in eight or nine months I have changed my approach to life.’
Elisha Kievman, Miami (18) ‘Coming to CBA from a non-Chabad high school, I thought it would be hard to adapt, there are different things we learn and do that I wasn’t used to. The farbrengens were a big highlight of the year for me. From the second I got here I felt like it was home.’

Maor Maman, Daytona (18)
‘I started my journey here almost 2 years ago, and a side-by-side comparison from then to now is night and day. I came to CBA expecting to have fun in Israel and learn a little on the side. My religious life was not where I wanted and needed it to be, and I didn’t think that would change. Thanks to the staff and shluchims’ dedication and mivtzahs I am now fully shomer shabbos, wear Tzitzis, and got my Smicha (rabbinical degree). I’ve found a piece of myself that has been absent.’

And here is what the staff says about the program:
R’ Melli Hecht (Tanya, Gemara, & Halacha):
‘Working in CBA, I have seen my students develop tremendously. My Tanya students have shown great commitment and focus toward their studies, and my Gemara students have challenged themselves to develop Gemara learning skills. Our approach is to give the boys an opportunity to find their passion in Yiddishkeit and the tools and guidance to help actualize it.’

R’ Mendel Rosner (Mashpia, Chassidut, Jewish History): ‘We are creating something really special here, a place in Israel where these young men are given a chance to see Chabad in a way they haven’t before. With our emphasis on experience, the learning is no longer limited to the zal and students are shown how positive it is to live in accordance with chassidus Chabad.’

Meir Schmuckler (shliach): ‘What I’ve seen during my shlichut at CBA is guys really internalizing Judaism. It takes slow, steady steps to make it their own. And once they do that, they keep it for life.’

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