Yeshivas Ner Yisroel of Toronto (Ner Israel Yeshiva College) ( he, נר ישראל) is a

Haredi 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 oppos ...

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(Jewish educational institution) in

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, Canada with government recognition of its degree-granting programs. The yeshiva includes both a

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program and a high school.

Programs

The yeshiva has been granted restricted degree-granting authority by the

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, to grant degrees in the field of religious studies and research in higher Jewish learning at the Bachelors, and Masters levels. In addition, the college offers University Diplomas and Certificates. The current Roshei HaYeshiva (headmasters) are Rabbi

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and Rabbi Meyer D. Greenberger. The Menahel of the High School is Rabbi Moshe Englander. The Mashgiach of the High School is Rabbi Yerucham F. Kravetz. The current Rebbeim (religious studies faculty) are: Rabbis Enkin and Spinrad (grade nine), Rabbis Garfunkel and Greenberg (grade ten), Rabbi Faivushevitz and Rabbi Heller and Rabbi Diena(grade eleven), and Rabbi Nulman and Rabbi Hirsh and Rabbi Richter(grade twelve). The head of the general studies department is Jory Vernon.

History

The yeshiva was established by Rabbi Sholom Gold in 1959 as a branch of

Yeshivas Ner Yisroel Ner Israel Rabbinical College (ישיבת נר ישראל), also known as NIRC and Ner Yisroel, is a Haredi yeshiva (Jewish educational institution) in Pikesville (Baltimore County), Maryland. It was founded in 1933 by Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Ru ...

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(NIRC). Meyer Lebovic and Rabbi Moshe Hochman were also involved. The yeshiva opened in September of that year with 12 students. The yeshiva has grown to approximately 130 students since then. It is no longer affiliated with Ner Yisroel in Baltimore. In 1964 Rabbi

Yaakov Weinberg Shmuel Yaakov Weinberg, known as Yaakov Weinberg (also Jacob S. Weinberg) (1923 – July 1, 1999) was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, Talmudist, and rosh yeshiva (dean) of Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore, Maryland, one of the major American ...

came from NIRC and assumed the post of

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until 1971. The yeshiva was next headed by Rabbi Naftali Friedler. The mantle of Rosh Yeshiva was then assumed by Rabbi Gavriel Ginsburg in 1988.

Former Roshei Yeshiva

* Rav Reuven Silver

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Programs

History

Former Roshei Yeshiva

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