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Yeshivat Eshtamoa
An agricultural higher yeshiva and beit midrash ("ישיבה גבוהה ובית מדרש חקלאי"), led by Rabbi Betzalel HaGer, combining advanced Torah study with agricultural work on the southern Mount Hebron ridge.
Yeshivat Or Torah Machanaim
A hesder yeshiva at Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion, part of the Ohr Torah Stone network, built around the motto "Torah, World, Tikkun" (תורה, עולם, תיקון) -- deep, foundational Torah study aimed at existential relevance to students' lives, alongside a Halacha Kollel, a rabbinical-training kollel for the Diaspora, and a higher beit midrash for Jewish thought.
Yeshivat Nahariya (Nahar De'a)
A hesder yeshiva overlooking the Mediterranean and the western Galilee, founded in 1995 by Rabbi Yeshayahu Meitlis (Nahariya's city rabbi) and Rabbi Chaim Rateig. Around 90 students study there today under Rabbi Meitlis and Rabbi Moshe Adler, in a program built around three pillars: personal development, close-knit community, and practical volunteering and service.
Yeshivat Lev Tel Aviv – Shir Le'Neriya
A hesder yeshiva in the heart of Tel Aviv (9 Herman Cohen Street), combining intensive Torah study with preparation for IDF service. Named Shir Le'Neriya in memory of Neriya Cohen, killed in a 2008 terror attack in Jerusalem, the yeshiva deliberately positions itself within the urban Tel Aviv environment -- rather than apart from it -- to build participants' connection to the land and people of Israel.
Yeshivat Heichal Eliyahu (Kochav Yaakov)
A hesder yeshiva in Kochav Yaakov, in the Binyamin region near Jerusalem, tracing its roots to a yeshiva founded in Montreux, Switzerland in 1927 before relocating to Israel and adopting the hesder framework in 1985. Currently led by Rabbi Shaul David Butchko, it offers three tracks -- hesder, a combined shiluvim track, and a higher-level kollel track -- combining Torah study with IDF service.
Yeshivat Neve Dekalim (Ashdod)
A hesder yeshiva originally founded in Yamit and later re-established in Neve Dekalim, Gush Katif; relocated to Ashdod after the 2005 disengagement, combining Torah study with IDF service.
Yeshivat HaHesder Karmiel
A hesder yeshiva in the northern city of Karmiel, founded in 2003, offering both a hesder track combining Torah study with IDF service and a standard higher-yeshiva (yeshiva gevoha) track.
Yeshivat Har Shalom (Mitzpe Ashtamoa)
A hesder yeshiva originally founded in the settlement of Chomesh in 2002 and relocated to Mitzpe Ashtamoa in southern Mount Hebron after Chomesh's evacuation, combining Torah study with IDF service.
Yeshivat HaHesder Yeruham
A hesder yeshiva in the Negev town of Yeruham, founded in 1993, combining advanced Torah study with IDF service.
Yeshivas Mishkan HaTorah
Yeshivas Mishkan HaTorah, in the Morasha neighborhood of Jerusalem just outside the Old City, is a part-time Torah-study program for young men who have already completed several years of full-time yeshiva learning and wish to continue at a high level while pursuing academic or professional studies in Israel.
Yeshiva Midrash Shmuel
Yeshiva Midrash Shmuel is an English-speaking yeshiva in the Sha'arei Hesed neighborhood of Jerusalem, founded in 1993 by Rabbi Binyomin Moskovits, serving post-high-school students from Israel and abroad. It also runs Aliyos Shmuel, an introductory track for college graduates and older beginners, and a kollel for married students; all classes are conducted in English.
Kollel Nefesh HaChaim
Kollel Nefesh HaChaim is an English-speaking kollel in Jerusalem offering an intensive, skills-oriented program of one to two years for young married men, including foundational Hebrew and Aramaic grammar, aimed at building the tools to learn Torah independently.
Matan – The Sadie Rennert Women's Institute for Torah Studies
Matan is a women's institute for Torah studies in Jerusalem, founded in 1988 by Malke Bina, dedicated to the serious, text-based study of Talmud, Tanakh, and rabbinic literature. It offers a year-long beit midrash program alongside ongoing classes and a range of certification tracks for women pursuing advanced Torah scholarship.
