My son was not accepted to the Mir

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amother

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 12:37 am

We just got an email telling us that my son was not accepted to the Mir. Any ideas who we can reach out to for help pushing him in?

amother

Hyacinth

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 12:45 am

I'm sorry. I think I would start with his rebbeim and rosh yeshiva and your family rav. Hatzlacha.

amother

Daylily

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 2:09 am

Which shiur did he want to go to? They are no longer accepting boys who just want to join, only if they join a specific shiur or chabura.

amother

Acacia

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 2:40 am

Try a Lubavitch yeshiva

amother

Glitter

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 3:40 am

If your son is serious about learning, he can sit in the Mir, in a chabura. He won't be in their dorm or eat the meals. But he can learn there. There are many small chaburas, you would need to check if the boys are your son's style. One is Reb Berel Friedman. There's a Rabbi Gelzhaler, they are offshoots of Mir. But each zman different boys join so check out each chabura. Hatzlocha.

amother

Bronze

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 3:52 am

OP, I have heard that's it's not so easy to get in any more. But definitely start with asking his current Yeshiva to try to help.

amother

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 9:10 am

Thank you all for your suggestions

notshanarishona

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 9:12 am

I think many people go learn there without being formally accepted

amother

SandyBrown

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 9:12 am

Many boys just show up. Find him somewhere to live and send him. He needs to show up every day and talk to the maggid shiur of the shiur he wants to join. This only works for very serious boys that really want to learn and are willing to fight for a spot.

amother

Razzmatazz

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 9:21 am

Sorry is this for real? You apply to go somewhere, you get a rejection, and then you just go anyway?! I can't believe these suggestions! How would they not know? Is it really ok to sit in their batei medrash if they intend on the space being for who they accepted? Op, this sounds crazy, maybe verify before sending a child to a yeshiva that didn't accept him! And I'm sorry, I hope he gets in somewhere soon.

amother

SandyBrown

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 9:28 am

amother Razzmatazz wrote:

Yeah this is the norm in this specific place. He can just show up it’s how it is

amother

Buttercup

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 9:35 am

Does he have a smartphone?
They are really trying to eliminate smartphones from the yeshiva and this could be the reason.

There are so many other yeshivos in Israel though. If he's not a fit for the Mir, he shouldn't just show up.

keym

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 9:36 am

What does his current Rebbi or Rosh Yeshiva have to say?

amother

Razzmatazz

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 9:41 am

amother SandyBrown wrote:

Yeah this is the norm in this specific place. He can just show up it’s how it is

So how do they pay tuition? It isn't free, or is it? Then I'm sending all my boys asap! Lol

amother

Buttercup

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 9:46 am

amother SandyBrown wrote:

Yeah this is the norm in this specific place. He can just show up it’s how it is

It's not so simple. Yes, he can technically just plop himself down in one of the batei medrash and learn BUT he can't be in a shiur so he won't have a rebbi (not recommended), he can't eat any of the food, he won't have an official seat so he can be asked to move and will have to find a new seat every day, he will have to find a dira with friends and not be in the dorm or one of the official yeshiva diras.
Also, he can't get a student visa or insurance if he's not registered in a yeshiva.

giftedmom

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 9:50 am

amother Razzmatazz wrote:

So how do they pay tuition? It isn't free, or is it? Then I'm sending all my boys asap! Lol

It’s free if you’re not paying room and board or food. But most people give donations anyway. It’s not the ideal thing for many boys as not being registered means it’s a free for all pretty much.

amother

Khaki

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 10:16 am

His current Rosh Yeshiva would be the best resource right now. Mir currently only accepts based on the recommendation of his current Rebbi or Rosh Yeshivah.
It is not recommended to send boys without being registered unless you hire a personal chavrusah

mfb

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 11:04 am

amother OP wrote:

We just got an email telling us that my son was not accepted to the Mir. Any ideas who we can reach out to for help pushing him in?

Please pm me

amother

SandyBrown

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 11:14 am

amother Buttercup wrote:

For the serious boys they end up accepting them after 2 weeks of showing up every day and trying to join a shiur.

Chayalle

Fri, Sep 22 2023, 11:16 am

I heard that you can get accepted if your chavrusah is accepted to the shiur.

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