This page is partially updated with information for the summer of 5781.
The Yeshivas Kayitz program will begin Monday, June 21 - 11 Tammuz, and end on Thursday, August 5 - 27 Av.
The Yeshivas Kayitz program will begin Monday, June 21 - 11 Tammuz, and end on Thursday, August 5 - 27 Av.
Yeshivas Kayitz Fee
Yeshivas Kayitz Fee for the summer of 5781 is $2,100.00.
The cost for the group ride from the airport to Postville and back is included in the summer fee (unlike last year). The cost of flights or any additional airport rides are not included.
Summer food assistance program:
Students that qualify for the government program and send in the necessary forms before June 20th will receive a $200 discount.
Payments:
A $150 non-refundable deposit must be submitted together with the application form. The application will only be considered together with the deposit. The full fee must be remitted before the start of Yeshivas Kayitz.
Checks should be made out to Bais Sholom, and mailed to:
Mesivta of Postville
331 W Tilden St.
Postville IA 52162
Mikva:
The kehila is offering the bochurim a reduced rate of $50 for mikva access for the summer. Make out a separate check for $50 dollars to Achdus Yisroel.
The cost for the group ride from the airport to Postville and back is included in the summer fee (unlike last year). The cost of flights or any additional airport rides are not included.
Summer food assistance program:
Students that qualify for the government program and send in the necessary forms before June 20th will receive a $200 discount.
Payments:
A $150 non-refundable deposit must be submitted together with the application form. The application will only be considered together with the deposit. The full fee must be remitted before the start of Yeshivas Kayitz.
Checks should be made out to Bais Sholom, and mailed to:
Mesivta of Postville
331 W Tilden St.
Postville IA 52162
Mikva:
The kehila is offering the bochurim a reduced rate of $50 for mikva access for the summer. Make out a separate check for $50 dollars to Achdus Yisroel.
SUMMER FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
Seforim updated for summer 5781
קינות *סידור*
חסידות בוקר: קובץ מיוחד
נגלה לעיון: קובץ בענין פת ישראל
נגלה לגירסא:*מסכת סנהדרין עם מהרש"א
חסידות ערב: קובץ מיוחד
A pen and a notebook
* These required seforim will not be available for purchase in Postville.
חסידות בוקר: קובץ מיוחד
נגלה לעיון: קובץ בענין פת ישראל
נגלה לגירסא:*מסכת סנהדרין עם מהרש"א
חסידות ערב: קובץ מיוחד
A pen and a notebook
* These required seforim will not be available for purchase in Postville.
What to come with
A positive attitude
Clothing:
Regular, eidel yeshiva style clothing, swim wear, eidel sneakers.
Linen:
Come with bedding (full size or twin) and blanket and pillow
Other items:
Of course, bochurim should not possess newspapers, secular books, cigarettes, non-chassidishe music, or any other inappropriate or negative items.
Bochurim should not bring or possess “smart devices” that are capable of internet access such as iPod Touch, etc..*
There is a public phone available to the bochurim. Bochurim will certainly have a more productive summer if they do not have a cell phone with them. However, if it is necessary for a bochur to have a cell phone, it must be entrusted with a member of the hanholoh who will return it to the talmid for a specific time frame.
* Any such devices will be held by the hanholoh and returned only at the end of the summer.
Clothing:
Regular, eidel yeshiva style clothing, swim wear, eidel sneakers.
Linen:
Come with bedding (full size or twin) and blanket and pillow
Other items:
Of course, bochurim should not possess newspapers, secular books, cigarettes, non-chassidishe music, or any other inappropriate or negative items.
Bochurim should not bring or possess “smart devices” that are capable of internet access such as iPod Touch, etc..*
There is a public phone available to the bochurim. Bochurim will certainly have a more productive summer if they do not have a cell phone with them. However, if it is necessary for a bochur to have a cell phone, it must be entrusted with a member of the hanholoh who will return it to the talmid for a specific time frame.
* Any such devices will be held by the hanholoh and returned only at the end of the summer.
Medical
Please inform us about any unique medical situation that we should know about.
Insurance:
While the Yeshiva endeavors to provide the talmidim with a safe environment, the Yeshiva cannot bear any financial burden for medical care of the talmidim.
While most insurances cover emergency room visits, please make sure with you son's insurance company that he'll be covered for non-emergency care while out of his home state.
Alternatively, he may be eligible for Iowa Medicaid, for which we will be in touch with you. Or, you may consider purchasing travelers insurance. (You can check sites such as insuremytrip.com, squaremouth.com, quotewright.com among others.)
