Beth Medrash Elyon is a four year, not-for-profit
yeshiva in Monsey, New York.[1]
It was considered one of the elite yeshivas during the 1950s and
1960s. It closed in the 1970s due to disagreements among the
leaders of the yeshiva. Its past Roshei Yeshiva have
included Rabbis Reuven Grozovsky, and
Gedalia Schorr. Among its graduates are
Rabbis Yisroel Belsky, Rav Yakov Moshe
Kulefsky, J.D. Bleich, Yosef Goldman, Nosson Scherman, Moshe Leib Rabinovich (current
Munkatcher Rebbe), Lipa
Margolis, and Professor Aaron Twerski. The two brothers, Rabbis
Dovid Schustal and Shlomo Feivel
Schustal studied there as well. Their father Rabbi Simcha
Schustal was the Rosh kollel.
The yeshiva was subsequently reopened. It was headed by R'
Don
Ungarischer, who was the son-in-law of R' Reuven Grozovsky. Rav
Ungarischer died on October 30, 2011. His son-in-law, R' Yisroel
Mordechai Falk, currently serves as Rosh Yeshiva.
Also operates A Branch in Bnei Brak
Tuition is $7,800 per year, and room and board is $2,800.The
college uses a semester calendar, and the student-to-faculty ratio
is 8.[2]
Practically all students get some form of financial aid, and the
average grant aid to undergrads is approximately $8,000.[3]