Yeshivat HaSeder Gavoha Kiryat Gat
A hesder yeshiva in Kiryat Gat established to disseminate Torah with love among the Jewish people, distinct from the city's other hesder yeshiva (Derech Chaim). Emphasizes divine service with love and joy, love for the Jewish people, passionate Torah study, community responsibility, and character development.
Yeshivat Sderot
A hesder yeshiva in Sderot combining Talmudic study with Jewish thought (Rav Kook, the Maharal) and national-religious/Zionist ideology, operating dormitory facilities and community outreach projects. Runs a 'Lev LaDaat' branch/track (about 150 students total across the institution) alongside its main programming.
Yeshivat Nachalat Yosef (Shavei Shomron)
A religious-nationalist yeshiva in Shavei Shomron with both a higher-yeshiva and hesder track, led by Rabbi Yehoshua Shmidt with Rabbi Dov Lior as president. Renamed Yeshivat Nachalat Yosef in 2017 in memory of Rabbi Yosef Schwartz. Known for studying Talmud using the 'Method of Signs' (Shitat HaSimanim), a mnemonic system developed by Rabbi Shmidt.
Yeshivat HaHesder Ramat HaSharon
A hesder yeshiva in Ramat HaSharon led by Rabbi Moshe Chai B'Harabi, with three main study tracks: in-depth Talmud study in the morning, breadth of study in the afternoons and evenings, and Halacha study for married students. Views military service through the hesder track as an expression of the value of return to Zion and public responsibility.
Yeshivat HaHesder Ramla
A hesder yeshiva in Ramla established in 2014 (Elul 5774), located in a complex on the edge of the market in the Emishav neighborhood, combining higher Torah study with significant military service. Led by Rabbi Ari Hendler.
Yeshivat Orot Moshe (Rosh HaAyin)
A hesder-shiluvim yeshiva in Rosh HaAyin led by Rabbi Gilad Chala, combining faith-based Torah study with meaningful military service across a four-year structure: a year of yeshiva study preparing for the army, two years of military service, and a final year of yeshiva study preparing for life after service.
Yeshivat Ahavat Israel (Netivot)
A hesder yeshiva in Netivot established in 2000, with about 50 students (roughly 20 in active military service), founded by Rabbi Israel Friedman Ben-Shalom together with his son Shmuli Ben-Shalom, with Rabbi David Asulin serving as head of yeshiva.
Yeshivat Cholon
A hesder yeshiva in Holon (population 200,000+) founded to establish a significant Torah center in the city, combining Talmudic study, Jewish law, biblical texts, and philosophy with military-service preparation and 'Lore of the Land of Israel.' Most students follow a 5-year track (2 years yeshiva, 1.5 years service, 1.5 years yeshiva); an alternative 3-year full-service track is also offered.
Yeshivat Derech Chaim (Kiryat Gat)
A hesder yeshiva in Kiryat Gat established in 2006 (5766), known for its in-depth analytical approach and high level of Talmudic and halachic study. About 150 students, including about 20 avrechim (married scholars) and 130 unmarried students, led by Rabbi Amir Maman.
Yeshivat HaHesder Dimona
A higher/hesder yeshiva in Dimona established roughly 12 years ago, led by Rabbi David Torjeman, taking responsibility for Torah leadership in the city. Encourages enlistment in combat roles within the hesder track as well as special forces and reconnaissance units; the hesder track runs 17 months of service.
Yeshivat Givat Olga (Hadera)
A high school and hesder yeshiva in the Givat Olga neighborhood of Hadera, founded in 2011 through the initiative of the Torah nucleus 'Atid Im Tikva,' and formally recognized as a hesder yeshiva by the Defense Ministry in 2013. Led by Rabbi Efraim Giami. Students volunteer in personal mentoring, hospital visits, and community events.
Yeshivat Midbara Ke'Eden (Mitzpe Ramon)
One of Israel's larger hesder yeshivot, established in 2000 and deliberately located in Mitzpe Ramon to advance settlement and spiritual revival in the Negev. About 300 students, including roughly 80 married students, led by Rabbi Tzvi Kostiner; also runs a smaller sister high-school-age yeshiva, Midbara Ke'Eden LeTze'irim. Graduates have founded Torah communities in Arad, Gitit, Givat Shmuel, and elsewhere, serving as rabbis, educators, and military officers.