Insurance:
While the Yeshiva endeavors to provide the talmidim with a safe environment, the Yeshiva cannot bear any financial burden for medical care of the talmidim.
While most insurances cover emergency room visits, please make sure with you son's insurance company that he'll be covered for non-emergency care while out of his home state.
Alternatively, he may be eligible for Iowa Medicaid, for which we will be in touch with you. Or, you may consider purchasing travelers insurance. (You can check sites such as insuremytrip.com, squaremouth.com, quotewright.com among others.)
General Schedule
8:00 Chassidus
9:30 Shacharis
11:00 נגלה לעיון
2:00 Mincha and lunch
3:15 נגלה לגירסא
5:15 Gym and sports time (not leagues)
7:00 Supper
8:30 Chassidus
9:30 Maariv
11:00 lights out
Every 10 days or so there will be a trip.
9:30 Shacharis
11:00 נגלה לעיון
2:00 Mincha and lunch
3:15 נגלה לגירסא
5:15 Gym and sports time (not leagues)
7:00 Supper
8:30 Chassidus
9:30 Maariv
11:00 lights out
Every 10 days or so there will be a trip.
Roommates
Bochurim that want to have particular roommates should let us know in advance and we will try to accommodate them.
Chavrusos
We will do our best to organize חברותות for every bochur. However, if someone can prearrange it, it will be beneficial for him.
Dates
The Yeshivas Kayitz program will begin 11 Tammuz, and end on 27 Av.
Getting Here
Postville is a small, unique town, and one of our challenges is transportation, there is no airport within a an hour drive and no buses or trains that come directly to Postville. for the benefit of our talmidim, we have put together a list of airports to help you navigate choosing and booking your flights. Usually the airports that are closer are more expensive but it is always worth a try to check them out.
At the beginning and the end of every Zman, the Bochurim usually fly to one airport and the yeshiva helps arrange a ride.
A Bochur flying alone (or any other time besides the beginning and end of the zman) will need to arrange (and pay for) his own ride to or from the airport.
There are local (from Postville - in the bigger cities the taxis will be very expensive) drivers who can do the taxi service to or from the airport (for a fee). If you are interested then please contact yeshiva and they will put you in touch with who is available at that time.
Another option would be Earl Public Transit. their number is 886 382 4259. They can do pick ups to or from Waterloo, La Crosse, Dubuque, Rochester, and Cedar Rapids. You would need to call them in advance and see what they have available.
Waterloo Regional Airport (ALO) is a 1 hour and 30 minutes drive from Postville.
Located: Waterloo, Iowa
Phone number: 319 291 4483
Website: flyalo.com
Airline: American Airlines
Notes: There are two daily flights to/from Chicago (ORD)
La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) is a 1 hour and 30 minutes drive from Postville.
Located: La Crosse, Wisconsin
Phone number: 608 789 7464
Website: lseairport.com
Airlines: American Airlines and Delta
Notes: There are three daily flights and offers non stop flights to Detroit, Chicago and Minneapolis.
Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ) is a 1 hour and 40 minute drive from Postville.
Located: Dubuque, Iowa
Phone number: 563 589 4128
Website: flydbq.com
Airline: American Airlines
Notes: Offers non stop flights to Chicago (ORD).
Rochester Inernational Airport (RST) is a 1 hour and 45 minutes drive from Postville.
Located: Rochester, Minnesota
Phone number: 507 282 2328
Website: flyrst.com
Below are listed the airlines and the airports that they fly non stop too.
American Airlines - Chicago (ORD)
Delta - Atlanta (ATL) and Minneapolis (MSP)
United - Chicago (ORD) and Denver (DEN)
Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) is a 2 hour drive from Postville.
Located: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Phone number: 319 362 8336
Website: flycid.com
Below are listed the airlines and their non stop destinations.
Allegiant - Las Vegas (LAS), Los Angeles (LAX-seasonal), Nashville (BNA-seasonal), Orlando Sanford (SFB), Phoenix-Mesa (AZA),
Punta Gorda/Ft. Myers (PGD) and St. Petersburg/Tampa (PIE).
American Airlines - Charlotte (CLT), Chicago (ORD), Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW) and Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX)
Delta - Atlanta (ATL), Detroit (DTW) and Minneopolis (MSP)
Frontier - Denver (DEN)
United - Chicago (ORD) and Denver (DEN)
Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) is a 2 hour and 35 minute drive from Postville.
Located: Madison, Wisconsin
Phone number: 608 246 3380
Website: msnairport.com
Airlines: American Airline, Delta, Frontier, Sun Country Airline and United.
