| Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne | |
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| Address | |
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735 Avenue C Bayonne , New Jersey 07002 | |
| Information | |
| Established | 1990 |
| Rosh Yeshiva | Rabbi Yakov Rokach |
| Affiliation | Orthodox |
| Bachurim | 60 |
Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in Bayonne, New Jersey. Established in 1990, [1] it includes high school, beis medrash, and kollel programs. [2] The school caters to serious students, who dorm on-site. The languages of instruction are English and Yiddish. [2]
In March 2013 Rabbi Dovid Magid announced his resignation as rosh yeshiva, effective in 2014, and was succeeded by Rabbi Yaakov Rokach of Toronto. [3]
Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum is noted for his authorship of the Pathway to Prayer series published by Feldheim and ArtScroll. [4]
Several Talmudic scholars of note have emerged from the yeshiva. Among the most prominent is Yecheskel Sklar, author of Toras Haman Ha'agagi, a complex treatise regarding the acceptability of Amalekite conversion. [5] Sklar is especially noted for breaking convention by engaging in pilpulic methodology, as opposed to the more common Brisker method.
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