Mercaz HaTorah

Coordinates: 31°44′55.24″N 35°13′15.6″E / 31.7486778°N 35.221000°E / 31.7486778; 35.221000
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Mercaz HaTorah is a Lithuanian-style (non-hasidic) Orthodox yeshiva located in the Arnona neighborhood of Jerusalem.[1]

Mercaz HaTorah was founded by Rabbi Aryeh Rottman, and is led by his son, Rabbi Mordechai Rottman, who is the rosh yeshiva (dean).

The yeshiva caters primarily to students from the English-speaking world.

History[edit]

Rottman founded Mercaz HaTorah in 1970[2] as a post-high school institute for Judaic and Talmudic legal studies. The yeshiva started with 15 students in a two-story building in the Arnona neighborhood of Jerusalem.[3]

Campus and enrollment[edit]

Mercaz HaTorah has three buildings.[3] Students are from the English-speaking world, with most coming from the United States.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mercaz HaTorah".
  2. ^ Wein, Rabbi Berel (19 December 2017) "Passings", Israel National News. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Mercaz HaTorah: Building the Future Generation of Bnei Torah". Mercaz HaTorah.org. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Mercaz HaTorah". CCR Online Directory. The University of the State of New York. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

External links[edit]

31°44′55.24″N 35°13′15.6″E / 31.7486778°N 35.221000°E / 31.7486778; 35.221000