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Admission requirements
Open admission
Open admission(our wording)
- No need to present previous achievements
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.
- Source:The institution's siteopenu.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
What you study
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: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.
Periphery 44 grant
only for programs at the Eilat campus
Who: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.
per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026
- Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.il /…/מוסדות מתוקצביםchecked 4 Oct 2026
- Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.il /…/שכר-הלימודchecked 4 Oct 2026
- Source:Ministry of Defensehachvana.mod.gov.il /…/List-of-Educational-Institu…checked 4 Oct 2026
- Source:Ministry of Defensehachvana.mod.gov.il /…/Perypheria44checked 4 Oct 2026