Yeshivas Emek Davar
Known as Emek Davar
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Where to find Emek Davar.
Talmud Bavli 66/7 Ramat Beit Shemesh Daled 9921139
Program & work options
- Program type
- Traditional full-time Yeshiva
- Duration
- Flexible
About
Yeshivas Emek Davar is for motivated students who want to maximize their time in Eretz Yisroel learning, touring, and working on themselves to become better people. We have a typical yeshiva curriculum, with a focus on technical Gemara skills so students can track their progress, as well as halacha kollel-style (from the sugya to rishonim and achronim and out to the field with an expert), Tanach B'Iyun with mephorshim, ask-anything broad and deep hashkafa, mussar, and history from Breishis to the modern day with all the messy, interesting parts in the middle. We visit rarely visited sites all around E"Y (Mt Grizim/Mt Eval, Chevron, Mount of Olives, and many more), as well as Europe. The goal is to build passionate, well-rounded Bnei Torah who are excited about their mesorah.
Learning model
Shiur-based · Beis Medrash-based · Guided learning · We have several learning tracks to accommodate different learning levels.. Each bochur is placed in a track suited to his pace and background, with daily seder and ongoing chavrusa support.
Student fit
Bochurim who thrive here tend to value the atmosphere described as warm, yeshivish, serious, structured, growth-oriented, relationship-based, supportive, family-like, balanced, hashkafah-driven, eretz yisrael-connected, simcha-filled.
Atmosphere
Warm, Yeshivish, Serious, Structured, Growth-oriented, Relationship-based, Supportive, Family-like, Balanced, Hashkafah-driven, Eretz Yisrael-connected, Simcha-filled.
Support systems
Mentorship is built into the daily rhythm. The mashgiach and senior rabbanim are accessible, and additional support is available for bochurim who need it.
Rebbeim & Hanhala
Hanhala
Menashe Bleiweiss
Rosh Yeshiva
Rabbi Menashe Bleiweiss, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Emek Davar, has devoted more than forty years to Torah education. Before founding the yeshiva, he served for eighteen years as a senior rebbe at Derech–Ohr Somayach (2008–2026), and has taught generations of talmidim in Gemara, Halacha, Machshava, and Tanach. Rabbi Bleiweiss is known for presenting complex Torah ideas with clarity and for integrating diverse genres of Jewish thought, helping students develop a broad and mature understanding of Torah. He is a sought-after lecturer and has delivered hundreds of shiurim on a range of Torah subjects to audiences in Eretz Yisroel, around the world, and online. Rabbi Bleiweiss co-founded Nesivos Tours to Mekomos Kedoshim in Europe, and is a licensed tour guide throughout Eretz Yisroel. He has developed educational tours using pivotal Jewish sites as extensions of the beis medrash that bring history vividly to life. Rabbi Bleiweiss is the author of The Essential Ramban on Torah, published in 2026 by Mosaic Press, as well as hundreds of essays and articles on Torah topics. He lives in Ramat Beit Shemesh Daled with his wife, children, and grandchildren.
Rabbi Rephoel Lemmel, Menahel Rabbi Shmuel Arbeter Rabbi Meir Rotenberg Rabbi Noam Weiss Rabbi Mordechai Wax Rabbi Yoni Rosenfeld Rabbi Pini Shebson Rabbi Dovid Mann Rabbi Yechiel Pinto Rabbi Binyomin Goldberg Rabbi Dovid Shalom Kuperstein
Facilities & living
Beis medrash, dormitories, dining, and common spaces — all within the Daled campus.
Daily life & schedule
Admissions process
Admissions includes an application, interview, and an in-person visit when possible. Reach out to admissions directly for the current timeline.
Academic calendar
This yeshiva runs on the traditional zmanim calendar.
- Elul Zman
- Beginning
- 12 Elul
- End
- Motzei Y"HK
- Winter Zman
- Beginning
- 25 Tishrei (Tues)
- End
- Rosh Chodesh Nisan
- Summer Zman
- Beginning
- 2 Iyar
- End
- 17 Tamuz
What makes it different
- Warm
- Yeshivish
- Serious
- Growth-oriented
- Relationship-based
- Supportive
- Family-like
- Hashkafah-driven
- Eretz Yisrael-connected
- Simcha-filled
The facts
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- Program length
- Flexible / open-ended, Open-ended
- Age
- Accepts under 18
- Staff & support
- Structured mentorship, Mental health support, Academic / skills support
- Housing & supervision
- Dorm counselor
- Program type
- Post-high-school Torah study, Multi-year program
- Atmosphere
- Growth-oriented, Eretz Yisrael-connected
- Tradition & affiliation
- Litvish / Yeshivish
- Learning format
- Formal shiur, Beis Midrash learning, Chavrusa
- Support
- Emotional support
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Additional notes
- Additional detail
- Students from different backgrounds are welcome, while it's assumed they have a basic yeshiva background and learning skills.
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