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Givat Moshe
Givat Moshe ( he, גבעת משה), also known as Gush Shemonim, is a Haredi Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem bordering on Sanhedria, Mahanayim, Ezrat Torah, Shikun Chabad, and Tel Arza. History Givat Moshe is home to numerous yeshivas and Hasidic synagogues. It is named after Rabbi Moshe Porush, a Haredi politician from Agudat Yisrael. Yeshivas * Yeshivas Givat Shaul * Brisk Yeshiva of Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik * Yeshivas Meor Einayim of Rachmastrivka * Yeshivat Kaf HaChaim, Baal Teshuvah yeshiva * Yeshivat Or LeZion * Yeshiva Torah VeEmunah, Baal Teshuvah yeshiva established by Belz * Yeshivas Avnei Nezer of Sochatchov * Yeshivat Tiferet Yaakov * Yeshivas Tiferes HaTalmud * Yeshivas HaRema of Rabbi Chaim Uri Freund, member of Badatz Edah HaChareidis Synagogues * Rachmastrivka Beth Midrash * Shidlovtza (Hasidic community) * Toras Chacham of Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Morgenstern * Synagogue of Rabbi Yitzchak Tuvia Weiss of the Edah HaChareidis * Seret-Vizhnitz synago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haredi Judaism
Haredi Judaism ( he, ', ; also spelled ''Charedi'' in English; plural ''Haredim'' or ''Charedim'') consists of groups within Orthodox Judaism that are characterized by their strict adherence to ''halakha'' (Jewish law) and traditions, in opposition to modern values and practices. Its members are usually referred to as ultra-Orthodox in English; however, the term "ultra-Orthodox" is considered pejorative by many of its adherents, who prefer terms like strictly Orthodox or Haredi. Haredi Jews regard themselves as the most religiously authentic group of Jews, although other movements of Judaism disagree. Some scholars have suggested that Haredi Judaism is a reaction to societal changes, including political emancipation, the ''Haskalah'' movement derived from the Enlightenment, acculturation, secularization, religious reform in all its forms from mild to extreme, the rise of the Jewish national movements, etc. In contrast to Modern Orthodox Judaism, followers of Haredi Judaism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
