WebYeshiva

What WebYeshiva does

WebYeshiva.org is a private, non-profit online Torah education platform founded by Rabbi Chaim Brovender and headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel. It delivers live and recorded courses in Talmud, Tanach (Bible), Halacha (Jewish Law), Hashkafa (Jewish Thought), Chassidut and Kabbalah, plus Hebrew language instruction via its Ulpan program, serving the global Jewish community with instruction in English, Hebrew, Hungarian, and Portuguese. The platform's instructor base includes credentialed scholars such as Rabbi Chaim Brovender, Rabbi Dovid Fink (PhD from Yale), Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz, Rabbi Johnny Solomon (#TheVirtualRabbi), Rabbi Gidon Rothstein, and Rabbi James Kennard, broadcasting from instructional locations in Jerusalem, Efrat, Even Shmuel, Toronto, Boston, Cleveland, and Colorado.

The platform is built on a standard web-based learning stack with social login (Google, Facebook) and PayPal donation processing. Its product portfolio spans free courses, paid courses priced at approximately $400 (e.g., Halacha Mastery, World of Prayer), structured mastery programs including the Halacha Mastery Program with Semicha (rabbinic ordination) pathway and the Machshava Mastery Program, the Torah Tutors Program, Ulpan Hebrew, and a one-to-one Virtual Rabbi consultation service. Content is licensed under OpenCourseWare (OCW) and syndicated through partnerships with ATID (yeshiva.org.il) and the Young Israel of Scarsdale, which hosts the live Daf Yomi Menachot broadcast.

The business model is primarily donation-based: the organization relies on charitable contributions from Torah supporters, processed through Torah Education in Israel, Inc. (a US 501(c)(3)) and UK Toremet (for UK GiftAid), accepting ILS, USD, GBP, and CAD. GTM is community-led, driven by organic social media, blog, email newsletter, and word-of-mouth referrals within the Orthodox Jewish diaspora. The organization holds no venture or institutional funding, has no mobile app, no disclosed headcount, and no revenue figures.

Name

WebYeshiva

Legal name

WebYeshiva.org

Website

https://webyeshiva.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Short description

WebYeshiva.org is a Jerusalem-based non-profit online Torah education platform offering live and recorded courses in Talmud, Tanach, Halacha, Hashkafa, Chassidut, and Kabbalah — including Semicha ordination pathways — to the global Jewish community, funded primarily by charitable donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Jewish Religious Education

NAICS

Educational Services (611), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Jewish Theological Seminaries & Rabbinical Colleges (EDAHAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workshops, Webinars & Live Masterclasses (MPACALAD), Certification & Credentialed Creator Programs (MPACALAI), Religious Education & Catechetical Publishing (Sunday School, Catechism, Study Guides) (MPAJAHAC)

Keywords

• Online Torah learning
• Talmud study courses
• Jewish religious education
• Rabbinic ordination programs
• Hebrew language instruction

Headquarters

HQ city

Jerusalem

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: WebYeshiva relies primarily on donations from Torah supporters. The platform accepts donations in multiple currencies (ILS, USD, GBP, CAD) and provides tax deduction receipts through partner organizations: Torah Education in Israel, Inc. (501(c)(3) for US donations) and UK Toremet (for GBP donations).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

WebYeshiva delivers live and recorded online Torah education courses spanning Talmud, Tanach (Bible), Halacha (Jewish Law), Hashkafa (Jewish Thought), Chassidut, and Kabbalah. It supplements individual courses with structured mastery programs (Machshava Mastery, Halacha Mastery with Semicha/rabbinic ordination), Hebrew language instruction via the Ulpan method, and a Virtual Rabbi personal consultation service led by Rabbi Johnny Solomon. The platform serves Jews worldwide with multilingual course delivery and a freemium pricing model supplemented by charitable donations.

