Yeshivos, beis medrash programs and kollelim for after high school, with location, dorm and learning details where the yeshiva has shared them.
36 programs
Beis medrash/Lakewood, NJ
Beth Medrash Govoha (BMG) in Lakewood, New Jersey is the largest yeshiva in America and one of the largest in the world, serving thousands of undergraduate and kollel talmidim. Founded by Rav Aharon Kotler zt"l in 1943, BMG is the center of the Lakewood Torah community and a primary destination for advanced beis medrash and kollel learning.
Yeshiva/Jerusalem
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The Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem is a Chabad-affiliated yeshiva and seminary for men and women exploring or deepening their Judaism, well known for its gap-year and post-college programs. Students learn text-based Torah and chassidus in an open, intellectually serious environment with housing provided.
Yeshiva/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.
Beis medrash/Morristown, NJ
The Rabbinical College of America (Tomchei Tmimim Morristown) is a major Chabad-Lubavitch yeshiva campus in Morristown, New Jersey. It houses a full beis medrash and smicha program alongside Yeshiva Tiferes Bachurim, its renowned division for baalei teshuva, with dormitory living on a spacious suburban campus.
Yeshiva/Far Rockaway, NY
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/Lawrence, NY
Yeshiva Shor Yoshuv in Lawrence, New York, founded by Rav Shlomo Freifeld zt"l, is known for welcoming talmidim from a wide range of backgrounds, including baalei teshuva, into serious Torah learning. Its warm, accepting culture and dormitory campus have made it a unique makom Torah in the Five Towns.
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.
Beis medrash/Alon Shvut
Yeshivat Har Etzion in Alon Shvut, Israel, founded by Rav Yehuda Amital and Rav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l, is one of the leading hesder yeshivot and a premier destination for American gap-year students. It is known for high-level, intellectually rigorous learning in the Brisker tradition combined with religious Zionism.
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/Brooklyn, NY
Oholei Torah (Educational Institute Oholei Menachem) in Crown Heights, Brooklyn is one of the flagship mosdos of Chabad-Lubavitch chinuch, serving talmidim from early childhood through zal. Founded at the direction of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, it is known for its emphasis on limudei kodesh, chassidishe chinuch, and hiskashrus.
Yeshiva/Brooklyn, NY
Hadar Hatorah in Crown Heights, Brooklyn is the world's first yeshiva for baalei teshuva, founded in 1962 under the guidance of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. It offers men with little or no background a structured pathway into Torah learning and chassidishe life, with dormitory housing.
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/Los Angeles, CA
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad (YOEC) in Los Angeles is the major Chabad-Lubavitch yeshiva of the West Coast, serving mesivta and beis medrash talmidim. It offers a full Tomchei Tmimim program of nigleh and chassidus with dormitory living in the heart of LA's frum community.
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/Kerem B'Yavneh
Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh (KBY), Israel's first hesder yeshiva, hosts a well-known overseas program for American students. It offers serious, focused learning on a beautiful rural campus with a strong emphasis on growth in Torah and avodas Hashem.
Beis medrash/Shaalvim
Yeshivat Sha'alvim, located between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, is a major hesder yeshiva with a large overseas program for American gap-year students. It is known for serious lomdus, strong hashkafa, and a warm beis medrash.
Yeshiva/Jerusalem
Aish HaTorah's flagship yeshiva sits opposite the Kosel in Jerusalem's Old City, offering programs for men at every level of background. Founded by Rav Noach Weinberg zt"l, it is known for making deep Torah wisdom accessible to every Jew.
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/Jerusalem
Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem is one of the world's leading yeshivos for men with limited background, offering programs from introductory to advanced. Its Maalot Dafna campus draws students, professionals, and college graduates exploring serious Torah learning.
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/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.
Yeshiva/Montreal, QC
The Rabbinical College of Canada, Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch of Montreal, is one of the oldest Lubavitcher yeshivos in North America, founded in 1941 by talmidim sent by the Frierdiker Rebbe. It serves mesivta and beis medrash bochurim with a classic Tomchei Tmimim program and dormitory.
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.
Yeshiva/Kfar Chabad
Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Kfar Chabad is the flagship Lubavitcher yeshiva of Eretz Yisroel, located in the central Chabad village near Tel Aviv. It serves bochurim through mesivta and beis medrash with the classic Tomchei Tmimim program of nigleh and chassidus.