Nishma Application - Summer 2024Loading...Welcome to the JTS Nishma Summer 2024 Application! Please note that this form does not permit saving a partially completed application; it must be completed and submitted in one session. It should take about 5-10 minutes to complete your application. We can only consider applications submitted through this form. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and you will be notified of acceptance and next steps via email. If you have any questions regarding the application or the summer program, please contact nishma@jtsa.edu.Biographical InformationFirst NamePreferred Name (If different than first)Last NameDate of BirthDate of BirthJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936193519341933193219311930192919281927192619251924192319221921192019191918191719161915191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903190219011900PronounsPronounsHe/Him/HisShe/Her/HersThey/Them/TheirsOtherIf Other, please list your pronouns below:Contact InformationEmailCell Phone NumberMailing AddressMailing AddressCountryStreetCityRegionPostal CodeIs your permanent address different from your mailing address?Is your permanent address different from your mailing address?YesNoPermanent AddressPermanent AddressCountryStreetCityRegionPostal CodeCitizenship InformationPrimary CitizenshipAfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAshmore and Cartier IslandsAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamas, TheBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBassas Da IndiaBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius, and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandClipperton IslandCocos Islands (Keeling Islands)ColombiaComorosCongo (Brazzaville)Congo (Kinshasa)Cook IslandsCoral Sea IslandsCosta RicaCote D'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuracaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaEuropa IslandFalkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandForeign/UnknownFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsGabonGambia, TheGaza StripGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGlorioso IslandsGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong Kong S.A.R.HungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJan MayenJapanJerseyJordanJuan De Nova IslandKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, NorthKorea, SouthKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacau S.A.R.Macedonia, Republic of NorthMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMan, Isle ofMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorwayOmanPakistanPalau, the Pacific Islands ofPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalQatarReunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint BarthelemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSpratly IslandsSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbardSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTromelin IslandTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamWallis and Futuna IslandsWestern SaharaYemenYugoslaviaZambiaZimbabweDual/Secondary CitizenshipAfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAshmore and Cartier IslandsAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamas, TheBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBassas Da IndiaBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius, and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandClipperton IslandCocos Islands (Keeling Islands)ColombiaComorosCongo (Brazzaville)Congo (Kinshasa)Cook IslandsCoral Sea IslandsCosta RicaCote D'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuracaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaEuropa IslandFalkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandForeign/UnknownFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsGabonGambia, TheGaza StripGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGlorioso IslandsGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong Kong S.A.R.HungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJan MayenJapanJerseyJordanJuan De Nova IslandKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, NorthKorea, SouthKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacau S.A.R.Macedonia, Republic of NorthMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMan, Isle ofMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorwayOmanPakistanPalau, the Pacific Islands ofPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalQatarReunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint BarthelemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSpratly IslandsSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbardSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTromelin IslandTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamWallis and Futuna IslandsWestern SaharaYemenYugoslaviaZambiaZimbabweAre you a US Permanent Resident?Are you a US Permanent Resident?YesNo As a US Citizen or Permanent Resident, we require your Social Security Number to complete your student record and move forward with enrollment, as well as for compliance with federal and state reporting requirements. We are committed to protecting your privacy. Upon receiving the secure transmission of your Social Security Number it is immediately encrypted. Only