Yeshivat Or VeYeshua (Haifa)
A hesder and higher yeshiva founded in 2001 by Rabbi Dr. Eliyahu Zayni as the first Zionist yeshiva in Haifa, combining meaningful Torah study with military service, emphasizing personal growth, responsibility, and love for the Jewish people and Land of Israel.
Yeshivat HaMeiri (Kiryat Moshe)
A hesder yeshiva in Jerusalem's Kiryat Moshe neighborhood, established in 1995 at the direction of former Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, founded by Rabbi Shmuel Zafrani and Dr. Yaakov Hadani, offering a unique track that combines yeshiva study with academic studies leading to accreditation. About 80 students study there.
Beit Orot (Jerusalem)
A Beit Midrash on Mount Scopus for army graduates seeking to dedicate a period to intensive Torah study before continuing their life course, led by Rabbi Chen David Hallamish. Also runs a Jerusalem Brigade-Mount Scopus visitor center with tours and lectures, and community programming around settlement in East Jerusalem.
Yeshivat Shilo
A Torah study institution in Shilo emphasizing deep Talmudic study from foundational understanding through advanced rabbinic sources, complemented by courses on faith, ethics, and Hasidic teachings. About 100 students and post-graduate scholars, plus military groups, led by Rabbi Michael Broom (president) and Rabbi Aviv Gamliel (head); a separate kollel of ~25 advanced scholars is headed by Rabbi Chen Yitzhak.
Yeshivat Ashkelon (Orot HaTorah VeHaChesed)
A hesder-shiluvim yeshiva in Ashkelon educating students toward love of Torah, the Jewish people, and the State of Israel, combining significant military service with a mission-oriented outlook. Offers a post-army teaching-degree track in partnership with Orot Israel College.
Yeshivat Birkat Yosef (Alon Moreh)
A hesder and higher-yeshiva in Alon Moreh founded in 1995 (5755), with over 180 students and avrechim across its hesder and gevoha tracks. Led by Rabbi Eliyakim Levanon and Rabbi Shachar Eimber.
Yeshiva Gevoha Itamar
A higher yeshiva established in 1998 on a hill in the Itamar settlement overlooking Shechem, founded by Rabbi Avihai Rontzky and now led by Rabbi Yehoshua van Dijk. Publishes a quarterly Torah journal, 'Ha'Tomer,' and maintains student groups worldwide.
Yeshivat Orot Shaul (Tel Aviv)
A hesder yeshiva founded in September 1998 by Rabbi Yuval Sherlo, Rabbi David Stav, and Rabbi Shai Piron, led by Rabbi Yuval Sherlo, Rabbi Tamir Granot, and Rabbi Itamar Eldar. Relocated to Tel Aviv's Shapira neighborhood in 2020, at which point it left the AMIT network and joined the Ruach HaGolan institutions.
Yeshivat Hesder Orot Yaakov (Rehovot)
A hesder yeshiva in Rehovot founded roughly 50 years ago, combining Torah study in a warm, family-like atmosphere with military service preparation and an academic degree track. About 200 students study there under Rabbi Ami Danino.
Yeshivat Or Akiva
A hesder yeshiva complex in Or Akiva encompassing a preparatory program, the yeshiva itself, a girls' school, and an alumni program, with about 120 students. Led by Rabbi Yossi Alfasi. Approach emphasizes meeting each student where he is, with deep learning rooted in love and faith, journeys, and personal guidance.
Yeshivat Karnei Shomron
One of the veteran hesder yeshivot, established in 1980 (5740), located in western Samaria near Kedumim, Emanuel, and Alfei Menashe. Led by Rabbi Shmuel Haber and Rabbi Avraham Kurzweil.
Yeshivat Sdot Negev (Kfar Maimon)
A hesder yeshiva open to high school graduates from throughout Israel, combining Torah study with meaningful military service, led by the rabbi of Kibbutz Sa'ad, Rabbi Ari Set, and Rabbi Michael Adre'i (rabbi of Kfar Maimon-Toushiya).
