Bais Hatalmud (Jerusalem)

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Bais Hatalmud is a Yeshiva in Jerusalem founded and headed by Rabbi Dov Schwartzman. [1] The current Rosh yeshiva is Rabbi Schwartzman's son-in-law, Rabbi Yosef Strasser. [2]

The yeshiva is located in the Sanhedria Murhevet neighborhood. [3] There is an alumni association in Canada. [4]

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