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The Yeshivot and Ulpanot of Bnei Akiva -
Make up the leading religious Zionist educational network in Israel.
What does that mean?
YABA’S history began in 1939, when Rabbi Moshe Zvi Neria, student of Rav Avraham Yitzchok HaCohen Kook and future Israel Prize winner, went to Kfar Haroeh to create a new kind of yeshiva high school. Over the next 80 years, YABA blossomed into a network of 70 institutions – Yeshivot, Ulpanot, Hesder and Pre-Military Academies – that span the entire length and width of Israel.
YABA educates 24,000 religious Zionist students annually.
YABA’s curricula stimulate intellectual curiosity in all fields including Limudei Kodesh, secular studies, arts and science. Our schools are regularly cited at the national level for academic excellence and maintain an open enrollment policy – no child is turned away due to an inability to meet tuition costs. YABA has also been a pioneer in achieving successful integration of students who have made Aliyah from Russia, Ethiopia, India, North America, Europe, South Africa and Australia.
Why does this matter?
YABA graduates go on to proudly serve Israel. Many attend YABA’s hesder yeshivot, join elite IDF combat units or volunteer for Sherut Leumi, Israel’s National Service Corps. Our graduates continue their educational pursuits with college acceptance levels well above the national average.
YABA’s 100,000 alumni have already made a tremendous impact on Israel and the world while remaining true to their Torah heritage. Our graduates are leaders in every economic, academic, and professional sector of Israeli society and form the foundation of many great institutions beyond the YABA network.
These graduates include leading Torah scholars, entrepreneurs, artists, scientists, IDF generals, mayors, Supreme Court justices and Members of the Knesset. Our current students are anchored in these values and are being nurtured to create the next generation of Israel’s Religious Zionist leaders.
YABA GRADUATES KNOW THE TRUE VALUE OF THEIR JEWISH HERITAGE AND
OF THE STATE AND PEOPLE OF ISRAEL.
yaba graduates are deeply connected to the values of am yisrael, eretz yisroel and torat yisrael.
Our Story
About us
The Yeshivot and Ulpanot of Bnei Akiva -
Make up the leading religious Zionist educational network in Israel.
What does that mean?
YABA’S history began in 1939, when Rabbi Moshe Zvi Neria, student of Rav Avraham Yitzchok HaCohen Kook and future Israel Prize winner, went to Kfar Haroeh to create a new kind of yeshiva high school. Over the next 80 years, YABA blossomed into a network of 70 institutions – Yeshivot, Ulpanot, Hesder and Pre-Military Academies – that span the entire length and width of Israel.
YABA educates 24,000 religious Zionist students annually.
YABA’s curricula stimulate intellectual curiosity in all fields including Limudei Kodesh, secular studies, arts and science. Our schools are regularly cited at the national level for academic excellence and maintain an open enrollment policy – no child is turned away due to an inability to meet tuition costs. YABA has also been a pioneer in achieving successful integration of students who have made Aliyah from Russia, Ethiopia, India, North America, Europe, South Africa and Australia.
Why does this matter?
YABA graduates go on to proudly serve Israel. Many attend YABA’s hesder yeshivot, join elite IDF combat units or volunteer for Sherut Leumi, Israel’s National Service Corps. Our graduates continue their educational pursuits with college acceptance levels well above the national average.
YABA’s 100,000 alumni have already made a tremendous impact on Israel and the world while remaining true to their Torah heritage. Our graduates are leaders in every economic, academic, and professional sector of Israeli society and form the foundation of many great institutions beyond the YABA network.
These graduates include leading Torah scholars, entrepreneurs, artists, scientists, IDF generals, mayors, Supreme Court justices and Members of the Knesset. Our current students are anchored in these values and are being nurtured to create the next generation of Israel’s Religious Zionist leaders.
YABA GRADUATES KNOW THE TRUE VALUE OF THEIR JEWISH HERITAGE AND
OF THE STATE AND PEOPLE OF ISRAEL.
yaba graduates are deeply connected to the values of am yisrael, eretz yisroel and torat yisrael.
Our History
How Did All Begin?
In Israel during the 1930s, teenagers who attended Bnei Akiva youth groups were looking for more. Seeking a deeper connection to Torah and the land of Israel, they were no longer satisfied with the lectures and activities of their youth groups. They wanted a formal education, daily classes permeated with the values of Am Yisroel, Eretz Yisroel, Torat Yisroel.
From this need, the first YABA school was born.
1939
Yeshivat YABA Kfar HaRoeh opens under the leadership of Rav Moshe Tzvi Neria and 13 of his students. The yeshiva revolutionizes Israeli education with its focus on religious-Zionist values.
1951
Yeshivat YABA Meron opens with 200 students. The yeshiva offers a warm, personal atmosphere as well as classes in shechitah (ritual slaughter), writing Torah scrolls and tailoring.
1954
Rav Tzuckerman establishes "Merkaz Yeshivot Bnei Akiva," a central educational network for all YABA schools.
