Machon Chana's highly qualified and professional faculty and staff all share a primary dedication to Jewish education with a sensitivity to the needs of the individual student. The first and foremost institution of its kind, Machon Chana Jewish Women's Institute offers Torah study to the growing numbers of women who are exploring their Jewish heritage as adults. There is a 15-credit residence requirement for boarding in the Machon Chana dormitories. Both our main dormitory on President Street and our auxilliary dormitory thrive under the loving direction of a dorm mother and provide an atmosphere of warmth and welcome to all Machon Chana students. Three home-cooked meals daily, and ample bath, shower, and laundry facilities complement the spiritual and social climate.
Many older students prefer sharing living accommodations with fellow students in the neighborhood.
Meals at the President St. dormitory are available for all full-time students and affordable meal plans are available upon request. Since its establishment, the library has acquired hundreds of books plus several periodicals in Yiddish, Hebrew and English and is continuously growing through the gifts of private individuals and foundations. Subjects range from the historical and philosophical writings of our sages and Rabbis to modern Jewish literature. In addition to a wide range of Anglo-Jewish texts and scriptural commentaries, the school library houses many volumes of Chabad Chassidic texts. Special self-teaching aids are available for mastering the Hebrew and Yiddish languages and Biblical texts and commentaries.