I was thinking (only in the initial stages) of opening a Yeshiva. Though of course there are many Yeshivas out there, but this would be a different one. I would like to open a Halachic Yeshiva that is going to focus on pinpointing the main parts of the topics and pinpointing the reasons for them. Thus the student will get a more scoped look of the whole topic than concertrating on a few Blatt.

Any comments?

Far be it for me to give advice about opening a yeshiva to a rav, but perhaps my simple words will give a little food for thought.

I have heard that a man should be buki at least one mesechta in der gemora- know it inside and out- for the Torah knowledge that one gains will be what he brings with him into olam habo. And while getting a broad exposure to the shas and tracing how the halachos came about is a wonderful idea- that way, he can "own" all of shas and have a stronger understanding of how Jewish life as we know it came into being- a man should also have the intensive indepth study.

A man who learns all day and night in only the broad spectrum will be unable to fully master (at least) one mesechta (I would assume)- so perhaps the yeshiva might focus MAINLY on broad spectrum, but still leave significant time for indepth study?

At this point, any Torah learning is a good thing. So opening a Yeshiva is wonderful, go of it!

Quote "Far be it for me to give advice about opening a yeshiva to a rav, "

I can use as much advice as I can get.

Quote: "I have heard that a man should be buki at least one mesechta in der gemora- know it inside and out- for the Torah knowledge that one gains will be what he brings with him into olam habo."

This would apply to those that don’t have too much time for learning. Those that haver the time should concentrate on finishing as much as possible and to master all of it. Shas was not given to leave most of it unlearned. Thus I feel, if we can learn many topics, become familiar with all the Gemaras that are associated with them and then learn the main Rishonim and Achronim that get to the heart of the reasonings, that it may be a good way for people to get a good grasp on Shas and Poskim.

Would this be for single or married men?

I would like to start with a group of single Bachurim, around 20 year olds, and eventually it will grow also into a Kollel.

Rav Chaim,
Where do you plan to set this up and what kinds of people will you be reaching for? Will they be BTs, FFBs or it won't matter? I assume it would be Hareidi in hashkafa? Will it have any cyber presence?

Quote "Where do you plan to set this up "

First, I must reinstate that this is really in the infancy, and we’re really at square one, so mostly these are just my initial plans. I would like to establish it here in the midwest, in the Detroit area. This has an advantage that I know the people around here and I don’t have to get up and move. Also, part of the plan to sell it to the city, is that it will bring in older Bachorim to the city and Midwest area in general, so that they can marry their daughters and increase the population of Detroit, which seem to be sometime to have plateaued. There are some obstacles for this, since there might be opposition from other Yeshivos here, though it wouldn’t be direct competition, since it would be a totally different type of Yeshiva for a completely different age group. I got an offer, via private messages, to make it near this person, and he has an empty Shul I can use for a building. I’m currently mulling it over, but there are also problems there that need to be solved in order for that to work.

Quote "what kinds of people will you be reaching for? "

I’m thinking about the 20-23 year old crowd, in stead of going to Eretz Yisroel, or coming back from it. People that already has the skills to learn, and could be directed on a fast pace in covering Gemarahs and the poskim, pinpointing on the main ideas of the Sugya and the reasonings. I want to make it in a real course like, with a focus on a goal of knowing X after Y amount of time.

Quote "Will they be BTs, FFBs or it won't matter? "

It wouldn’t really matter, but Bts (or ffbs for that matter) would need to be somewhat advanced in their learning to keep up with the material.

Quote "? I assume it would be Hareidi in hashkafa?"

How did you guess?

Quote "Will it have any cyber presence?"

To tell you the truth, who knows? But right now there is no plans. It’s too much for one man, which the Yeshiva itself is too much for that. That’s why I’m actively looking to put together a partnership. I need a fundraiser/ administrator, which I might have, but the question is how affective he’ll be. Also, I’m trying to convince a colleague to become a Rosh Yeshiva with me. He is very clear in his thinking and is a very good explainer and an excellent person all in all. We would compliment each other, as I’ll be the one that has the comprehensive Torah knowledge, and together we’ll be an awesome force for the Yeshiva.

This is a wonderful idea! Keep us posted.