"Make your Torah study a fixed practice"- R. Shammai (Pirke Avot 1:15)

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN A DEGREE AND QUALIFY FOR UMJC S’MICHA (ORDINATION)

The Netzer David International Yeshiva (NDY) was founded in 1998 and is associated with St. Petersburg Seminary and Yeshiva which was founded in 1983.

The Yeshiva offers a certificate program as well as several fully licensed degrees (B.A., M.A., M.R.S. [Master of Rabbinic Studies], and D.Min.). Additionally, as an "approved school" by the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations (UMJC), the Yeshiva's courses qualify a candidate for either "madrikh" (licensure) or "s'micha" (ordination) by the UMJC. The Faculty is drawn from among an international group of recognized, well-credentialed, and messianically-oriented professors with a reputation for effective communication.

Many of the NDY courses are available through distance learning, including the entire M.A. in Jewish studies degree. Additionally, all NDY distance courses are available at all times, any time during the year. This allows a student to move through the program at his or her own schedule and pace and not be tied down to a specific, rigid, pre-determined term or semester schedule.

Taking its lead from Rabbi Yitzhak Lichtenstein, the Netzer David International Yeshiva, an approved school of the UMJC, focuses on a commitment to and continuity with our ancient Jewish traditions and heritage, and highlights the answer to the centuries-old longing of our people for the coming of the Messiah, now fulfilled by Yeshua (Jesus of Nazareth).

Therefore, the Netzer David International Yeshiva offers in-depth training to enable Messianic Jewish leaders to stand within Judaism and among the Jewish people. The Yeshiva equips its students to take various leadership and ministry roles in Messianic Jewish synagogues and ministries, and to sensitively and effectively interact with rabbis and others from within the Jewish community.

Netzer David International Yeshiva also serves the Christian community. Taking seriously the teaching of Romans 11:11-24, the courses offered explore the rich Jewish backgrounds and context of the biblical text. Appreciating the Jewish perspective of the Bible will enable Christians to enrich their faith and deepen their understanding of the Scriptures as they tap into the Jewish roots of their beliefs.

As the late Dr. David Flusser of Hebrew University in Jerusalem expressed it: "Jewish thought is not – as it often claimed – merely a background for Jesus but is in reality the original context and natural framework of his message."

The Yeshiva course of study combines residential studies with distance learning. Residential studies include semester-long courses as well as intensive sessions one to three weeks in length.  These are offered on the campus of St. Petersburg Theological Seminary, where Netzer David International Yeshiva operates autonomously as a separate school under the seminary "umbrella," just as the Gordon Cross School of Undergraduate Studies provides the framework for the undergraduate programs.

Students from all these units of the Seminary enjoy the same accredited status due to their constituting the institutional content of the Seminary.  Distance learning incorporates week-long intensive sessions in various locations outside Florida. It also includes correspondence courses, as well as online courses over the Internet.

WEB ADDRESS:  http://sptseminary.edu/academics/the-netzer-david-international-yeshiva