OHT

Ohr Hameir Theological Seminary

Peekskill, New York Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Peekskill, New York, Ohr Hameir Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 100 students in fall 2024.

Ohr Hameir Theological Seminary offers associate degrees and bachelor's degrees across 1 program, the largest being Talmudic Studies. It awarded 18 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Mission

The following academic objectives define the Ohr Hameir educational program: • To master the Talmudic dialectic, deductive reasoning and depth of perception which marks the distinguished Talmudic scholar. • To promote advanced scholarship in the areas of Talmud, Jewish Law and cognate studies. • To be familiar with the classical sources of Jewish philosophy based on sources in the Bible, Talmudic literature and rabbinical writings, and promotion of the study of Mussar, the unique discipline of ethics made famous by Rabbi Yisroel Salanter in the nineteenth century.

Mission statement as reported by Ohr Hameir Theological Seminary

Key figures

100

Students enrolled

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

17:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

AssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 1

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Talmudic Studies AssociateBachelor 18 graduates

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio: 17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 1
Associate degrees: 17

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 100
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 100
Full-time, fall 2024: 100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 131
Full-time, 2024-25: 100%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 0%
Men: 100%
White: 98%
International (U.S. nonresident): 2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Large suburb
Academic calendar: Semester
CEO: Rabbi Eli Kanarek
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Credit for life experience