Yeshivat HaBikah (Sdemot Neriah)
A hesder yeshiva named for Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Neriah, established in 1994 by Yeshivat Bnei Akiva Kfar Haroeh (Rabbi Neriah's last founding before his passing a year later), relocated to Sdemot Mechola to strengthen Jewish settlement in the Jordan Valley. About 40 students study there under current heads Rabbi Nehemiah Ranan and Rabbi Avi'ad Shinuval.
Beit Midrash Reuta (Carmel)
A yeshiva founded in 2000 in Moshav Carmel offering both a higher-yeshiva track and a hesder track, plus a kollel for married scholars, led by founder Rabbi Natan Ophner (a graduate of Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav). Curriculum covers Talmud (Bava Batra, Gittin), Jewish philosophy (Rav Kook, Maimonides, the Kuzari), and weekly Torah portions, offered via in-person lessons, live-streamed classes, and a phone/audio lecture line.
Yeshivat Ramat Gan
A religious-Zionist Chassidic hesder yeshiva, described as a pioneer among Zionist yeshivot in the Gush Dan area, established in 1994 (5754). Led by Rabbi Yehoshua Shapira, joined by Rabbi Ben Tzion Elgazi since 2018; Rabbi Yaakov Ariel (former city rabbi) serves as president.
Yeshivat HaHesder Rishon LeZion
A family-oriented hesder yeshiva focused on developing students' spiritual identity as Torah scholars, combining in-depth Talmud study with Jewish thought, life skills, mentorship, and community engagement.
Yeshivat Tekoa
A yeshiva operating in the spirit of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz z"l, emphasizing in-depth and broad Talmudic study to develop Torah scholars grounded in tradition. Also runs a kollel for advanced study.
Yeshivat Kiryat Shmona
A settlement hesder yeshiva in northern Israel, established in 1977 by Rabbi Tzfanya Drori (a student of Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda HaCohen Kook) to strengthen Torah values in the northern border region. About 230 students engage in diverse learning methods; the yeshiva positions itself as a Torah center for the Upper Galilee.
Yeshivat Chiburim Afula
A branch of the Chiburim Beit Shean VeHaEmek hesder yeshiva, operating in Afula alongside the main Beit Shean institution under the same organizational umbrella.
Yeshivat Chiburim Beit Shean
A hesder yeshiva operated by the Chiburim Beit Shean VeHaEmek organization, which also runs family support and counseling services, agricultural education, and adult education (midrasha) programs across the Beit Shean valley region, in partnership with several government ministries and municipalities.
Hesder Yeshiva Akko
A branch of Hesder Yeshiva Maalot Yaakov established in 2002 by Rabbi Yossi Stern, combining Torah study with active community involvement and volunteer work in Akko. Runs a 'Netiv' course integrating IDF soldiers and programs for local university students.
Yeshivat HaSeder Nof HaGalil
A hesder yeshiva in Nof HaGalil emphasizing deep Torah study with independent thinking, national unity through exploring Jewish peoplehood, and character development including leadership and personal responsibility.
Yeshivat Shirat Moshe (Meirim BeYafo)
A yeshiva founded by Rabbi Eliyahu Mali as the centerpiece of the Meirim BeYafo organization, which runs about nine initiatives in Jaffa including a pre-military academy (Mechinat Chivat Tzion), a women's center, and student housing, aiming to strengthen Jewish communal life in the city. Around 600 students and volunteers participate across the organization's institutions.
Yeshivat Netzer Matai (Ariel)
A Torah study center in Ariel following the teachings of Rabbi Kook and his son, offering deep learning for gap-year students (week-long intensive tracks) and flexible courses for university students. Originally established in Netzarim, Gush Katif, before relocating to Ariel.
Yeshivat Hesder Maalot Yaakov
A Bnei Akiva-affiliated hesder yeshiva in Maalot centered on the doctrine of 'Torah of the Land of Israel,' combining religious study with Zionist values. Runs a 'Bnei Menashe' integration project for that diaspora community and a 'Panim el Panim' interpersonal engagement initiative.
Yeshivat Tfachot
A hesder yeshiva established in 1980 to strengthen Jewish presence in the Galilee, combining Torah study with military service. About 200 students currently study there; the institution also runs mission-oriented communities (garinim) in Tfachot and Tiberias, plus an extension yeshiva, Ramat Arbel.
