Jewish Studies
Hebrew University of JerusalemBachelor of Arts (B.A)
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Admission requirements
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Required bagrut average for direct admission
- Direct admission 9.75 (deserving advancement category 9.4)
Regular track
Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and bagrut (department admission threshold)(our wording)
- Admission threshold for the department 16.000. Explanations of how the calculation is done at the link
Through a preparatory program
Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and a mechina
- 50%/50% (applies to all mechina tracks)
Regular track
Required psychometric score for direct admission (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate)
- Direct admission 550 (deserving advancement category 515)
For adults and those who have studied before5
Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and a bachelor’s degree
- 50%/50% (does not apply when applicants with a degree are admitted directly)
Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate
- Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate is available
Psychometric score for direct admission for applicants aged 30 and older (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate)
- Psychometric score for direct admission for applicants aged 30 and over (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate). Relevant admission track
Admission requirements for the second year
- English exemption required
- Hebrew exemption for holders of a non-Israeli bagrut certificate
- Completion of at least 1 academic year at an institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education, with at least 32 credit points
- Compatibility between previous studies and the department's requirements
- Applicants must meet the requirements for moving on to the second year at the institution where they studied.
- Applicants must have an average grade of 75 or higher in the department in which they wish to continue their studies.
- The most suitable applicants will be admitted following discussion by the department's admissions committee and approval by the faculty's teaching committee
Transfer track from The Open University of Israel
- Admission requirements for the second yearA transfer track from The Open University of Israel is available
These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.
The requirements are in the institution's words. Names and labels marked "our wording" are our own, written from the same page.
For every track
- Minimum English levelScore of 85/Basic level
- Score of 120, required in cases where the language of instruction in high school is not Hebrew
- Type of psychometric scorePsychometric general multi-domain score, psychometric quantitative-oriented score, psychometric verbal-oriented score
The Hebrew terms
bagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותadmission trackמסלול קבלהdirect admissionקבלה ישירה“deserving advancement” (affirmative-action category based on socio-economic criteria)ראויים לקידוםweighted scoreציון משוקללpsychometric examפסיכומטריadmission thresholdציון סףdepartmentחוגmechinaמכינה
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- Source:The institution's siteinfo.huji.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
What you study
Interested in the culture, heritage, and history of the Jewish people? Would you like to specialize in this field?
The degree provides multidisciplinary knowledge of the history, literature, and culture of the Jewish people from its beginnings to the present day: the ancient period, the Second Temple period, the period of the Mishnah and Talmud, the Middle Ages, and the modern era. Students also acquire skills in research methods used in Jewish studies. Courses in the degree include: Introduction to Jewish Thought, Between Mishnah and Midrash: Reading Tannaitic Literature, Jewish Law and Thought: Basic Principles in Maimonides’ Teachings, Ashkenazi Hasidism in the History of Jewish Thought, Keys to the World of Piyyut, Hebrew Poetry in Spain, the Language of the Bible, and more.
- Source:The institution's siteinfo.huji.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
After the degree
What graduates work as
- Teaching in elementary schoolmost commonTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
- Teaching in secondary schoolTeaching at the secondary-school level, excluding the teaching of subjects intended to prepare students for work in specific fields of employment.
- Other work in the field of teachingProviding individual instruction in other subjects and educational counseling in schools.
- Preschool EducationPromoting the social, physical and intellectual development of young children through educational activities and games.
Graduates’ salaries are below average 12,500 ₪ Average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across universities)
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il“universities” tabchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 3 years
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
Money
How the institution is funded
Budgeted institutions
Tuition2026/27
Annual tuition for a full-time bachelor's degree program in the 2026/27 academic year: ₪12,203.
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