Eli Stefansky Net Worth 2025: Career, Wealth & Investments
Explore Eli Stefansky’s net worth and learn how his career and investments contributed to his estimated $70–100 million fortune as of 2025.
Oct 09, 202514.5K Shares226.6K Views
Eli Stefansky is the president of Prime Quest Management and founder of the Torah learning platform Mercaz Daf Yomi, which broadcasts his daily “Daf Yomi” lectures to a worldwide audience. He is based in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel. One way to contact him is via email at DafBrama[at]gmail.com through the Mercaz Daf Yomi website. His work spans real-estate development and full-time educational leadership in the Jewish-learning sphere.
Early Life
Eli Stefansky was born on November 21, 1972, in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, to father Rabbi Yaakov Stefansky and mother Rebbetzin Ruthie Stefansky. He is the eldest of seven children. During his childhood, he lived in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, where he attended Yeshiva Darchei Torah.
In fifth grade, his family moved (made aliyah) to Bnei Brak, Israel, where he studied at Ponevezh Yeshiva under Rabbi Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz. After about three years in Israel, his family returned to the United States. There, he attended Yeshiva Gedola of Passaic and later Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin. He eventually returned to Israel to continue his studies at the Mir Yeshiva.
| Net Worth (2025) | $70 million - $100 million |
| Full Name | Eliyahu (Eli) Stefansky |
| Date of Birth | November 21, 1972 |
| Birthplace | Lakewood Township, New Jersey, USA |
| Religion / Belief | Orthodox Jewish |
| Profession | Rabbi, Torah teacher, Real Estate Investor |
| Residence | Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel |
Career
Early Career
Eli Stefansky began his professional journey not in finance or high-level management but in hands-on trades and service. After his early years in Chicago, he worked as an electrician, plumber and carpenter, roles he undertook intentionally to “understand how things actually work,” before moving into real estate.
While still engaged in these trades, Stefansky also ran a catering business in Chicago, performing approximately 100 weddings per year. It was during one such catering event in 2005 that a real-estate broker approached him with the opportunity to purchase a package of 2,000 apartments, an offer that triggered his real‐estate transition.
Career Growth & Key Roles
In real estate, Stefansky founded and grew the company Prime Quest Management based in Chicago. He adopted a value-add strategy: acquiring multifamily housing that needed renovations, improving management and filling units.
By 2019, his real-estate firm was noted by Ami Magazineto “develop and manage thousands of apartments in Chicago and across the U.S.” While maintaining Prime Quest, Stefansky also launched the “8-Minute Daf” video series, a concise daily recap of the classic Talmudic study cycle known as Daf Yomi. His dual role thus encompassed real‐estate executive (as President of Prime Quest) and religious educator.
In approximately 2018–2021, Stefansky shifted his primary focus away from the day-to-day of real estate, relocating to Israel and dedicating himself to full-time teaching of Daf Yomi. A facility named Mercaz Daf Yomi (in Ramat Beit Shemesh) was established as his teaching base.
Major Achievements
Under Stefansky’s leadership, Mercaz Daf Yomi grew from a local Chicago shiur to a globally accessible study programme. According to fundraising and promotion materials, the shiur now serves more than 13,000–20,000 participants across the world, with hours of study and weekly videocasts. In his own words: “I decided I wanted to get back into Daf Yomi … I sat down … and I created this idea … the 8-minute review.” He describes the business side of Prime Quest as largely delegated: “I don’t have much day-to-day involvement in the business; I spend almost all my time on my Daf-Yomi shiur.”
Recent Developments
More recently, Stefansky has focused his professional efforts almost entirely on educational programming and global Torah engagement. In recent interviews, he emphasizes the goal of expanding the daily Daf Yomi study and making it accessible via online platforms, Zoom, WhatsApp and YouTube. The Mercaz Daf Yomi website states: “Join Reb Eli’s daily live Shiur … Sunday–Friday at 7:10 a.m. Israel time … It’s not about the Daf. It’s about the Yomi!”
Eli Stefansky Net Worth
As of 2025, reports from online outlets estimate Eli Stefansky’s net worth to be between $70 million and $100 million, though major financial publications have not verified this figure. His wealth is derived from his leadership of Prime Quest Management, a real-estate investment firm, and revenues from international Torah-education initiatives such as his daily “Daf Yomi” programmes.
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