the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number are available in plaintext for identification and account matching purposes. Your Social Security Number is available for decryption only by those officials who oversee the automated loading of personal information into student information systems, and only for that limited purpose. Our databases are actively monitored and are firewalled to ensure the protection of your personal information, and we employ all industry-standard safeguards.Social Security NumberSchool InformationCollege NameCollege KeyYear of Graduation (or Expected Year of Graduation)MajorDo you have an additional institution you would like to list?Do you have an additional institution you would like to list?YesNoCollege Name 2College Key 2Year of Graduation (or Expected Year of Graduation)MajorEmergency Contact InformationEmergency Contact First NameEmergency Contact Last NameRelationship to Emergency ContactMotherFatherLegal GuardianStep-FatherStep-MotherBrotherSisterDaughterSonEmergency Contact PhoneEmergency Contact Email AddressProgram PreferencesPlease read the information below before picking your course preferences.Nishma Dates: July 8 - August 8 During Nishma, Mishnah and Talmud courses will be offered in the morning, with Hebrew and Parshanut being offered in the afternoon. Students will be placed in courses in accordance with their Hebrew knowledge. To see the full listing of courses, please visit the Nishma page.Full Time or Part TimeFull Time or Part TimeMornings OnlyAfternoons OnlyFull TimeAre you interested in taking Hebrew in addition to the beit midrash program in Nishma?Are you interested in taking Hebrew in addition to the beit midrash program in Nishma?YesNoMornings OnlyAre you interested in earning academic credit?Are you interested in earning academic credit?YesNoPlease Note: Nishma courses are billed at a special subsidized rate. Courses taken for credit are billed at the regular per-credit rate. To see the most up-to-date schedule of costs, please visit our Tuition and Fees page.Afternoons OnlyAre you interested in earning academic credit?Are you interested in earning academic credit?YesNoPlease Note: Nishma courses are billed at a special subsidized rate. Courses taken for credit are billed at the regular per-credit rate. To see the most up-to-date schedule of costs, please visit our Tuition and Fees page.Full-TimeAre you interested in earning academic credit?Are you interested in earning academic credit?YesNoPlease Note: Nishma courses are billed at a special subsidized rate. Courses taken for credit are billed at the regular per-credit rate. To see the most up-to-date schedule of costs, please visit our Tuition and Fees page.HebrewPlease Note: Hebrew courses are billed at a different rate than the other Nishma courses. To see the tuition and fees for the Nishma with/without Hebrew, please see the main Nishma page.Some Hebrew courses might be offered in a hybrid format.See Summer Hebrew Language Courses for more information.Hebrew & Judaic Studies BackgroundIn order to group students most effectively, we need to know something about your Hebrew and text background. Please be as honest and accurate as you can. We will follow up with you if necessary to assure that we’ll be able to offer a course appropriate to your level in the summer.Please describe your Hebrew background, if any, including college courses, ulpanim, tutors, etc.:Prayerbook HebrewCannot comprehend without a translationComprehend somewhat with time and the aid of dictionariesSignificant comprehension, perhaps with extra time and/or the aid of dictionariesPrayerbook HebrewBiblical PassagesBiblical PassagesMishnahMishnahI read Hebrew without vowels aloud:Very HaltinglySomewhat HaltinglyRelatively FluidlyFluidlyI read Hebrew without vowels aloud:Have you taken Jewish studies courses at a college level (or beyond) in the past?Have you taken Jewish studies courses at a college level (or beyond) in the past?YesNoIf so, please describe:ReferenceThe Nishma program requires one reference. Please provide us with the name and contact information for someone who can speak to your academic abilities and personal qualities. Please note we will reach out to this reference. They do NOT need to write a letter on your behalf.Reference TitleCantorDr.Mr.Mrs.Ms.ProfessorRabbiOtherIf Other:Reference First NameReference Last NameReference EmailReference Phone NumberScholarship ApplicationJTS offers a limited number of full-tuition scholarships to Nishma participants who intend to apply, and if admitted, enroll in a JTS graduate program. By selecting yes below, you are acknowledging that you intend to submit an application to, and, if admitted, enroll in, one of JTS's graduate programs (The Gershon Kekst Graduate School, The William Davidson School of Jewish Education, The H.L. Miller Cantorial School, or The Rabbinical School).Please note that preference for scholarships will be given to applicants who enroll prior to March 15.Would you like to be considered for a tuition scholarship?Would you like to be considered for a tuition scholarship?YesNoIf yes, what school(s) of JTS are you interested in applying to?If yes, what school(s) of JTS are you interested in applying to?The Davidson SchoolThe Gershon Kekst Graduate SchoolThe H.L. Miller Cantorial SchoolThe Rabbinical SchoolHow did you hear about Nishma at JTS?Submit