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Talmud

Tel Aviv UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 102 or more

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Psychometric exam

  • Eligibility for a bagrut certificate that meets the university's requirements and a general psychometric score of 450 or higher

Regular track

suitability score

  • Suitability score of 500 or higher

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Bagrut average

  • Without a psychometric examBagrut average of 102 or higher

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Bagrut average (without bonus points) in the humanities subjects

  • Without a psychometric examBagrut average (without bonus points) in the humanities subjects of 85 or higher
  • Humanities compulsory subjects listed on the bagrut certificate from the following: Bible, Hebrew expression (including Hebrew for holders of an Arabic-language bagrut certificate, and Hebrew for external candidates), Knowledge of the Jewish People and the State/History of the Jewish People, History, Civics, Literature, Jewish thought, English (and an additional foreign language, if applicable).

Another track

High school completion certificate from abroad

  • Without a psychometric examHigh school completion certificate from abroad equivalent to an Israeli bagrut certificate: average of 90 or higher (on the Israeli grading scale)

Another track

2 online courses

  • Without a psychometric examEligibility for a bagrut certificate and 2 online courses taken at Tel Aviv University, each with a grade of 80 or higher, at least 1 of them in the humanities.

Special track

Exceptional admission

  • Your credentials do not meet the requirements? You may want to check the conditions for consideration for exceptional admission
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Academic education

  • Without a psychometric examEligibility for a bagrut certificate and academic studies at a recognized academic institution recognized by the CHE, totaling at least 30 academic semester hours, with an average of 85 or higher

Bachelor's degree

  • Without a psychometric examA bachelor's degree (first degree) from an academic institution recognized by the CHE

Master's degree

  • Without a psychometric examA master's degree (second degree) from a recognized academic institution recognized by the CHE

Age 40 or older

  • Without a psychometric examEligibility for a bagrut certificate and age 40 or older

Transfer route from The Open University of Israel

  • Applicants seeking admission through the transfer route from The Open University of Israel must take courses totaling 36 credit points, with a grade of at least 80 in each course and an average of at least 80.
  • Admission through this route is to the first year.

These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.

The Hebrew terms

psychometric examפסיכומטריeligibility for a bagrut certificateזכאות לבגרותbagrutבגרותpsychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריsuitability scoreציון התאמהbagrut averageממוצע בגרותbonus pointsבונוסיםbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותBibleתנ"ךJewish thoughtמחשבת ישראל

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  • Source:The institution's sitego.tau.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27

What you study

With a bachelor's degree in Talmud Studies from Tel Aviv University, you can explore the classical texts of Judaism in greater depth in a master's degree program, go into teaching, or work in any field of knowledge: research, training, journalism, information science, curating, tourism, and more.

The studies focus on the Oral Torah, with attention to historical, philological, literary and legal aspects, and cover several fields: Tannaitic literature, Amoraic literature, halakhic literature and medieval commentary. Courses in the degree include: Tannaitic literature—the Mishnah, Tosefta and halakhic midrashim; Amoraic literature—the Babylonian Talmud and the Jerusalem Talmud; post-Talmudic literature—the literature of the Geonim, the Rishonim and the Acharonim.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Teaching in secondary schoolmost commonTeaching at the secondary-school level, excluding the teaching of subjects intended to prepare students for work in specific fields of employment.
  • Management in EducationPlanning, guiding, coordinating and evaluating educational services from both the administrative and educational perspectives.
  • Teaching in elementary schoolTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years

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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An unofficial guide. Every fact comes from a public source — the institutions' sites, the Council for Higher Education, the Labor Ministry's Avodata, the Ministry of Defense — and links to it. Requirements change: check the institution's site before you apply.

How the data was collected

  • The Council for Higher Education register of institutions and programs — 2 Oct 2026
  • Avodata, Ministry of Labor: fields, employment and pay — 2023 data, collected 2 Oct 2026
  • Institutions' sites: admission requirements — checked 2 Oct 2026–5 Oct 2026
  • The Russian, English and French text is machine-translated and reviewed; where they differ, the Hebrew original prevails

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