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Darche Noam is a religious Jewish organization that caters to college graduates and professionals from outside of Israel. The school is named for philanthropist David Shapell, who supported its schools financially. Darche Noam is affiliated with MASA, Onward Israel , and Yeshiva University. According to the school, nearly 40% of its alumni move to Israel.

History
Rabbi Chaim Brovender started Hartman's, a yeshiva for Diaspora Jews without a text-based Jewish education, on the advice of Itri Yeshiva founder Rabbi Mordechai Elefant. In 1978, Yeshivat Darche Noam was created as a spinoff of Hartman's by Rabbis Shaya Karlinsky, Yitzchak Feigenbaum, and Yitzchak Hirshfeld.

The Shapell College of Jewish Studies was founded in 1976 by Yavneh. Darche Naom merged with the Shapell College of Jewish Studies in January of 1980.

In 1976, Bruria was founded by Rabbi Chaim Brovender as a spinoff of Yeshivas Itri's women's program. It later became Shapell's women's college.

In 1983, a women's division Midreshet Rachel was opened.

Shapell's
The David Shapell College of Jewish Studies/Yeshiva Darche Noam is located in the Beit Hakerem neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Midreshet Rachel V'Chaya
The Midreshet Rachel v’Chaya Women’s College of Jewish Studies is located in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem. The school has dorms in Har Nof.

Notable Faculty

 * Rabbi Shaya Karlinsky
 * Rabbi Yitzchak Shurin
 * Rabbi Shmuel Jablon
 * Rabbi Avraham Fischer
 * Rabbi Yehoshua Bienenfeld
 * Rabbi Anthony Manning
 * Rabbi Yitzchak Hirshfeld (past)
 * Rabbi Chaim Brovender (past)
 * Rabbi Zev Leff (past)

Notable Alumni

 * Lawrence Kelemen