Dvar Yerushalayim

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Yeshivat Dvar Yerushalayim
ישיבת דבר ירושלים
Dvar Yerushalayim
Har Nof

Jerusalem
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School type Yeshiva
Religious affiliation Orthodox Judaism
Founded1970
FounderRabbi Baruch Horovitz
StatusOpen
Rosh yeshiva Rabbi Baruch Horovitz
Website dvar.org.il

Yeshivat Dvar Yerushalayim, also called the Jerusalem Academy of Jewish Studies, is a yeshiva for baalei teshuva currently located in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem. The yeshiva was founded in 1970 [1] [2] by Rabbi Boruch Horovitz.

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Prior to his move to Israel, Rabbi Boruch Horovitz was a rabbi in Manchester, England. [3] Born 1930 in Frankfurt, [4] his family and he moved to London pre-WW II. Horovitz studied in Gateshead and, in 1957, became rav of Manchester's Central Synagogue.

References

  1. ↑ 5761 (2000/2001): "NEWS Yeshivas Dvar Yerushalayim Celebrates Thirty Years of Kiruv ..." The banquet marked the 30th anniversary of ...
  2. ↑ 1970: 2010=40th year. "Dvar Yerushalayim ..." The Jerusalem Post. September 24, 2010. Yeshivat Dvar Yerushalayim – the Jerusalem Academy of Jewish Studies – will be celebrating its 40th anniversary on Sunday with a gala ...
  3. ↑ "The Days Have Come" (PDF). Rabbi Horovitz, formerly a Rav in Manchester, England, is founder and dean of Yeshivat Dvar Yerushalayim
  4. ↑ "Yeshivas Dvar Yerushalayim".

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