Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid

What Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid does

Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid is a non-profit post-high school Jewish educational institution located at 211 Beach 17th Street in Far Rockaway, New York, providing intensive Talmudic studies for Jewish men in the tradition of Eastern European yeshivos. Founded in 1999 as a division of Yeshiva Darchei Torah (which was established in 1972), the institution operates within a broader educational ecosystem spanning preschool through kollel that serves more than 2,000 students across the Far Rockaway and Five Towns communities. The institution is led by Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Shlomo Avigdor Altusky (formerly of Yeshiva Gedolah of Montreal), Rosh HaYeshiva Rabbi Yaakov Bender, and Rosh Kollel Rabbi Dovid Bender, and includes Kollel Tirtza Devorah — a kollel for married alumni founded in 2005 that today houses 36 full-time avreichim, 46 mechanchim in its afternoon Kollel, and a post-Israel kibutz of 60+ members.

The institution's product offering is fundamentally human-delivered religious education with no proprietary technology platform; auxiliary digital products include the Chizucast video series, an audio shiurim library, published works by Rabbi Yaakov Bender, and a Halacha audio lecture series by the Rosh Kollel. Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid participates in federal Title IV student aid programs (FAFSA, Pell Grants) and publishes formal Cost of Attendance documentation.

Revenue is generated through a diversified mix of streams: tuition and fees from post-secondary students, a multi-tier annual Anniversary Dinner (sponsorship tiers from $180 to $250,000), a 533-partner Alumni Partnership program that raised $1,993,182 in its current campaign against a $1,750,000 annual goal, annual Alufei Torah alumni pledges, Chut Hameshulash grandparents society memberships ($101–$500/month), Chassan Torah lifecycle giving, and tax-deductible donations to a separate YDT Alumni Chesed Fund (Tax ID 27-2460081). The legal entity is Congregation Darchei Torah (501(c)(3), Tax ID 11-2545173), governed by a Board of Trustees and led by President Ronald Lowinger.

Name

Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid

Legal name

Congregation Darchei Torah

Website

https://darchei.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid is a non-profit post-high school Talmudic studies institution in Far Rockaway, NY, founded in 1999 as a division of Yeshiva Darchei Torah. It serves Jewish men in the Far Rockaway/Five Towns community through full-time Torah study and Kollel programs, supported by tuition, alumni donations, and annual fundraising dinners.

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Product category

Religious Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Jewish Theological Seminaries & Rabbinical Colleges (EDAHAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ministerial Training Institutes (Clergy Formation) (EDAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Talmudic education
• Post-secondary yeshiva
• Religious studies
• Jewish seminary
• Kollel learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Far Rockaway

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Alumni Partnership Donations: Alumni make annual donations at various giving levels (Eitz Chaim $1,800+/year, Alufei Torah $1,000/year, and lower tiers), with the current campaign raising $1,993,182 against a $1,750,000 annual goal from 533 partners.
2. Annual Dinner Fundraising: The institution holds an annual anniversary dinner as a major fundraising event, with donation tiers ranging from $180 (Donor Scroll) to $250,000 (Visionary Society), generating significant revenue from alumni and community supporters.
3. Tuition and Fees: Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid publishes a Cost of Attendance document detailing tuition and fees, and participates in federal student financial aid programs including Pell Grants, indicating tuition-based revenue from students.
4. Alumni Chesed Fund Donations: Tax-deductible donations to the YDT Alumni Chesed Fund (Tax ID: 27-2460081), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, with one-time and monthly donation options supporting alumni in need.
5. Alufei Torah Alumni Pledges: Annual alumni pledges through the Alufei Torah program, asking alumni to accept financial responsibility for the Yeshiva's future as it enters a new era.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid is a post-high school institution of Talmudic studies for men, founded in 1999 as part of the Yeshiva Darchei Torah network. It provides full-time, structured Torah learning under the guidance of Roshei Yeshiva, maggidei shiur, and a mashgiach, operating from morning to night in the Eastern European yeshiva tradition. The institution is affiliated with Kollel Tirtza Devorah for married men and trains future rabbeim, poskim, and Jewish community leaders.

