Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York

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Yeshiva of Rochester
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Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York
769 Park Avenue

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Coordinates 43°08′50″N77°34′30″W / 43.1471°N 77.5750°W / 43.1471; -77.5750
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Former nameTalmudical Institute of Upstate New York
School typePrivate High School, and Beis medrash Mesivta, Beis Medrash
Religious affiliation(s)Orthodox Judaism
Established1974
FoundersRabbi Menachem Davidowitz, Rabbi Dovid Harris
PrincipalRabbi Yoni Polatoff
Head teacherRabbi Menachem Davidowitz
Teaching staff12
Grades9-12, Beis Medrash, Kollel
Website www.tiuny.org

The Yeshiva of Rochester (formerly the Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York or TIUNY) is an all-male educational institution for high school- and college-age young men located in Rochester, New York. It is primarily an American, Lithuanian style Haredi but non-Hasidic yeshiva. TIUNY was founded in 1974 as the first external affiliate branch of the Chofetz Chaim education network by Rabbi Menachem Davidowitz and Rabbi Dovid Harris.

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In 2004, TIUNY opened its own day school, Derech HaTorah of Rochester, offering grades kindergarten through 8th.

In 2022 The Yeshiva Of Rochester announced a brand new campus! The new grounds located in the surrounding town of Brighton will include facilities and amenities such as sport fields, state of the art dorm rooms and a magnificent synagogue. The plan is to move in by 2026

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