Yeshivat Dvar Yerushalayim, also called the Jerusalem Academy of Jewish Studies, is a

yeshiva A yeshiva (; he, ישיבה, , sitting; pl. , or ) is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are s ...

for

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currently located in the

Har Nof Har Nof ( he, הר נוף, lit. ''scenic mountain'') is a neighborhood on a hillside on the western boundary of Jerusalem with a population of 20,000 residents, primarily Orthodox Jews. History In Talmudic times, Har Nof was an agricultural settl ...

neighborhood of

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. The yeshiva was founded in 19701970: 2010=40th year. by Rabbi Boruch Horovitz.

Faculty

Prior to his move to Israel, Rabbi Boruch Horovitz was a rabbi in

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

, England. Born 1930 in Frankfurt, his family and he moved to London pre-WW II. Horovitz studied in

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and, in 1957, became rav of Manchester's Central Synagogue.

References

External links

Official web site for Yeshiva Dvar Yerushalayim
Baalei teshuva institutions Orthodox yeshivas in Jerusalem 1970 establishments in Israel Educational institutions established in 1970 {{Yeshiva-stub