Yeshivat Har Bracha
A Torah institution centered on 'Torah as a way of life,' led by Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, offering a Kollel for rabbinical studies, a Shiluvim track combining Torah study with secular university degrees, a women's Torat Chaim Midrasha, and a program for army veterans.
Yeshivat HaGolan
A higher yeshiva with a hesder track in the Golan Heights, offering study hall lessons in Gemara, Halacha, faith and philosophy, mussar, and Biblical studies, with an active alumni network and Torah library.
Yeshivat Ayelet HaShachar (Eilat)
A hesder yeshiva in Eilat.
Yeshivat Or Etzion
A high-level yeshiva founded in the spirit of Rabbi Avraham Isaac Kook, established in 1977 by Rabbi Haim Druckman, emphasizing Torah study, fear of Heaven, observance of commandments, love of the Jewish people, and love of the State of Israel. Also houses a preparatory track for the Ethiopian Jewish community (Or Meofir), a conversion center, and a teacher training college.
Yeshivat Yishrei Lev
A classical Talmud-focused yeshiva for post-high-school students from North America, emphasizing intensive Talmudic analysis (iyun and bekiyus), Halacha, Jewish philosophy (machshava), and character development (mussar), with multi-year Shana Aleph/Bet/Gimel tracks.
Yeshiva Tiferet (TJ)
A post-high-school yeshiva in the Jerusalem suburb of Bayit Vegan, offering five distinct shiur platforms to accommodate students from beginner to advanced Talmudic study levels, with residential accommodations, weekly Shabbat programming with faculty mentors, and joint academic-credit programs with Yeshiva University, Touro College, and Hebrew Theological College.
Yeshivat Torah V'Avodah (YTVA)
A hesder-recognized yeshiva for male high school graduates from around the world, combining rigorous Torah study with competitive internships and volunteer work with Israeli organizations. Runs a high-level Kollel program on campus; graduates have enlisted in elite IDF combat units including paratroop units.
Yeshivat Moreshet Yerushalayim
A Sephardic post-high-school yeshiva in Jerusalem preparing young men for college, business, and life through Gemara, Tur, and Beit Yosef study taught via Sephardic tradition.
Yeshivat Ohr David
A yeshiva founded in 1980 by Rabbi Chaim Flom for growth-minded students, drawing from communities around the United States, with trips throughout Israel including the Golan Heights and Eilat.
Chasedei Breslov Yeshiva
An English-speaking kollel and yeshiva, running since 1987, teaching Rebbe Nachman's Breslov teachings on faith, prayer, and Torah, with a full in-person track and an International Remote Study option.
Yeshivas Birchas Mordechai
A yeshiva in Beitar led by Rav Yaakov Friedman.
Yeshivas Bais Yisroel
An English-language Litvish Orthodox yeshiva founded in 1985 by Rabbi Doniel Lehrfield, with over 100 students from the US, England, Canada, South Africa, Mexico, Chile, and Australia.
Yeshiva Gedolah Yagdil Torah
A Jerusalem yeshiva for post-high-school men, operating as a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Yeshivat Darchei Yonatan
An academically-oriented yeshiva in Efrat named in memory of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth.
Yeshivas Zeev Hatorah
A yeshiva and learning community dedicated to Torah study alongside a heightened sense of individual and communal responsibility.
Yeshivas Nesivos Ahron
A yeshiva founded in 2008 to provide motivated young men with the foundations of Torah and avodas Hashem.
Yeshivat Ma'ale Gilboa
A Shiluv yeshiva combining two years of Torah study with the full three years of IDF service (rather than the shorter Hesder track), emphasizing rigorous study alongside intellectual openness and social consciousness; its overseas program is fully integrated with the Israeli program, adding English-language classes on top of the Hebrew ones, and draws post-high-school and post-college students from the US, UK, and Australia.
Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim Yerushalayim
A yeshiva teaching and inspiring students in Torah and mussar for over 55 years, carrying forward the mesorah of Slabodka.
Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim
A Beit Midrash program on Moshav Beit Meir in the Judean hills for English-speaking men from the US and other Anglo countries wanting a year or more of intensive study.
Yeshivas Toras Chaim
A yeshiva founded by the Kreiswirth family of Antwerp for overseas students who intend to complete their undergraduate degree, offering college-credit coordination including with Touro's Israel Option.
