Yeshivat Torat Shraga (or Yeshivas Toras Shraga)See

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is a post-high school

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. Rabbi Avishai David is the

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. It is located on the

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Israel campus and conducts its

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in the

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with the

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Gruss

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History and staff

The Yeshiva originally opened on August 29, 2001 with a core group of 14 students. By the end of that year, there were only 11 students left. The original Rosh Yeshiva was Rabbi

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, and the yeshiva was operated under the umbrella of

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. The original teaching staff included Rabbi Dovid Ebner, Rabbi Gershon Clymer, Rabbi Yisroel Cohn, among others. Later, Rabbi Avishai David became the

. The menahel is Rabbi Michael Olshin. Rabbi Dr. Gil Elmaleh is the Dean of Students. By 2006 the Yeshiva had 70 first-year students, 24 second-year students and 6 counselors.

Daily schedule

The lecturers in Torat Shraga include: ''Morning Seder'': Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Avishai David, Rabbi Moshe Nechemiah Reichman (son of Rabbi

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), Rabbi Avraham Lubarsky, Rabbi Moshe Willig (son of Rabbi

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), Rav David Shamula, Rabbi Avi Schneider, Rabbi Judah Goldshmidt, Rabbi Dr.

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, Rabbi Andi Yudin. ''Afternoon Seder'': Rabbi Yehudah Werblowsky (son-in-law of Rabbi

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), Rabbi Hillel Zinkin, Rabbi Binyomin Staiman, Rabbi Michael Olshin, Rabbi Avraham Willig (son of Rabbi

), Rabbi Yossi Fuchs ''Night Seder'': Rabbi Menachem Jackobowitz, Rabbi Wittenstein, Rabbi Avi Tillman, Rabbi Yehudah Werblowsky, Binny Feinmesser, Rabbi Avraham Willig, Rabbi Moshe Willig, Rabbi Judah Goldshmidt, Rabbi Hillel Zinkin, Rav David Shamula, Rabbi Eric Ifrah, and Rabbi Benni Eisner.

Campus

The Yeshiva is located at 40 Duv Devani,

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's Gruss Kollel Campus. The students of Yeshivat Torat Shraga and the Gruss Kollel students are integrated with each other. In addition to sharing a

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, most members of the Gruss Kollel study with Torat Shraga students. In addition to these study sessions, there are weekly home sessions where the Torat Shraga students go to the home of a Gruss Kollel member for informal study. Image:ToratShraga1.jpg , A Torat Shraga Rabbi learning with a student Image:ToratShraga2.jpg , Torat Shraga Chessed Trip Image:ToratShraga3.jpg , Torat Shraga at

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(on

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) Torat Shraga goes on many trips throughout the year including trips to the

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, Tsfat, and the

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. The Yeshiva also has several

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activities and trips to visit Gedolim. On both

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and

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the Yeshiva travels to various places.

External links

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Notes

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