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Yeshivat Sha'alvim
Yeshivat Sha'alvim is a hesder yeshiva, a kollel and a yeshiva high school for boys, located in Kibbutz Sha'alvim. It is one of the most prestigious Yeshivas in central Israel. History Yeshivat Sha'alvim was founded in 1961 by Meir Schlesinger, the rabbi of Kibbutz Sha'alvim. The yeshiva, like the kibbutz, was originally affiliated with Poalei Agudat Yisrael ("Agudat Israel Workers"). Schlesinger was the rosh yeshiva for over 30 years. The yeshiva's campus includes a kollel (for ''rabbanut'' and ''dayanut''), a teachers college, a yeshiva high-school for boys, an ''ulpana'' high school for girls, an elementary school and a Talmud Torah. In the early 1990s a National Religious yishuv named Nof Ayalon was built around the Sha'alvim educational campus. Over 400 families live in the yishuv including many graduates of the yeshiva. The yeshiva also has a post-high-school seminary for girls from the United States and other countries, in Jerusalem. The yeshiva is headed by Rav M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meir Schlesinger
Meir () is a Jewish male given name and an occasional surname. It means "one who shines". It is often Germanized as Maier, Mayer, Mayr, Meier, Meyer, Meijer, Italianized as Miagro, or Anglicized as Mayer, Meyer, or Myer. Alfred J. Kolatch, ''These Are The Names'' (New York: Jonathan David Co., 1948), pp. 157, 160. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Rabbi Meir, Jewish sage who lived in the time of the Mishna *Meir Amit (1921–2009), Israeli general and politician *Meir Ariel (1942–1999), Israeli singer/songwriter *Meir Bar-Ilan (1880–1949), rabbi and Religious Zionism leader *Meir Ben Baruch (1215–1293) aka Meir of Rothenburg, a German rabbi, poet, and author * Meir Daloya (born 1956), Olympic weightlifter *Meir Dizengoff (1861–1936), Israeli politician *Meir Har-Zion (1934–2014), Israeli commando fighter *Meir Dagan (1945–2016), Mossad chief *Meir Kahane (1932–1990), rabbi and political activist *Meir Lublin (1558–1616), Polish rabbi, Talmudist a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midrasha
A ' (Hebrew: ; : ), typically, is an institute of Torah study for women of post-high-school age, somewhat equivalent to a men's yeshiva; most are located in Israel. The midrasha is also somewhat parallel to a "women's seminary" (Hebrew "seminar", sometimes "seminaria" ), which functions in a similar form. While the terms may sometimes become interchangeable, "midrashot" are commonly linked to Religious Zionism (or modern orthodoxy), while the women's "seminaries" are usually associated with Haredi Judaism The term "midrasha" may sometimes be used to refer to pluralistic Torah-institutions; and particularly in Israel, also referenced are a selection of secular (non-Torah) ''Midrashot'' at science.co.il institutions including |
Yeshivot Hesder
A yeshiva (; ; 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 studied in parallel. The studying is usually done through daily '' shiurim'' (lectures or classes) as well as in study pairs called ''chavrusas'' (Aramaic for 'friendship' or 'companionship'). ''Chavrusa''-style learning is one of the unique features of the yeshiva. In the United States and Israel, different levels of yeshiva education have different names. In the U.S., elementary-school students enroll in a ''cheder'', post-bar mitzvah-age students learn in a ''mesivta'', and undergraduate-level students learn in a ''beit midrash'' or ''yeshiva gedola'' (). In Israel, elementary-school students enroll in a Talmud Torah or ''cheder'', post-bar mitzvah-age students learn in a ''yeshiva ketana'' (), and high-school-age students learn in a ''yeshiva gedola''. A ''kollel'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Rabbinical Council
The Chicago Rabbinical Council (or cRc) is the largest regional Orthodox rabbinical organization in America, located in Chicago, Illinois. The cRc is a non-profit offering a wide variety of Jewish services, including kosher product supervision and kosher certification. Kosher certificationcRcKosher is available around the world and throughout the year, including Passover supervision. The cRc is also involved in community relations, funeral standards, legislative issues, youth education, and other activities benefiting the Jewish and general communities. The cRc provides a beth din, a court of rabbis who are experts in Jewish law. In addition to dealing in the area of Jewish divorce, the Jewish court deals with Jewish adoption, conversion, certification of Jewish status, cases of mediation, and legal disputes. The CRC's beth din and kashrus services are used by many other midwestern and south-central United States Jewish communities. Rabbi Gedalia Dov Schwartz was the lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Av Beth Din
The ''av beit din'' (), abbreviated ( ''avad''), was the second-highest-ranking member of the Sanhedrin during the Second Temple period and served as an assistant to the nasi. The av beit din was known as the "Master of the Court;" he was considered the most learned and important of these seventy members. Menahem the Essene served as av beit din in the 1st century BCE before abdicating to "serve the King" in 20 BCE. The House of Shammai attained complete ascendency over the Sanhedrin from 9 CE until Gamaliel became nasi in 30 CE. The post of av beit din was eventually filled since the Babylonian Talmud states that Joshua ben Hananiah was the av beit din in Baba Kamma 74b and Nathan the Babylonian was av beit din in Horayot 13b in the Babylonian Talmud. The Jerusalem Talmud tells the story of how Gamaliel II was deposed and Eleazar ben Azariah replaced him as Nasi. After Gamaliel was reinstated, Eleazar ben Azariah was made av beit din. The parallel story in the Babylonian Talm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yona Reiss