1960
The first ulpana, Ulpanat YABA Kfar Pines, opens. Students sleep in a dormitory, a revolutionary concept for girls' high schools.
1966
American Friends of Yeshivot Bnei Akiva forms in New York to support YBA schools.
1967
Yeshivat Hesder YABA HaKotel opens immediately after the Six Day War. This yeshivat hesder was originally housed in a Jordanian bunker near the Kotel.
1975
Yeshivat Hesder YABA Maalot is established to strengthen the Maalot community after a tragic terror attack claims the lives of 31 Israelis.
1984
YABA expands to include TOM, a youth village for at-risk students.
1994
New YABA schools open, including schools in the periphery of Israel. Specialized programs, such as Yeshivat YABA Sussya, a school for environmental education, become part of the YABA network over the next few years.
1995
Mechinat YABA Or Me'ophir, a program for students of Ethiopian descent, is established. Mechinat YABA Or Me'ophir combines Torah learning, IDF service and vocational training with 100% of students completing IDF service!
1997
Yeshivat YABA Kinor David—a yeshiva that combines Torah study and music—opens with 14 students. The student body has since increased tenfold!
2006
The YABA offices move to Ramot Shapira, in Bet Meir.
2013
Yeshivat Hesder YABA Neve Dekalim re-opens in Asdod. This yeshiva was evacuated twice—in 1982 from Yamit as part of a peace treaty with Egypt and in 2005 from Gush Katif.
2015
The campus of Yeshivat YABA Orot Yehuda is completed in Efrat. Yeshivat YABA Orot Yehuda serves Efrat's growing population that includes many olim.
2019
YABA celebrates 80 years as an educational force in Israel with 70 schools and an annual enrollment of 24,000 students!
Our Educational Institutions
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Our 70 schools span the length and width of Israel!
Our yeshivot and ulpanot are located in dozens of cities throughout Israel and serve diverse communities.
Ulpanat YABA Amana
Ulpanat YABA Chen Bamidbar
Ulpanat YABA Even Shmuel
Ulpanat YABA Hadar Ganim
Ulpanat YABA Kfar Pines
Ulpanat YABA Lachish
Ulpanat YABA Merkaz Shapira
Ulpanat YABA Meron
Ulpanat YABA Mevaseret Baruch
Ulpanat YABA Naaleh Program at Ulpanat Amana
Ulpanat YABA Neot Avraham
Ulpanat YABA Neriya
Ulpanat YABA Orot Modiin
Ulpanat YABA Pisgat Zev
Ulpanat YABA Reut
Ulpanat YABA Rosh Tzurim
Ulpanat YABA Segula
Ulpanat YABA Shilo
Ulpanat YABA Shirat Hayam- School of Music and Dance
Ulpanat YABA Tal Ramot
Ulpanat YABA Tehillat Israel
Ulpanat YABA Tel Aviv
Ulpanat YABA Tzfira
Ulpanat YABA YTA Program for English-speakers
Yeshivat YABA Abir Yaakov
Yeshivat YABA Aderet
Yeshivat YABA Bar Yochai
Yeshivat YABA Bet Yehuda
Yeshivat YABA Chadera
Yeshivat YABA Eli
Yeshivat YABA Givat Shmuel
Yeshivat YABA Hadarom
Yeshivat YABA Halichot Olam
Yeshivat YABA Harel
Yeshivat YABA Hashomron
Yeshivat YABA Kfar HaRoeh
Yeshivat YABA Kinor David
Yeshivat YABA Kiryat Herzog
Yeshivat YABA Lapid Torat Nachum
Yeshivat YABA Mateh Binyamin
Yeshivat YABA Nachal Yitzchok
Yeshivat YABA Ner Tamid
Yeshivat YABA Netiv Meir
Yeshivat YABA Neve Herzog
Yeshivat YABA Ohel Shlomo
Yeshivat YABA Or Etzion
Yeshivat YABA Orot Yehuda
Yeshivat YABA Pirchei Aharon
Yeshivat YABA Pisgat Zeev
Yeshivat YABA Ranaana
Yeshivat YABA Rishon LeZion
Yeshivat YABA Sussya
Yeshivat YABA Tikvat Yaakov
Yeshivat YABA Tom
Yeshivat YABA Yad Avraham
Yeshivat YABA Yavneh
Yeshivat YABA YTA School for English-Speakers
Yeshivat Hesder YABA Acco
Yeshivat Hesder YABA Cholon
Yeshivat Hesder YABA HaGolan
Yeshivat Hesder YABA HaKotel
Yeshivat Hesder YABA Maalot Yaakov
Yeshivat Hesder YABA Neve Dekalim
Yeshivat Hesder YABA Nof HaGalil
Yeshivat Hesder YABA Or Etzion
Yeshivat Hesder YABA Shadmot Neria
Mechinat YABA Or Me’ophir
Mechinat YABA Oz Shlomo
Mechinat YABA Yedidya
YABA Ramot Shapira
