Overseas
Programs in Israel
The Israel Information Center for Yeshiva Students, Tourists, and New
Citizens
What is OPI?
Overseas Programs in Israel, also known as OPI, is a web site created to serve the thousands of students who come to Israel after High School and spend usually one or two years in a Yeshiva or Seminary. As well, this website is a wonderful resource for any tourist or new citizen who has recently landed in Israel.
The creator of OPI understands that it is not easy for someone to spend time in a foreign country without any tools. This website will provide you with most of the information you will need to make your stay in Israel, as an English speaker, more comfortable and knowledgeable.
World
News and Israeli Weather Forecast
only available from this page.
The creator of OPI,
earned his rabbinic ordination (Semicha) from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan
Theological Seminary, an affiliate of Yeshiva University. He
received his Masters in Education from the Azrieli Graduate School, also
an affiliate of Y.U. The creator of OPI, who
lives in Israel, taught at Yeshivat Reishit Yerushalayim and has
given shiurim at various OPI's, including: Yeshivat Beit Midrash L'Torah, Yeshivat Ohr
David, Machon Gold, and the Beit Midrash
Program of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. You can contact
the creator of OPI at: opisrael@hotmail.com Find most
of the animated gifs on this site at www.animfactory.com
Find the
backgrounds at either http://www.artistic-designers.com/bkgds/
or http://geocities.datacellar.net/~ymjcath/img/htmlfram/Backgrnd.htm