Semesters/Zmanim Three '''' (semesters) exist in a year, based on the
Hebrew calendar: • Winter '''', which is from
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan through the seventh of
Nisan. • Summer ''
from Rosh Chodesh''
Iyar through the tenth of
Av. •
Elul ''
from Rosh Chodesh''
Elul through the eleventh of
Tishrei. The three span two official semesters. The Fall semester runs through the Winter '
. The Spring semester includes the Summer ' and Elul ''''.
Application Applications to enroll into the yeshiva are accepted twice a year, before the summer and winter semesters. There are no enrollments for the fall semester. The deadlines vary, and they are generally close to the 1st of
Elul for the winter enrollment, and the 1st of
Adar for summer enrollment.
Testing and acceptance This is generally a four-part process. Only applicants who have received a " (entrance exam) card" authorizing them to advance will be able to proceed with these steps: • The applicant completes a secondary registration application which asks for additional, detailed information that was not required on the original application. • The admissions officer holds a general interview with the applicant. With him are usually one or two other members of the faculty. The meeting will usually be short, allowing the admissions department an opportunity to evaluate the candidate's general potential for success in the institute. • A faculty member tests the candidate in general Talmudic knowledge. A grade is issued, on a scale of one to five, reflecting the applicant's possession of the requisite knowledge. • One of the four roshei yeshiva (deans) listens to a
Pilpul, or talmudic discourse, from the applicant. This part of the exam is to test the applicant's ability to engage in specialized Talmudic reasoning called . Here too, a grade is issued on a scale of one to five. • After completing the two exams acceptance will depend on a combination of all the factors in the admissions process. Usually applicants are notified during
Chol HaMoed about the decision. If the applicant is accepted, he and his parents are then required to set up a meeting with the tuition department to discuss tuition arrangements. However it is the policy of the yeshiva that no eligible student be denied the opportunity to study Torah because of an inability to pay tuition.
Alumni program , the program, is a highly acclaimed weekly Sunday program for laymen. The was created by Rav Yaakov Tescher.
Registration After acceptance, tuition is negotiated. The stated policy of the yeshiva is that no eligible student is denied the opportunity to study Torah because of their inability to pay tuition. The accepted student must also complete steps required by the State of New Jersey of all students entering dormitories and post-secondary schools in New Jersey. Additionally, in a signed acceptance agreement, the matriculating student agrees to abide by the rules of the institution. "The freezer" is a three-month period in which new students may not date while acclimating to the yeshiva. ==
Tumult day ==