The yeshiva was founded shortly after the
Six-Day War in 1967 in the Old City of Jerusalem by Aryeh Bina, who at that time was a rabbi in Yeshivat Netiv Meir. The first
Shavuot after the war, approximately a week after the recapture of the old city, Bina and his students began studying in former Jordanian barracks, then relocated to a homeless shelter in the "old square." In the early 1980s the yeshiva moved to its current location. While the foundation was being dug, an archaeological site was discovered, now known as the
Herodian Quarter. This significantly delayed the building's construction while archaeological excavations were completed so the building was not dedicated until the middle of the 1980s. It now covers the largest area of any building in the Jewish Quarter. The dormitories are designed to house 350 students. ==Notable alumni==