A home built for the teenagers nobody else was holding.
Twelve years ago it was two teenagers in tears. Today it is a yeshiva, a dormitory, and a place where a young man is given as much time as he needs.
Two teenagers with nowhere to go, and one door that stayed open
Twelve years ago, two teenagers came to R’ Yisroel Klirs in tears. They had been locked out of their homes and were living on the streets. They had no yeshiva and little stability in their lives.
He helped them.
What began with those two teenagers grew into a home for teenagers and young men who have been through more than most people realize. Some of them lived on the streets. Others felt there was simply no place where they belonged.
Here, nobody gives up on them.
Warmth, structure, and someone walking beside them
At Shaarei Yitzchok, the talmidim receive warmth, structure, personal guidance, responsibility and a real connection to Torah. They learn how to learn, and they begin to love davening.
The yeshiva does not only try to keep them away from the street. It gives them the time, the support and the belief in them that they need in order to rebuild themselves.
They help build the yeshiva with their own hands
The talmidim take part in developing the campus and the dormitories, gaining confidence through meaningful work. The place they live in is, in a real sense, the place they are building.
Each young man is given the time he needs, and may stay until he is ready to move forward — even until marriage.
The results are remarkable
Young men who once had no clear path are building homes of their own. Some former talmidim learn in kollel in the Mir Yeshiva.
This is more than a yeshiva. It is lifesaving work.
עבודת קודש
הישיבה עושה עבודת קודש יוצאת דופן עם נערים ובחורים צעירים, שרבים מהם עברו שנים של חוסר יציבות, דחייה והתמודדויות קשות. רבים מגיעים לאחר שכבר הרגישו שאין להם מקום שמתאים להם, ובישיבה הם מקבלים משהו אחר לגמרי: חום, מסגרת, ליווי אישי, אחריות, עבודה משמעותית וחיבור אמיתי לתורה. הישיבה לא רק מנסה להרחיק אותם מהרחוב, אלא נותנת להם את הזמן, התמיכה והאמונה שהם צריכים כדי לבנות את עצמם מחדש, לפתח ביטחון, ללמוד לאהוב תורה ותפילה, ולהתקדם לחיים בריאים, יציבים ומלאי משמעות.
This is more than a yeshiva. It is lifesaving work.
Your support gives a young man time, structure, and someone who believes in him — for as long as he needs it.
Shaarei Yitzchok Corp · Tax ID (EIN) 93-2471952