Heichal Yerushalayim
A Sephardic community yeshiva for post-high-school overseas students.
Yeshivat Toras Moshe (TOMO)
An English-speaking Litvish Orthodox yeshiva founded in 1982 by Rabbi Moshe Meiselman for serious advanced Talmud students from English-speaking countries, with over 1,000 graduates; students study 10.5 hours daily across Talmud, Mussar, and Halacha.
Yeshivat Shalom Rav
A nurturing, spiritually-oriented yeshiva in Tzfat led by Rabbi Avshi Weingot.
Dvar Yerushalayim
A Har Nof yeshiva teaching Jewish philosophy, ethics, Bible, and Hebrew from introductory through advanced levels, accepting students with minimal prior Jewish background.
Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo
A Nachlaot yeshiva founded in 2001 by Rav Sholom Brodt, teaching Gemara, Halacha, and Chassidut in a style and spirit inspired by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, with full and part-time tracks.
Bat Ayin Yeshiva
A Beit Midrash and rabbinical-ordination (Smicha) track for men roughly mid-20s to early-30s, in the Breslov-influenced community of Bat Ayin, with housing and meals provided.
Yeshivas Orchos Chaim
A gap-year yeshiva in Jerusalem for English-speaking post-high-school men.
Ohr Avraham
A gap-year yeshiva in Beit Shemesh for English-speaking post-high-school men.
Machon Yaakov
A highly selective yeshiva in Har Nof accepting only 18 students a year, ages 21-30, for one to two years of advanced, serious Torah study.
Neveh Zion
A gap-year yeshiva for English-speaking young men who feel disengaged from Jewish life or have struggled in more conventional yeshiva settings, pairing Torah learning with trips, music, and relationship-driven mentorship from rebbeim; the affiliated Maalot program offers a fully accredited Bachelor of Arts pathway through Excelsior College.
Jerusalem College of Technology - International English Speakers Program
A hybrid program letting English-speaking students combine a post-high-school yeshiva experience with a real academic degree: Torah/yeshiva studies in English in the morning, and English-taught coursework toward a Computer Science or Business Administration degree in the afternoon, with optional Hebrew ulpan.
Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah
A yeshiva founded in 1989 just above the Cardo in the Old City's Jewish Quarter, offering full-time beginning, intermediate and advanced learning programs as well as intensive short-term programs for visitors from abroad, drawing students of all ages and Jewish backgrounds.
Yeshivat Sha'arei Mevaseret Zion
A post-high-school yeshiva for boys from North America, the UK, South America and Australia, offering Gemara shiurim across all learning levels alongside Mussar, Hashkafa, Chassidus, Tanach and Halacha study, with roughly 70% of students returning for an official Shana Bet second year.
Diaspora Yeshiva – Gap Year Program
A gap-year program for male high school graduates on Mount Zion combining two to three daily sedarim of Torah/Talmud study tailored to each student's level with the option to earn an accredited Bachelor of Arts degree within a year, located minutes from the Western Wall.
Machon Shlomo
A yeshiva founded in 1982 for Jewish, English-speaking college graduates and young professionals in their 20s and 30s pausing careers to spend a year or two on Torah learning, personal development and communal life, blending early-morning prayer, chevrusa study and lectures.
Shapell's / Yeshiva Darché Noam
A yeshiva for English-speaking college graduates and young professionals in their 20s and 30s, founded in 1978, offering long-term (6+ months), medium-term (3-6 months) and short-term (1-3 months) Torah study tracks in Gemara, Chumash, Halacha and Hashkafa alongside character development.
Aish HaTorah – Foundations Program
A flexible-length program for college students on a gap year or semester break exploring Judaism with no background assumed, offering three hours of morning and three hours of afternoon classes covering Jewish philosophy, personal growth, history and text study, with optional evening programming.
Aish HaTorah – Aish Gesher
A year-long post-high-school program in Jerusalem's Old City for young men graduating from public high schools who want a traditional yeshiva experience, studying Jewish texts at a serious level alongside leadership development, located in Aish's Old City campus with classrooms, a dining hall and gym.
