Every mesivta and yeshiva high school we know of, with dorm, community, size and admissions details where the school has shared them. Pick your community and start with the ones that fit.
25 programs for Yeshivish families
ClearYeshiva/Baltimore, MD
Ner Israel Rabbinical College (Ner Yisroel), founded in 1933 by Rav Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman zt"l, sits on a large suburban campus in Baltimore, Maryland. It serves talmidim from mesivta through beis medrash, semicha, and kollel, and is known for combining serious Torah learning with structured pathways for talmidim pursuing degrees.
Yeshiva/Far Rockaway, NY
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Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway, New York is one of the largest and most respected yeshivos in America, serving talmidim from early childhood through mesivta, beis medrash, and kollel. Under the leadership of Rav Yaakov Bender, it is known for its warmth, professionalism, and attention to every talmid.
Yeshiva/Brooklyn, NY
Yeshiva Torah Vodaas is one of the oldest and most storied yeshivos in America, founded in 1918 in Brooklyn, New York. Long associated with legendary leaders such as Rav Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz zt"l and Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky zt"l, Torah Vodaas serves talmidim from elementary grades through mesivta, beis medrash, and kollel.
Yeshiva/New York, NY
Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem on Manhattan's Lower East Side is one of America's historic yeshivos, led for decades by Rav Moshe Feinstein zt"l and today by his descendants. It serves talmidim through mesivta, beis medrash, and kollel with a tradition of psak halacha and straightforward, rigorous learning.
Yeshiva/Brooklyn, NY
The Mirrer Yeshiva Central Institute in Flatbush, Brooklyn continues the legacy of the historic Mir Yeshiva of Europe, which famously survived the war years in Shanghai. Today it serves talmidim from mesivta through beis medrash and kollel, known for serious, in-depth Talmudic learning in the classic Litvish derech.
Yeshiva/Wickliffe, OH
The Rabbinical College of Telshe in Wickliffe, Ohio continues the tradition of the famed Telshe Yeshiva of Lithuania, re-established in America in 1941. Set on a quiet campus outside Cleveland, Telshe serves mesivta and beis medrash talmidim with the yeshiva's signature emphasis on iyun, mussar, and dignified Torah personality.
Yeshiva/Philadelphia, PA
The Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia ("Philly"), founded in 1953, is regarded as one of the premier mesivtas and beis medrash programs in America. Long led by Rav Elya Svei zt"l and Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky, the yeshiva is known for its selective admissions, intense learning, and strong esprit among its talmidim.
Yeshiva/Milwaukee, WI
The Wisconsin Institute for Torah Study (WITS) in Milwaukee is a respected out-of-town mesivta and beis medrash known for strong learning alongside a solid general studies program. Its dormitory campus and warm rebbe-talmid relationships draw bochurim from across the country.
Yeshiva/Southfield, MI
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah in Southfield, Michigan is Detroit's flagship yeshiva school system, serving boys and girls from early childhood through high school and beis medrash. Founded in 1914, it is one of the oldest Torah day schools in America.
Yeshiva/Queens, NY
Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim, the Rabbinical Seminary of America, is based in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, and stands at the center of a network of affiliated yeshivos across North America. Following the mussar derech of Radin, it is known for its emphasis on middos, clarity in learning, and producing rabbeim and community leaders.
Yeshiva/Los Angeles, CA
Yeshiva Gedolah of Los Angeles (YGLA), established in 1978 in the Fairfax district, is a Haredi mesivta and beis medrash serving the West Coast. Led by Rav Eliezer Gross, it offers serious learning with a full high school program.
Yeshiva/Far Rockaway, NY
The Yeshiva of Far Rockaway, Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary, is a well-regarded mesivta and beis medrash in Far Rockaway, New York. It is known for serious learning in a warm, personal environment with strong hadracha.
Yeshiva/Silver Spring, MD
The Yeshiva of Greater Washington in Silver Spring, Maryland serves the DC-area community with separate boys' and girls' divisions through high school, plus a beis medrash. It is known for warm chinuch and serious learning in the capital region.
Yeshiva/Denver, CO
Yeshiva Toras Chaim in Denver, Colorado is a longstanding out-of-town mesivta and beis medrash serving bochurim from across the country. It is known for personal attention, serious learning, and its role anchoring Denver's frum community.
Yeshiva/Thornhill, ON
Yeshivas Ner Yisroel of Toronto serves the Canadian and broader North American community with mesivta and beis medrash learning on its campus in Thornhill, Ontario. It is known as Canada's major yeshiva with dormitory living.
Beis medrash/Jerusalem
The Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem is the largest yeshiva in the world, home to thousands of talmidim and yungeleit from around the globe. American bochurim typically join after mesivta or beis medrash years in the US, learning in one of its many shiurim and chaburos in Beis Yisroel.
Yeshiva/Baltimore, MD
The Talmudical Academy of Baltimore (TA), founded in 1917, is one of the oldest yeshiva day schools in America, serving boys from early childhood through high school. It combines a strong yeshiva chinuch with a full general studies program.
Yeshiva/Chicago, IL
Telshe Yeshiva Chicago continues the Telshe tradition in the Midwest, serving mesivta and beis medrash talmidim. It combines the Telshe derech of iyun and mussar with a warm Chicago community setting and dormitory living.
Yeshiva/Scranton, PA
Yeshiva Beth Moshe in Scranton, Pennsylvania is a longstanding out-of-town mesivta and beis medrash, known for its warm environment and personal attention. Its dormitory campus serves bochurim from across the East Coast and beyond.
Yeshiva/Brooklyn, NY
Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, founded in 1904, is a prominent Brooklyn yeshiva serving talmidim from early grades through its renowned beis medrash and Kollel Gur Aryeh. For decades it was led by Rav Yitzchok Hutner zt"l, whose derech continues to shape the yeshiva's learning and hashkafa.
Yeshiva/North Miami Beach, FL
Yeshiva Toras Emes (Kamenitz) serves Miami's frum community with a yeshivishe chinuch for boys from early grades onward. It is part of the network of mosdos anchoring North Miami Beach's growing Torah community.
Yeshiva/South Fallsburg, NY
Yeshiva Zichron Moshe in South Fallsburg, New York is a highly regarded yeshiva and kollel community in the Catskills, known for its serious beis medrash and year-round Torah atmosphere. It draws strong bochurim seeking focused growth away from the city.
Mesivta/Long Beach, NY
The Mesivta of Long Beach, New York is one of the well-known mesivtas of the New York area, serving high-school-age bochurim with a strong learning program and dormitory. Many talmidim continue on to leading batei medrash.
Beis medrash/Passaic, NJ
Yeshiva Gedola of Passaic, New Jersey is a prominent beis medrash and kollel community known for intense, focused learning. It anchors Passaic's growing Torah community and draws serious bochurim from across the country.
Yeshiva/Staten Island, NY
The Yeshiva of Staten Island, founded by Rav Moshe Feinstein zt"l as a branch of MTJ, offers mesivta and beis medrash learning on a quiet residential campus. It is known for a focused environment with dormitory living away from the busyness of Brooklyn.