Diaspora Yeshiva Toras Yisrael | Mount Zion, Jerusalem
Growing Deeper
Becoming Faithful Members of the Jewish Community
Growing Deeper,
Ascending Higher
The logical follow-up to our Foundations in Torah Program, the Growing Deeper Program is a one to three year program designed for Jewish men who have a sense of the vast depths of the Torah, and are therefore prepared to get serious and dedicate themselves to learning Torah for an extended period of time, for at least one year.
Students will become more familiar with the Tanach at large with Targummim and later Commentaries, will learn how to learn Talmud according to Ramchal’s Derech HaKodesh, develop the daily discipline of Daf Yomi, gain experience in in-depth Talmud study and the study of Halachah.
The Growing Deeper Program is also the first part of the Future Talmidei Chachamim Program (Future Students of the Sages, i.e., Torah Scholars).
Growing Deeper Program Overview
Tanach
Grow in your understanding of the Tanach and develop the skills and practice of giving over relevant words of Torah.
Talmud B'Iyun
Gain confidence in the study the Talmud B’Iyun with chavrusa and Rabbis, and with central Jewish commentaries.
Halachah
Delve deeper into halachic works, such as Mishna Berura and Shulchan Aruch, with chavrusa and Rabbi.
Mussar
Acquire the spiritual tools necessary to be successful with G-d and man through daily learning from Mussar texts.
Jewish Prayer
Become proficient in the service of Prayer, confident not only in participating but also in leading the service.
Hebrew
Progress in biblical and modern Hebrew to an intermediate level by daily learning with Rabbis and students.
Who the Program is For
- Aspiring faithful members of the Jewish community.
- Possessing a serious desire to learn Torah.
- Prepared to commit to at least one year of dedicated Torah study.
- Able to sit and learn for at least two full seders a day.
– Binyamin
“…they will be able to be an example — a moral example — for the whole world, to keep morality, justice, love, care, that the world is looking for, that the world is searching for the Jewish nation, for the Jewish state, to show them in the world.”
The Rebbe, Rabbi Mordechai Goldstein zt”l
Founder of the Diaspora Yeshiva
Father of the Ba’al Teshuvah Movement
Features of Yeshiva Life on Mount Zion
At the center of the Yeshiva campus, where we have weekly shiurim, and Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur services.
Minutes to the Kosel
Right outside the Old City’s Zion Gate and just minutes to the Jewish Quarter and to the Kosel (Western Wall).
Close to the Center
Located right outside Zion Gate, a short walk or bus to the city, plenty of amenities, and to public transit across Israel.
Sports Pavilion
Overlooking the Temple Mount, the Yeshiva’s new Sports Pavilion provides a perspective to fitness like no other.
Regular Special Events
With regular Oneg Shabboses, Shabbos meals, Festival events, and simchas in general, a life of Torah is full of simchah.
Trips Across Israel
Quarterly trips, from Tzfas in the North to Eilat in the South, learning about the Holy Land in relation to the Torah.
Regular Shabbos Dinners at the Yeshiva
Diaspora Yeshiva provides three full Shabbos meals for the students at the Yeshiva during regular learning (excepting bein hazmanim). As often as you prefer to stay put and rest on Shabbos with the Yeshiva, you are always welcome. You are also free to go out for Shabbos meals as often as you like.
Program Schedule
07:30 – 08:45
Shacharis
08:45 – 09:00
Daily Inspiration from the Life of David HaMelech
09:00 – 09:30
Breakfast
09:30 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:30
Ketuvim and Nevi’im with Targum and Mefarshim
11:30 – 12:30
Daf Yomi
12:30 – 13:30
Mussar
13:30 – 13:45
Minchah
13:45 – 14:15
Lunch
14:15 – 15:00
Rest / Free Time
15:00 – 16:00
Conscious Learning (Ramchal’s Derech HaKodesh / Way of Torah, etc.)
16:00 – 18:00
Talmud B’Iyun With Chavrusa and Rabbi
18:00 – 19:00
Halachah B’Iyun
19:00 – 19:15
Maariv
19:15 – 19:45
Dinner
19:45 – 21:00
Rest / Free Time
21:00 – 22:00
Talmud B’Iyun with the Rosh Yeshiva
The above is the weekly program schedule in general, Yom Rishon (Sunday) to Yom Revi’i (Wednesday). Yom Chamishi (Thursday) is a little different with the Rosh Yeshiva’s Talmud B’Iyun and Mussar Shiurim before Minchah, and a weekly Oneg Shabbos for the Third Seder the evening of Yom Shishi (Thursday evening). Yom Shishi includes shiurim with the Rosh Yeshiva before lunch on the weekly parashah and about King David at Kever David HaMelech. Otherwise students are free to prepare for Shabbos in general, review their learning, or delve into other areas of learning that interest them.
Duration
This is a one to three year program for those who are seeking a deeper learning experience, ready to make the commitment, and to grow through the challenges. Program starts the 1st of Elul, 5784 (Sept. 4th, 2024).
Cost
Tuition is 4,000 NIS per month,* and includes three seders of learning per day, a shared room on Mount Zion, and three meals per day, including Shabbos.
*Ask us about subsidies if necessary.
Apply Today
Once your application has been submitted, it will be reviewed to ensure its completeness and your fitness for the program. An initial meeting between you and the Mashgiach will then be scheduled.