There is such a thing as a parallel to Ivy League/MIT/Stanford in the world of yeshivas.
But it is hard to know what are the parallels because without standards of testing, every yeshiva claims to be Ivy League. And in every yeshiva you walk into they will point to this "yougerman" and that one and claim that he is a genius. It is sad because it puts big dent on the whole idea of yeshiva in the first place when downright lies are sold as Divine truth. The same used car salesman that sold to you a lemon is unlikely to be able to regain your confidence a second time.
If you want my observations I can tell you easily what is Ivy League. Ponovitch [Bnei Brak], Brisk [Jerusalem], and the three big names in N.Y. the Mirrer, Chaim Berlin and Torah Vedaath.
But it is hard to know what are the parallels because without standards of testing, every yeshiva claims to be Ivy League. And in every yeshiva you walk into they will point to this "yougerman" and that one and claim that he is a genius. It is sad because it puts big dent on the whole idea of yeshiva in the first place when downright lies are sold as Divine truth. The same used car salesman that sold to you a lemon is unlikely to be able to regain your confidence a second time.
If you want my observations I can tell you easily what is Ivy League. Ponovitch [Bnei Brak], Brisk [Jerusalem], and the three big names in N.Y. the Mirrer, Chaim Berlin and Torah Vedaath.