Non stop flights to these airports: Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), Charlotte (CLT), Chicago (ORD), Dallas Fort Worth (DFS), Denver (DEN), Detroit (DTW),
Fort Myers (RSW), Las Vegas (LAX), Los Angeles (LAX), Minneapolis (MSP), Nashville (BNA), New York (LGA), Newark (EWR), Orlando (MCO), Portland (PDX), Philadelphia (PHL), Phoenix (PHX), Salt Lake City (SLC), San Francisco (SFO), Seattle (SEA), Tampa (TPA), and Washington D.C. (DCA)(IAD).
Paul International Airport (MSP) is a 3 hour drive from Postville.
Located: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Phone number: 612 726 5555
Website: mspairport.com
Airlines: Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Air Choice One, Air France, Alaska Airline, Boutique Air, Delta, Denver Air, KLM, Spirit, United, Condor, Frontier Airlines,
Icelandair, JetBlue, Southwest and Sun Country Airlines.
Notes: On the website there is a live chat and you can request an email listing all the non stop destinations.
Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is a 3 hour and 35 minute from Postville.
Located: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Phone number: 414 747 5300
Website: mitchellairport.com
Airlines: Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, and United.
These are the non stop destinations: Atlanta (ATL), Baltimore (BWI), Boston (BOS), Charlotte (CLT), Chicago (ORD), Dallas Fort Worth (DFS), Dallas/Love (DAL), Denver (DEN), Detroit (DTW), Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood (FLL), Fort Myers (RSW), Houston Hobby (HOV), Houston Intercontinental (IAH), Kansas City (MCI), Las Vegas (LAX), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), Minneapolis (MSP), Nashville (BNA), New York (LGA), Newark (EWR), Orlando (MCO),
Philadelphia (PHL), Phoenix (PHX), Salt Lake City (SLC), Seattle (SEA), St. Louis (STL), Tampa (TPA), Toronto Canada (YYZ), and
Washington Reagan National (DCA).
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is a 4 hour and 15 minute drive from Postville.
Located: Chicago, Illinois
Phone number: 800 832 6352
Website: flychicago.com
Airlines: Aer Lingus, AeroMexico, Air Canada, Air Choice One, Air France, Air India, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, All Nippon, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Boutique Air, British Airways, Cape air, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Eastern Airlines, Copa Airlines, Delta and Delta Shuttle, EVA Air, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, Finnair, Frontier Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Iberia Airlines, Interjet Airlines, Japan Airlines (JAL), JetBlue, KLM Royal Dutch, Korean Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Norwegian, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Swiss, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), Spirit Airlines, Sun Country, Tap Air Portugal, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, VivaAerobus, and Volaris Airlines.
Notes: Please check the website for the non stop destinations as there are many.
Midway International Airport (MDW) is a 5 hour and 10 minute drive from Postville.
Located: Chicago, Illinois
Phone number: 773 838 0600
Website: flychicago.com
Airlines: Allegiant, Delta, North Country Sky, Porter Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Volaris Airlines.
Notes: Please check the website for the non stop destinations.
When we will arrange for a ride from the airport to Postville and back, The cost of the ride is usually $40 per talmid/ride, when part of the group. The responsibility for payment for all rides to and from the airport is not included in the tuition and lies on the parents.
At the beginning and the end of every Zman, the Bochurim usually fly to one airport and the yeshiva helps arrange a ride.
A Bochur flying alone (or any other time besides the beginning and end of the zman) will need to arrange (and pay for) his own ride to or from the airport.
There are local (from Postville - in the bigger cities the taxis will be very expensive) drivers who can do the taxi service to or from the airport (for a fee). If you are interested then please contact yeshiva and they will put you in touch with who is available at that time.
Another option would be Earl Public Transit. their number is 886 382 4259. They can do pick ups to or from Waterloo, La Crosse, Dubuque, Rochester, and Cedar Rapids. You would need to call them in advance and see what they have available.
Waterloo Regional Airport (ALO) is a 1 hour and 30 minutes drive from Postville.
Located: Waterloo, Iowa
Phone number: 319 291 4483
Website: flyalo.com
Airline: American Airlines
Notes: There are two daily flights to/from Chicago (ORD)
La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) is a 1 hour and 30 minutes drive from Postville.
Located: La Crosse, Wisconsin
Phone number: 608 789 7464
Website: lseairport.com
Airlines: American Airlines and Delta
Notes: There are three daily flights and offers non stop flights to Detroit, Chicago and Minneapolis.
Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ) is a 1 hour and 40 minute drive from Postville.
Located: Dubuque, Iowa
Phone number: 563 589 4128
Website: flydbq.com
Airline: American Airlines
Notes: Offers non stop flights to Chicago (ORD).
