Yeshiva Maharsha Beis Aharon is a
Haredi
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Community based in Fairmount,
Johannesburg
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. The community was founded in 1982 by the late Rabbi
Aharon Pfeuffer
Aharon Pfeuffer (אהרן פפויפר, also "Pfoifer"; 1949–1993) was a Rabbi and Posek, and a recognized authority on Kashrut.
Pfeuffer studied in various Yeshivot, primarily Hebron and HaNegev in Israel, as well as Lakewood in the US;
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(for whom the Yeshiva was later named), and is
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by Rabbi M. Raff. The Yeshiva comprises a
Beit Midrash
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. It also operates a pre-primary, and primary and high schools for
boys
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and
girls
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. In 2014, the synagogue and school facilities were renovated.
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Jewish education in South Africa under
History of the Jews in South Africa
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Orthodox yeshivas in South Africa List of Orthodox ''yeshivot'' in South Africa:
* Kollel Bet Mordechai
* Kollel Yad Shaul
* Lubavitch Yeshiva Gedolah of Johannesburg
* Ohr Somayach, South Africa
* Rabbinical College of Pretoria
* Yeshiva of Cape Town
* Yeshivah Gedolah of Johannes ...
References
Johannesburg - Africa's Premier Jewish City
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Schools in Johannesburg
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