Boys Town in Jerusalem provides underprivileged Israeli youth with academic, religious and technical education. A major portion of allocations for program services are for scholarship assistance. Full tuition, in any event, covers only half the per-student fees. Total enrollment is over 1,000 on an 18-acre campus. The Aaron and Blanche Scharf Institute of Advanced Jewish Studies.
Technical studies curriculum.
Fields of study include electronics, computer science, comprehensive interdisciplinary technology, computerized design and manufacturing, as well as other technical training courses. Jewish studies curriculum. Fields of study include Bible, Talmud, Jewish Law, Ethics and Philosophy. The Jewish studies program emphasizes mitzvot and Torah study, love of the Jewish people, the importance of the land of Israel and the responsibilities of citizens of the Jewish state. Upon graduation, students enter the Israel Defense Forces except that 20 are given a two-year deferment to study at Boys Towns College of Applied Engineering.