Rochester Inernational Airport (RST) is a 1 hour and 45 minutes drive from Postville.
Located: Rochester, Minnesota
Phone number: 507 282 2328
Website: flyrst.com
Below are listed the airlines and the airports that they fly non stop too.
American Airlines - Chicago (ORD)
Delta - Atlanta (ATL) and Minneapolis (MSP)
United - Chicago (ORD) and Denver (DEN)
Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) is a 2 hour drive from Postville.
Located: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Phone number: 319 362 8336
Website: flycid.com
Below are listed the airlines and their non stop destinations.
Allegiant - Las Vegas (LAS), Los Angeles (LAX-seasonal), Nashville (BNA-seasonal), Orlando Sanford (SFB), Phoenix-Mesa (AZA),
Punta Gorda/Ft. Myers (PGD) and St. Petersburg/Tampa (PIE).
American Airlines - Charlotte (CLT), Chicago (ORD), Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW) and Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX)
Delta - Atlanta (ATL), Detroit (DTW) and Minneopolis (MSP)
Frontier - Denver (DEN)
United - Chicago (ORD) and Denver (DEN)
Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) is a 2 hour and 35 minute drive from Postville.
Located: Madison, Wisconsin
Phone number: 608 246 3380
Website: msnairport.com
Airlines: American Airline, Delta, Frontier, Sun Country Airline and United.
Non stop flights to these airports: Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), Charlotte (CLT), Chicago (ORD), Dallas Fort Worth (DFS), Denver (DEN), Detroit (DTW),
Fort Myers (RSW), Las Vegas (LAX), Los Angeles (LAX), Minneapolis (MSP), Nashville (BNA), New York (LGA), Newark (EWR), Orlando (MCO), Portland (PDX), Philadelphia (PHL), Phoenix (PHX), Salt Lake City (SLC), San Francisco (SFO), Seattle (SEA), Tampa (TPA), and Washington D.C. (DCA)(IAD).
Paul International Airport (MSP) is a 3 hour drive from Postville.
Located: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Phone number: 612 726 5555
Website: mspairport.com
Airlines: Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Air Choice One, Air France, Alaska Airline, Boutique Air, Delta, Denver Air, KLM, Spirit, United, Condor, Frontier Airlines,
Icelandair, JetBlue, Southwest and Sun Country Airlines.
Notes: On the website there is a live chat and you can request an email listing all the non stop destinations.
Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is a 3 hour and 35 minute from Postville.
Located: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Phone number: 414 747 5300
Website: mitchellairport.com
Airlines: Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, and United.
These are the non stop destinations: Atlanta (ATL), Baltimore (BWI), Boston (BOS), Charlotte (CLT), Chicago (ORD), Dallas Fort Worth (DFS), Dallas/Love (DAL), Denver (DEN), Detroit (DTW), Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood (FLL), Fort Myers (RSW), Houston Hobby (HOV), Houston Intercontinental (IAH), Kansas City (MCI), Las Vegas (LAX), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), Minneapolis (MSP), Nashville (BNA), New York (LGA), Newark (EWR), Orlando (MCO),
Philadelphia (PHL), Phoenix (PHX), Salt Lake City (SLC), Seattle (SEA), St. Louis (STL), Tampa (TPA), Toronto Canada (YYZ), and
Washington Reagan National (DCA).
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is a 4 hour and 15 minute drive from Postville.
Located: Chicago, Illinois
Phone number: 800 832 6352
Website: flychicago.com
Airlines: Aer Lingus, AeroMexico, Air Canada, Air Choice One, Air France, Air India, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, All Nippon, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Boutique Air, British Airways, Cape air, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Eastern Airlines, Copa Airlines, Delta and Delta Shuttle, EVA Air, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, Finnair, Frontier Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Iberia Airlines, Interjet Airlines, Japan Airlines (JAL), JetBlue, KLM Royal Dutch, Korean Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Norwegian, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Swiss, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), Spirit Airlines, Sun Country, Tap Air Portugal, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, VivaAerobus, and Volaris Airlines.
Notes: Please check the website for the non stop destinations as there are many.
Midway International Airport (MDW) is a 5 hour and 10 minute drive from Postville.
Located: Chicago, Illinois
Phone number: 773 838 0600
Website: flychicago.com
Airlines: Allegiant, Delta, North Country Sky, Porter Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Volaris Airlines.
Notes: Please check the website for the non stop destinations.
When we will arrange for a ride from the airport to Postville and back, The cost of the ride is usually $40 per talmid/ride, when part of the group. The responsibility for payment for all rides to and from the airport is not included in the tuition and lies on the parents.