Participants are evaluated periodically throughout the year to determine progress made. In addition, participants are encouraged to learn informally. All Jerusalem studies are augmented by educational seminars and day trips in and around Jerusalem, allowing the city itself to serve as a living classroom. Course requirements include full attendance, homework, essays and exams. All work must be performed in compliance with the University of Judaism's Honor Code.
Instruction is offered at the university level.
More than just classes, the Jerusalem Studies period offers plenty of opportunities for social events and encounters into the Israeli community. Weekly activity clubs, concerts, optional tours, Shabbat hospitality and activities with Israeli youth and adoptive families provide much-needed and enjoyable breaks from academic pressures. Meetings run by counselors and participants themselves are held for each section on a regular basis. During the Jerusalem Studies period, participants live in dormitories at the Judith Riklis Hadassah Youth Center. The Youth Center, also known as Beit Riklis, is Young Judaea's home base in Israel.