Ohr Somayach – Derech Institute for Torah Studies
A program at the Jerusalem baal-teshuva yeshiva founded in 1970, designed for motivated post-high-school students who may lack a strong formal Jewish education but have the intellectual drive to independently study classical Jewish texts including Talmud and responsa, taught by faculty trained to teach from absolute zero.
Torani (World Bnei Akiva)
A World Bnei Akiva gap-year track designed to enhance a participant's parallel year in yeshiva or seminary with additional leadership training, seminars, Shabbatonim, a kibbutz stay and a wider Israel-wide peer community. Available for British and European attendees of Yeshivat Hakotel, Yeshivat Eretz Hatzvi, Midreshet Harova and Midreshet Amit. The program is mixed.
Torah Tech
An elite gap-year program for young men combining a Rosh Yeshiva-led Beit Midrash focused on Torah study and business ethics with real internships at Tel Aviv startups, aiming to prepare talmidim for both a Torah-centered life and a career in the Startup Nation's tech industry.
Mayanot Post-High-School Program (Men)
A Chabad-Chassidic yeshiva program for male high-school graduates ages 18-19, offering Torah study with a Chassidic approach in a dedicated Post High School track on Mayanot's Men's Campus. No prior Hebrew, Jewish studies background, or religious commitment required for acceptance. Runs a full academic year (with a 3-week Pesach break) but students may also come for just a semester or as little as 3 weeks.
Yeshivat Kol Torah
A historic Litvish yeshiva founded in 1939, the first mainstream Haredi yeshiva to teach in Hebrew rather than Yiddish, long associated with Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach; Israeli/Haredi students only, no overseas program.
Yeshivat Beit El
A religious-Zionist Hesder yeshiva founded in 1977 by students of Mercaz HaRav, long led by Rav Zalman Baruch Melamed (250+ students); maintains a modest overseas program, less prominent than at peer Hesder yeshivot.
Yeshivat Nir Kiryat Arba
A Hesder yeshiva founded in 1972 by Rabbi Eliezer Waldman as a pioneer institution of the renewed Hebron community; primarily serves Israeli students with no confirmed dedicated overseas program.
Yeshivat Birkat Moshe (Ma'ale Adumim)
A premier Hesder yeshiva founded in 1977 by Rav Haim Sabato and Rav Yitzchak Sheilat (~300 students); runs a dedicated program for overseas students with its own rabbi, director, and madrichim.
Yeshivat Otniel
A Hesder yeshiva (~350 students) known for a Chassidic-inflected, artistic approach to religious-Zionist learning; runs a dedicated English Speakers Program with immersion, mentorship, and dedicated classes.
Yeshivat Hesder Sderot
Founded in 1995 by Rabbi Dovid Fendel, now the largest Hesder yeshiva in Israel with 800+ Israeli students; no dedicated formal overseas learning track, though a US nonprofit supports it.
Yeshivat Ateret Yerushalayim
A religious-Zionist Hesder yeshiva in the Muslim Quarter led by Rav Shlomo Aviner, ~250 students tied to the Ateret Cohanim organization; Israeli-student focused with no widely-advertised overseas program.
Chevron Yeshiva (Knesset Yisrael)
A major Litvish yeshiva with ~1,400 students, one of the most prestigious Haredi yeshivot in the world; predominantly Israeli-student focused with no formal overseas program.
Yeshivas Brisk
An elite, highly selective Litvish yeshiva led by the Soloveitchik dynasty, known for the analytical 'Brisker method'; serves Israeli/Haredi students almost exclusively with no dedicated overseas program.
Mir Yeshiva (Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim)
One of the largest yeshivot in the world with thousands of students; its core beit midrash is predominantly Israeli/Haredi, but it also hosts a very large, long-established American/overseas division for English speakers.
Ponevezh Yeshiva
One of the world's foremost Litvish (non-Hasidic Haredi) yeshivot, re-established in Bnei Brak in 1944 with thousands of students; Israeli/Haredi-students-only with no formal overseas program.
Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav
Flagship religious-Zionist yeshiva gevoha founded in 1924 by Rav Kook, with 600+ students; Israeli-students-only in practice with no dedicated overseas program.
Yeshivat Mitzpe Yericho
A Religious Zionist yeshiva founded by Rav Shabtai Sabato, shaped by the teachings of Rav Kook; it runs a dedicated overseas program for American high-school graduates in a small desert community 20 minutes from Jerusalem.
Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh (KBY)
A leading Israeli-style hesder yeshiva with a Religious Zionist outlook, drawing overseas students into a rigorous, mostly Hebrew-language beit midrash focused on independent in-depth study of Gemara and Rishonim.
Machon Meir
A Religious Zionist yeshiva inspired by Rav Kook, whose English Department combines morning Jewish studies with afternoon Hebrew ulpan, serving beginners through advanced students, including those considering aliyah.
Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi
A Modern Orthodox, Religious Zionist gap-year yeshiva ('Serious Torah for a Complex World') emphasizing skills for independent Talmud study, contemporary halacha, and machshava, sharing a campus with Machon Lev.
Yeshivat Ashreinu
A gap-year yeshiva combining Torah study in small classes (averaging six students), individualized chessed internships, and weekly tiyulim, with strong personal mentoring in a family-like environment.
Yeshivat Lev HaTorah
Yeshivat Lev HaTorah is a full-time Torah learning program dedicated to developing independent, lifelong bnei Torah. Through serious Torah study, exceptional rebbe-student relationships, and a culture of personal growth, each student is guided to discover his own authentic path within Torah, one that speaks to him deeply and inspires a lasting connection to Hashem. Our students acquire the skills, confidence, and character to continue growing in Torah long after they leave the beit midrash, while developing a deep commitment to Eretz Yisrael, Medinat Yisrael, and the responsibility every Jew shares for the future of Klal Yisrael. As a Hesder yeshiva, Lev HaTorah offers students the opportunity to continue their growth through advanced years of Torah learning or to combine their learning with meaningful service in the IDF. Through our Lev LaChayal program, students who enlist receive ongoing guidance, advocacy, and personal support, with the yeshiva serving as a home and family for lone soldiers throughout their service.
Yeshivat Torat Shraga
A gap-year yeshiva for North American young men founded in 1981, emphasizing rigorous independent Talmud study, intensive chavruta learning, and close rebbe-talmid relationships within a Modern Orthodox framework.
Yeshivat Migdal HaTorah
Founded in 2012, the only gap-year yeshiva in Modi'in, built primarily for overseas students; an English-language curriculum covers Gemara, Tanach, Halacha, Jewish history and philosophy with an emphasis on real-world halacha, taught in the unique style of R' Joseph Soloveichik. With world-class Rabbeim, the focus on attaining a broad and tight grasp of Torah is seamlessly intertwined with Philosophy such as socratic logic. At Migdal, you learn to think for yourself and make Torah your own.
Yeshivat Orayta
A Religious Zionist, text-based yeshiva in Jerusalem's Old City for motivated post-high-school young men, offering full-day immersive learning or a flexible schedule combining Torah study with internships or coursework.
Yeshivat Hakotel
A Religious Zionist yeshiva overlooking the Western Wall that provides a broad and serious array of English learning options while enabling students to integrate with Hakotel's Israeli program and student body; offers joint credit with Yeshiva University and Touro as well as the option to join the Machal-hesder program and draft with Hakotel Israelis as well as many like-minded foreigners. The yeshiva has a warm environment where Rebbeim and older students offer mentorship younger students as they work to build a life of meaning whether in Israel of back in the US.
Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh
A Religious Zionist yeshiva on the Western Wall Plaza, founded in 1967 by Rav Aryeh Bina; its One Year Program blends academic and skills-based Talmud study for overseas students, with Sephardic, British, and Shana Bet tracks.
Yeshivat Reishit Yerushalayim
A Religious Zionist gap-year yeshiva for young men focused on serious Talmud study, passionate Avodat Hashem, and character development, with a dedicated program for overseas students (in partnership with NCSY).
Yeshivat Sha'alvim
A Religious Zionist hesder yeshiva emphasizing rigorous conceptual Talmud study and Religious Zionist values; its Moty Hornstein Institute for Overseas Students brings English-speaking students into the yeshiva alongside Israelis.
Yeshivat Har Etzion (The Gush)
A leading Religious Zionist hesder yeshiva founded by Rav Yehuda Amital and Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, combining rigorous Talmud study with intellectual openness; its Dr. William Major Overseas Students Program integrates English-speaking students into the main beit midrash.
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