A dorm should be more than a place to sleep.  At Afikei Torah we view the dorm as your home. Our luxurious apartment complex, located in Bayit Vegan provides a magnificent, panoramic view of Yerushalayim. The apartments have three or four bedrooms with two or three girls occupying each room. American style beds and mattresses ensure a comfortable night's sleep. The living room is outfitted with couches and armchairs. The kitchen comes equipped with a refrigerator, microwave and gas stove.

Communications

Cell Phones are available to our students at very competitive rates for both local and international calls. A free call option is available between students on the Afikei Torah network.

E-Mail- Students who register for e-mail will receive an address on the Afikei Torah server. Two computers are dedicated to student e-mail and are always available for use.

Mail for students may be sent to the Afikei Torah Post Office Box - P.O. Box 16432, Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem, Israel 96428. The Post Box is cleared daily and letters are delivered to the students. Stamps and aerograms can be purchased in the Afikei Torah office. The local post office is a ten minute walk from the campus.

Gym and Student Lounge

Our well appointed workout room offers an opportunity at the end of a satisfying day of learning. In the gym you will find all you need including treadmills, elliptic trainers, weights and more. If you feel like relaxing, come to the lounge where you can enjoy a hot cup of coffee or a cool frozen yogurt.

Supervision

Aside from dorm parents who live in the apartment complex, there are Madrichot who live in the apartments amongst the students.  Curfew is at 11:00 pm on weekday nights and 11:30 pm Motzei Shabbos to allow students sufficient time to return from out of town.

Roommates

Once you have paid your deposit to secure your spot at Afikei Torah you receive an information package, which includes a roommate, request form. You may request to be placed together with a roommate of your choice or complete the questionnaire, and we will find you a suitable roommate. 

Meals

Afikei Torah provides dinner each evening at 6:00pm. A hot, delicious, nutritious three course meal is served in the dining room. Menus are varied and we are happy to try to accommodate our students and hear their suggestions regarding menus and food.

Students make their own breakfast and lunch in the fully equipped kitchens in their apartments. Grocery stores with wide varieties of products are in close proximity to Afikei Torah. 

Shabbos

Each Shabbos in Eretz Yisrael is an opportunity to experience a home, a family and a community.  There are a series of Shabbatonim throughout the year.  The students spend Shabbos in comfortable accommodations with inspirational speakers and programs.  On the remaining Shabbasos students are able to visit family and friends.  Our Madrichot assist in finding enjoyable Shabbos experiences and placing girls with families.  Students are often able to see our staff in their home setting by taking them up on their open invitations for Shabbos.  On any Shabbos or Yom Tov students are welcome to remain at Afikei Torah and eat Shabbos meals with the dorm parents.    There is never a Shabbos or Yom Tov where students are required to leave or are left with no place to go.