Product overview

WebYeshiva.org is an online Torah learning platform offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational products and services for Jews worldwide. The core offering consists of live and recorded online courses spanning Talmud, Tanach (Bible), Halacha (Jewish Law), Hashkafa (Jewish Thought), Chassidut and Kabbalah, and other Jewish topics. The platform operates structured mastery programs including the Machshava Mastery Program and the Halacha Mastery Program (which includes Semicha/rabbinic ordination preparation), along with the Torah Tutors Program and Ulpan Hebrew language learning. Additional services include the Virtual Rabbi guidance service and specialized courses like Daf Yomi daily Talmud study. The platform features courses at various levels (beginners through advanced) and in multiple languages (English, Hebrew, Hungarian, Portuguese), with pricing ranging from free to paid courses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Courses

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major.

• ATIDmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerATID (yeshiva.org.il) appears to be a partner organization with WebYeshiva. The Parsha Podcast by ATID is linked on WebYeshiva's site, and ATID's logo appears in the footer alongside OCW (Open Content License). The organizations appear to share educational content and infrastructure.
• Young Israel of ScarsdalemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe daily Daf Yomi Menachot shiur by Rabbi Gidon Rothstein is broadcast live from Young Israel of Scarsdale, New York. This synagogue serves as the physical location for one of WebYeshiva's flagship daily Talmud programs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Daf Yomi Council / Hadran: Hadran and the broader Daf Yomi women's-learning ecosystem offer online Talmud study for women, an emerging segment. While narrower in scope (women-focused Daf Yomi), it represents a growing subcategory of structured online Talmud learning comparable to WebYeshiva's programs.

Direct peers

• MyJewishLearning: MyJewishLearning offers structured online courses and educational content on Judaism including Talmud, ethics, and thought. It overlaps with WebYeshiva on the broader 'serious Jewish learning online' positioning, though its audience skews more pluralistic rather than Orthodox.
• Sefaria: Sefaria is a free digital library of Jewish texts (Tanach, Talmud, halachic literature) with translations and commentary. It overlaps with WebYeshiva on Torah/Talmud content distribution to a global Jewish audience, though it focuses on source-text access rather than live teacher-led courses.
• TorahAnytime: TorahAnytime is a free online video Torah learning library featuring thousands of shiurim from Orthodox rabbis, covering Talmud, Halacha, and Jewish thought. It is a direct content competitor for WebYeshiva's recorded-course catalog.
• AllDaf: AllDaf provides daily Daf Yomi lessons, shiurim, and review podcasts for the global Daf Yomi cycle. It is a direct peer to WebYeshiva's daily Daf Yomi programming broadcast from Young Israel of Scarsdale.

Broad incumbents

• Aish HaTorah: Aish HaTorah operates extensive online Torah classes, discovery seminars, and Jewish learning programs targeting unaffiliated and semi-affiliated Jews. It competes for the same educational Torah market as WebYeshiva, with a larger offline seminar business backing its online presence.
• Yeshiva University (YUTorah.org): YUTorah.org is Yeshiva University's archive of thousands of shiurim across Talmud, Tanach, and Halacha from prominent rabbinic faculty. It is a major incumbent in online Orthodox Jewish education, offering comparable lecture content at scale, and serves a similar learner base globally.
• Chabad.org: Chabad.org provides an enormous free library of Torah classes, articles, and study tools covering the same subject areas as WebYeshiva. As the largest digital Jewish education platform globally, it is the most significant free-content incumbent competing for the same diaspora learner attention.
• Ohr Somayach International: Ohr Somayach offers online Talmud and Jewish studies courses for beginners through advanced learners, including distance-learning Semicha tracks. It is one of the most direct competitors to WebYeshiva's Halacha Mastery / Semicha offering, with a more established institutional brand.

Others

• ATID (Academy for Torah Initiatives and Directions): ATID is a content and research partner of WebYeshiva (joint Parsha Podcast, shared OCW infrastructure). It is thematically adjacent in promoting rigorous online Jewish scholarship and shares infrastructure with WebYeshiva rather than directly competing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/webyeshiva
• YouTubeyoutube.com/webyeshiva
• Facebookfacebook.com/webyeshiva

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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