Beitar Illit, Israel
Kollel Yediyas HaTorah
Guiding dedicated avreichim toward comprehensive knowledge of Shas and Halacha through disciplined learning, structured review, and meaningful achievement.
Mission & Community Need
Beitar Illit faces an acute shortage of places for young avreichim in established kollelim, alongside a broader shortage of frameworks offering serious, structured learning with clearly defined goals. The transition from yeshiva to married life often leaves a young talmid chacham without the guidance and shared momentum he needs.
Kollel Yediyas HaTorah is designed to combine demanding learning, personal guidance, and a genuine sense of community—so that growth continues for years, not merely for one zman.
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The Program
Our vision is a three-seder framework. We have begun with the afternoon seder, and seek partners to help bring the full vision to life.
Future visionMorning Seder
Halacha B’Iyun
Planned expansion
Afternoon Seder
Gemara, Rashi & Tosafos
Operating now
Future visionEvening Seder
Community Chazarah
Planned expansion
Rav Shais Avraham Horowitz
Rosh Kollel, Rav of K’hal Adas Yeshurun in Beitar Illit, and creator of numerous Torah learning and community initiatives. His work ranges from Gemara and Halacha shiurim to innovative systems of chazarah and projects supporting avreichim.
Biography & all projects
The Parsha (Un)Resolved
The Parsha (Un)Resolved presents engaging questions and in-depth discussion of the weekly parsha. Browse the growing archive and subscribe to the weekly email.
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Sponsorships
A range of dedications—from daily learning and publications to avreich sponsorships, communal occasions, and improvements to the beis midrash.
Discover the secrets of Yediyas HaTorah
Twelve practical Toolbox sessions help turn learning into lasting knowledge. Discover methods for chazarah, recall, clarity and mastery, developed through the Rosh Kollel’s own learning and teaching.
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