Product overview

Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid is a post-high school Jewish educational institution providing Talmudic studies for men, founded in 1999 and operating as part of Yeshiva Darchei Torah's network. The institution operates as a unified educational platform with its affiliated Kollel Tirtza Devorah (founded 2005) providing advanced study for 36 full-time avreichim plus additional members. Core offerings include full-time Torah study programs, afternoon Kollel for mechanchim, and shiurim by distinguished rabbeim. Supplementary products include published books by Rabbi Yaakov Bender, the Chizucast audio/video inspiration platform, and Halacha audio lectures. The institution also offers alumni engagement programs (Alumni Partnership, Alufei Torah, Chut Hameshulash Society), formal publications (BMHD Catalog, Financial Aid Handbook), and operates under the broader Yeshiva Darchei Torah umbrella which includes preschool through high school divisions.

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Products and services

• Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid Post-high school Jewish education institution for men providing intensive Talmudic studies from morning to night under roshei yeshiva, maggidei shiur, and a mashgiach. Designed for young Jewish men who have completed high school and wish to devote themselves to serious Torah study in a beis medrash environment.
• Kollel Tirtza Devorah Full-time kollel for married men (avreichim) pursuing advanced Torah study. Houses 36 full-time avreichim and 46 mechanchim in its afternoon Kollel, plus a post-Israel kibutz of 60+ members. Rabbi Dovid Bender serves as posek for the scholars of the Kollel and their families and residents of the Far Rockaway/Five Towns community.
• Books by Rabbi Yaakov Bender

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 talmidei chachomim trained across Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid and Kollel Tirtza Devorah (36 full-time avreichim, 46 mechanchim in afternoon Kollel, 60+ post-Israel kibutz members)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Yeshiva University: Larger, established Orthodox Jewish institution offering undergraduate, graduate, and rabbinical ordination programs across multiple schools. Comparable as a broader Orthodox Jewish higher education umbrella, though YU's Modern Orthodox orientation differs from BMHD's Yeshivish tradition.

Direct peers

• Ner Israel Rabbinical College: Established beis medrash and rabbinical college in Baltimore, MD offering post-high school Talmudic study for Orthodox Jewish men with affiliated kollel. Comparable in combining Talmudic studies with teacher training (mechanchim) and alumni development.
• Yeshiva Karlin Stolin: Beis Medrash and kollel in Brooklyn serving Orthodox Jewish men in the Karlin-Stolin tradition. Comparable as a post-high school Talmudic learning institution with affiliated kollel and alumni engagement programs.
• Beth Medrash Govoha (Lakewood): The flagship American yeshiva founded by Rabbi Aharon Kotler, providing post-high school Talmudic study in the Lithuanian tradition. Most directly comparable peer to Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid in mission, structure, and Eastern European yeshiva methodology. Rabbi Dovid Bender received shimush from Hagaon Rav Gavriel Finkel of Lakewood.
• Telshe Yeshiva: Yeshiva of Telshe Alumni, a rabbinical college in Riverdale, NY. Direct peer offering post-secondary Talmudic education in the Lithuanian tradition for Orthodox Jewish men, with a longstanding kollel and alumni network.
• Rabbinical College of America: Post-high school rabbinical college in Morristown, NJ offering Talmudic studies for Orthodox Jewish men. Direct competitor in the New Jersey/New York corridor with comparable kollel structure and Chabad-Lubavitch affiliation.
• Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim (RSA): Rabbinical Seminary of America, a post-high school beis medrash in Queens, NY serving Orthodox Jewish men. Comparable in offering post-secondary Talmudic education with affiliated kollel and alumni networks within the New York metropolitan area.
• Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim: Flagship Eastern European-style yeshiva headquartered in Jerusalem with affiliated branches in the US. Direct peer offering the same Lithuanian/Mir-methodology Talmudic education that BMHD's mission explicitly references as its model.
• Beis Medrash Elyon: Post-high school yeshiva in Monsey, NY founded by Rabbi Yitzchok Feigelstock. Direct competitor for Orthodox post-high school students in the greater New York/New Jersey region, particularly from the Five Towns and Monsey communities.

Emerging players

• Ohr Yisrael: Post-high school yeshiva in Israel founded by Rabbi Avishai David. Comparable as a smaller, focused Talmudic institution serving Orthodox Jewish men, often drawing students from the same American post-high school pipeline.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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