“For anyone who’s looking for a sem experience, I think Oryah is a great balance of everything. Oryah really provides an amazing learning experience and it gives you an amazing balance of freedom and living in a Chassidish environment.”

I knew Oryah was the place for me because of the basic values this Institute is based upon: personalized, foundational, and experience-based growth. The staff and teachers at Oryah truly care about your success.

The growth you find at Oryah will stay with you forever, because it is rooted in your decision to improve. Oryah is all about your growth, and working together as a family to help each other reach that.

From my very first day at Oryah, I was deeply impressed at the level of dedication that the staff here displayed, committed that all of us succeed in seminary. A few things that primarily stand out to me are:

* The entrepreneurship classes: Various business people sharing practical skills, experience, and wisdom that we can use in our future careers and life in general.

* Specialty classes: For example, we recently participated in an especially enjoyable 4-week course on self-defense.

* Inspiring Shabbatons: We recently spent Shabbos in Chevron, right next to Mearas Hamachpeila! We had the opportunity to experience an incredible tour and hear the mind-blowing stories of this special place. This was just one of many Shabbatons that seminary provides for us.

* Chagim and Chassidishe Yomim-Tovim: There are an unbelievable amount of student-run programs. It's amazing to see how everyone got so involved!

* Sunday Trips: They give us a chance to explore Israel and really get to experience the land: Ein Gedi, The Dead Sea, Masada, Tekoa, Shiloh, museums, and so much more.

I strongly feel that Oryah seminary has so much to offer and is an opportunity of a lifetime.