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Yeshiva Gedola of Bridgeport was a Jewish study institution in Bridgeport, Connecticut based in the Agudas Achim Synagogue on Arlington Street. [1]
Jews have lived in Connecticut, and throughout New England since colonial times. A large Jewish community developed in Bridgeport in the late 19th century [2] and continued growing until the 1950s as America suburbanized.
By the early 2000s, the community had drastically dwindled. A group of remaining Orthodox families, headed by the Breiner family, launched an initiative to establish a Yeshiva in the city, to reinvigorate Jewish life in the community. The Yeshiva opened in 2005, in the Bikur Cholim Synagogue, headed by Rabbi Simcha Bunim Berger, originally of Montreal, Canada and Los Angeles, California. It moved in 2007 to a permanent home at the Ahavas Achim synagogue. At it's height, there were about 60 students.
The Yeshiva closed in 2012 [3] has been replaced by the Bridgeport Community Kollel. [4] These men dedicate their time to further their own personal studies, and to develop the growing city of Bridgeport. The Kollel has been a very successful endeavor. [5] The Kollel is led by Rav Yitzchok Ruvain Elchonen. [6] In 2016 The Kollel published "Refuah Sheleimah: The concise guide to the Laws of Healing on Shabbos. [7]
The Kollel gives many shiurim and lectures on all levels. [8]
The typical academic year runs from September to July. Students study in the Yeshiva in the traditional Lithuanian study method, as practiced by Yeshivas such as the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem and Beth Medrash Govohain Lakewood, New Jersey.
The Yeshiva is accredited under the name "Talmudic Institute of Connecticut" [9] and its courses are recognized by major universities across the world.
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