Yona (Jonathan) Reiss (born 1966 in New York City) is an American rabbi, Torah scholar, attorney, lecturer, and jurist, and the current Av Beth Din of the Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc). From 2008 to 2013 Reiss was the Max and Marion Grill Dean of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS). From 1998 to 2008 he was Director of the Beth Din of America. Education Reiss attended the Yeshiva University High School for Boys in New York. Later, he learned in Yeshivat Shaalvim in Israel before graduating summa cum laude from Yeshiva University in 1987 with a BA in philosophy. He learned for a year in Yeshivat Har Etzion after college. He received his rabbinic ordination from RIETS (Rabbi Issac Elchanan Theological Seminary) in 1991, where he also earned the distinction of Yadin Yadin later in 2002. He received his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1992, and served as a senior editor of the ''Yale Law Journal''. Career From 1992 to 1998, Reiss worked as an associate at the intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is a Private university, private Modern Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York City."About YU on the Yeshiva University website The university's undergraduate schools—Yeshiva College (Yeshiva University), Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, Katz School of Science and Health, and Sy Syms School of Business—offer a dual curriculum inspired by Modern Orthodox Judaism, Modern–Centrist Orthodoxy, Centrist–Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Judaism's ''hashkafa'' (philosophy) of ''Torah Umadda'' ("Torah and secular knowledge"), which synthesizes a secular academic education with the study of the Torah. The majority of students at the university identify as Modern Orthodox Judaism, Modern Orthodox. The undergraduate body is entirely Jewish, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS ) is the rabbinical seminary of Yeshiva University (YU). It is located along Amsterdam Avenue in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Named after Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, the school's Hebrew name is ''Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yitzchok Elchonon'' (). The name in Hebrew characters appears on the seals of all YU affiliates. History The first Jewish schools in New York were El Hayyim and Rabbi Elnathan's, on the Lower East Side. In 1896, several New York and Philadelphia rabbis agreed that a rabbinical seminary based on the traditional European yeshiva structure was needed to produce American rabbis who were fully committed to what would come to be called Orthodox Judaism. There were only two rabbinical seminaries in the United States, Hebrew Union College, which followed Reform Judaism, and the Jewish Theological Seminary, which was first affiliated with the more established Orthodox community in America an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosh Yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva or Rosh Hayeshiva (, plural, pl. , '; 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, primarily the Talmud and the Torah, and ''halakha'' (Jewish law). The general role of the rosh yeshiva is to oversee the Talmudic studies and halakha, practical matters. The rosh yeshiva will often give the highest ''Shiur (Torah), shiur'' (class) and is also the one to decide whether to grant permission for students to undertake classes for rabbinical ordination, known as ''semicha''. The term is a compound word, compound of the Hebrew words ''rosh'' ("head") and ''yeshiva'' (a school of religious Jewish education). The rosh yeshiva is required to have a comprehensive knowledge of the Talmud and the ability to analyse and present new perspectives, called ''chidushim'' (wikt:novellae, novellae) verbally and often in print. In some institutions, such as YU's Rabbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hirsch (rabbi)
David Hirsch (born 1968) is an American rabbi. He serves as rosh yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University in New York City. He is the spiritual leader and rav of Kehillas Bais Yosef in Passaic, New Jersey. Early life David Hirsch grew up in Peoria, Illinois and attended the Fasman Yeshiva High School in Skokie. He was the captain of his high school basketball team. After graduating from Fasman, Hirsch spent two years studying in Yeshivat Sha'alvim in Israel. Hirsch studied under Zalman Nechemia Goldberg during that time. He continued his learning at the Hebron Yeshiva in Israel. In 1990, Hirsch graduated summa cum laude from Yeshiva College. He majored in computer science. Upon graduation, Hirsch received the Rothman Award for Excellence in Talmud. He earned his MS degree in Jewish education from the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration in 1993. That same year, he was ordained at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theologi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Breuer
Isaac Breuer (; 1883–1946) was a rabbi in the German Neo-Orthodoxy movement of his maternal grandfather Samson Raphael Hirsch, and was the first president of Poalei Agudat Yisrael. Biography Isaac Breuer was born in Pápa, Austria-Hungary to Salomon Breuer, and lived most of his years in Frankfurt. His brother was Rabbi Joseph Breuer. He attended Hirsch's ''Realschule'' school, and received rabbinical ordination at age 20 from his father's yeshivah. He studied law, jurisprudence, and philosophy at Marburg University, and until 1936 practiced law in Frankfurt. In 1936 Breuer immigrated to Jerusalem, where he led Poalei Agudat Yisrael and represented it before the Peel and Anglo American Commissions. He married Jenny Eisenmann, a granddaughter of Eliezer Liepman Philip Prins. His five children were Jacob (Bub), a lawyer who played a role in the Eichmann trial (1915–2008), Mordechai (1918–2007), Ursula (1919–2006, married Hermann Merkin), Tzipora (Tzip) Breue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Jammer
Max Jammer (; born Moshe Jammer, ; 13 April 1915 – 18 December 2010), was an Israeli physicist and philosophy of physics, philosopher of physics. He was born in Berlin, Germany. He was Rector and Acting President at Bar-Ilan University from 1967 to 1977. Biography Jammer studied physics, philosophy and history of science, first at the University of Vienna, and then from 1935 at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he received a PhD in experimental physics in 1942. He served in the British Army for the rest of the war. Jammer then returned to Hebrew University, where he lectured on the history and philosophy of science, before moving in 1952 to Harvard University. He subsequently became a lecturer there and a close colleague of Albert Einstein at Princeton University. He taught at Harvard, the University of Oklahoma, and Boston University, before in 1956 establishing the Department and becoming Professor of Physics at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. He was Rector and Actin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
