Yarchei Kallah — December 2026
Three Days in Yeshiva
Not simply a visit to the yeshiva. Three days as part of it.
Tuesday 29 – Thursday 31 December · Old City of Jerusalem
Three days inside a living yeshiva
At the end of December the Bircas beis medrash opens to men who want to learn in it. Not to visit. Not to observe. To sit down and learn.
Morning seder is the heart of it — the regular seder, at the regular time, alongside the talmidim and avreichim who are there every day. One sugya across all three mornings, with a chavrusa of your own.
This is not a conference and not a lecture series. The Old City is outside the door. But the yeshiva is the point.
Who it’s for
You do not need to be an advanced learner. You do need to want to learn.
You should have some previous experience of serious learning, and a willingness to sit seder properly and work through the sources.
The three days
One sugya, opened on Tuesday and carried through to Thursday. You work it through with your chavrusa first; the shiur comes after.
- 9:15
- Welcome and mussar shiur
- 9:45
- Kollel chavrusa
- 10:30
- Chavrusa — working the sugya through, in preparation for the shiur
- 12:30
- Shiur on the sugya
- 1:30
- Mincha
What changes is the afternoon.
The Old City*
A shorter afternoon seder, then a curated walk through the Torah history of the Old City — the batei midrash, the personalities, and the yeshiva’s own place in it.
A full afternoon seder
A second full seder, on material that runs alongside the morning’s sugya.
The Rooftop*
A barbecue on an Old City rooftop, together with the yeshiva.
The Semicha Dinner
The yeshiva’s Semicha Dinner falls on one of the evenings. It is a separate registration — you can join one without the other.
* Subject to change. Depending on the group, the afternoon and evening may take a different form or destination.
Which day carries which is still being confirmed. Thursday ends with the concluding shiur, Mincha at 1:30 and light refreshments.
How the learning works
- One sugya, across three mornings. Not three unconnected shiurim — a single topic, developed further each day.
- Two tracks. Guided — more structure and support working through the Gemara and the sources. Iyun — more independent preparation, and deeper work through the Rishonim and the questions the sugya raises. Both learn the same sugya and come together for the shiur. Not sure which is right for you? We will talk it through when you register and place you.
- A chavrusa. You are matched with one — in many cases a current talmid or avreich. Fathers who want to learn with their sons can say so.
- The Rebbeim. Shiurim from the Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Tagger, and the Bircas Rebbeim — who are in the beis medrash through seder, not only at the shiur.
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The beis medrash will be full that morning regardless. The invitation is to be in it.
Practical
- Dates
- Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 December 2026
- Begins
- 9:15am Tuesday, with a welcome and mussar shiur
- Ends
- Thursday, after Mincha at 1:30 and light refreshments
- Accommodation
- The yeshiva is not arranging accommodation. Participants make their own arrangements.
- Meals
- Breakfast (for those davening Shacharis in the yeshiva), lunch, the rooftop barbecue. The Semicha Dinner is an optional extra.
- Contribution
- $400, excluding the Semicha Dinner. If that is difficult, say so — it should not be the reason you do not come.
Two ways in
If you already know you want to come, register. If you want to know more first, ask.
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