Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne is an

Orthodox Jewish Orthodox Judaism is the collective term for the traditionalist and theologically conservative branches of contemporary Judaism. Theologically, it is chiefly defined by regarding the Torah, both Written and Oral, as revealed by God to Moses on M ...

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 ...

Bayonne, New Jersey Bayonne ( ) is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is situated on a peninsula located between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill Van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east. As of ...

. Established in 1990, it includes high school,

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, and

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programs. The school caters to serious students, who dorm on-site. The languages of instruction are

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and

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Faculty

* Rabbi Yakov Rokach,

Rosh Yeshiva Rosh yeshiva ( he, ראש ישיבה, pl. he, ראשי ישיבה, '; Anglicized pl. ''rosh yeshivas'') is the title given to the dean of a yeshiva, a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primar ...

* Rabbi Velvel Finkelstein, Nasi HaYeshiva * Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum, Mashgiach * Rabbi Yaakov Hamburger, tenth grade second seder Maggid Shiur. Author of several books & seforim, including ''Shaarei Rachamim'', an anthology on the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy * Rabbi Chananya Hess, Administrator In March 2013 Rabbi Dovid Magid announced his resignation as rosh yeshiva, effective in 2014, and was succeeded by Rabbi Yaakov Rokach of

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. Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum is noted for his authorship of the ''Pathway to Prayer'' series published by

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and

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Alumni

Several Talmudic scholars of note have emerged from the yeshiva. Among the most prominent is Yecheskel Sklar, author of '' Toras Haman Ha'agagi'', a complex treatise regarding the acceptability of

Amalek Amalek (; he, עֲמָלֵק, , ar, عماليق ) was a nation described in the Hebrew Bible as a staunch enemy of the Israelites. The name "Amalek" can refer to the nation's founder, a grandson of Esau; his descendants, the Amalekites; or the ...

ite conversion.''Toras Haman Ha'agagi'', pg. 3 Sklar is especially noted for breaking convention by engaging in pilpulic methodology, as opposed to the more common Brisker method.

References

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