 Despite having been accepted into the Technion, one of Israel's most prestigious universities, Klein instead chose to study at the Ariel University Center of Samaria in the West Bank settlement of Ariel so he could continue to live in Hayovel and pursue religious studies at the kollel in Eli.He excelled in his engineering studies, and qualified for the honors' scholarship every year, meaning the army did not need to pay his tuition.He graduated with honors.