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he Yeshiva has become renowned for the high standards of learning it provides. Our alumni have gone on to become the star pupils in the Yeshiva’s to which they graduated after Toronto. We constantly hear from educators around the world that the Toronto graduates amongst their student body are easily noticeable, and are always a cut above the rest. The learning schedule provides the proper balance between quantity and quality. In addition to the depth in which they are trained, through shiurim that guide them in the ability to analyze and dissect the most profound and subtle concepts, there is also much effort in ensuring that this does not detract from the volume of material studied. Every year, numerous bochurim complete the entire mesechta being studied that year by heart. They have been tested on this by numerous prominent Rabbis, both local and from abroad, who could not contain their amazement and the impressive accomplishments of students so young.

KOVTZIM

Since the very first year that it was established, and every year thereafter, the Yeshiva has produced periodic kovtzim (journals of original Torah thoughts) written by the students. These kovtzim have been acclaimed by Torah scholars throughout the world for their outstanding levels of erudition. The students of all age groups, from the youngest classes and up, participate in these publications.

ENVIRONMENT

The Yeshiva is situated in an area populated by many serious Talmidei Chachamim (Torah scholars), being surrounded by numerous other Yeshivos and Kolellim. This results in our students inevitably having much interaction with other students and Rabbis, from differing backgrounds, and with different styles of learning. Often this interaction includes exchanging Torah thoughts and sharing ideas. We are constantly hearing feedback from people who are filled with enthusiastic admiration for our students as a result of these encounters.

PIONEERING

The Yeshiva has served as a trailblazer, revolutionizing the way of thinking and the approach for Yeshivos in general. We were the first Yeshiva to make a mandatory summer program, redefining the Yeshiva year as extending until Tisha B’Av, a practice that has been praised and emulated by many other Yeshivos (both Yeshiva Gedola and mesivta) since, and is continuing to gain popularity.

The study of practical halacha, one of the most important aspects of the curriculum, has often been treated with less gravity than warranted. In this area as well we pioneered, employing a teacher specifically for this subject. Rabbi Elisha Schochet, a renowned scholar and practicing Rabbi in Toronto for many decades, has greatly enhanced the study of halacha in Yeshiva, and raised it to new standards.