Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne

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Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne
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Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne
735 Avenue C


Bayonne
,
New Jersey
07002

USA
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Established1990
Rosh YeshivaRabbi Yakov Rokach
Affiliation Orthodox
Bachurim60

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]

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Faculty

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]

Alumni

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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References

  1. "Congregation Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne Inc". GuideStar . Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Yeshiva Gedola of Bayonne". rabbihorowitz.com. 17 December 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  3. Fuchs, Rabbi Raphael (6 March 2013). "The View from the Beis Medrash". The Jewish Press . Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  4. Birnbaum, Rabbi Mayer (2002). Pathway to Prayer: Shabbos Amidah. Feldheim. p. iii. ISBN   1583302247.
  5. Toras Haman Ha'agagi, pg. 3

Coordinates: 40°40′22″N74°06′51″W / 40.67274°N 74.11413°W / 40.67274; -74.11413