Yeshiva of Greater Washington

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The Yeshiva of Greater Washington
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The Yeshiva campus in 2011
Address
Boys School, Yeshiva Gedolah, and Kollel:
1216 Arcola Avenue
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. 20902
39°2′33″N77°1′48″W / 39.04250°N 77.03000°W / 39.04250; -77.03000
Girls School and Business Office:
2010 Linden Lane
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. 20910
39°0′32″N77°2′42″W / 39.00889°N 77.04500°W / 39.00889; -77.04500

Kemp Mill, Maryland, United States
Information
FounderRabbi Gedaliah Anemer
DeanRabbi Yitzchok Merkin
Staff40+
Faculty25+ full-time faculty
Enrollment306 (grades 7-12) (Yeshiva Gedolah and Kollel Zichron Amram: Unknown)
LanguageEnglish, Hebrew, Yiddish
Campus typeSuburban
AccreditationAssociation of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Studies (AARTS), Maryland Higher Education Commission (for college program)
Religious Affiliation Orthodox Judaism
TypePrivate, religious
Campus Size2 separate campuses
ColorsBlue and White
Programs
  • Yeshiva Gedolah: Advanced Talmudic studies for post-high school students
  • Kollel Zichron Amram: Post-graduate Torah learning
  • Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital: Accredited undergraduate program for Bachelor’s in Talmudic Law
  • Boys School: Grades 7-12
  • Girls School: Grades 7-12
Rosh YeshivaRabbi Aaron Lopiansky
Website www.yeshiva.edu

The Yeshiva of Greater Washington (Tiferes Gedaliah) (YGW) is a litvishe Yeshiva that is located in Kemp Mill, Maryland. It was founded in 1964 by Rabbi Gedaliah Anemer. [1] It consists of a Kollel (Zichron Amram), a Yeshiva Gedolah (that offers a Bachelor's in Talmudic Law degree through its fully accredited college program as Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital), and separate high schools for boys and girls.

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History

Rabbi Gedaliah Anemer created the Yeshiva High School of Greater Washington in 1964. The school opened the girls division with six students. The boys division opened its first tenth grade class in the following year. [2] The Yeshiva High School began expanding to include a junior high school in the 1980s and changed its name to the Yeshiva of Greater Washington. [3]

In 1995, the Yeshiva opened its postsecondary education program, the Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital. [4] It offers a nationally accredited Bachelor's in Talmudic Law. [5] The Yeshiva hired Talmudic scholar Aaron Lopiansky to serve as the Rosh Yeshiva for the Yeshiva Gedolah. [6]

Current enrollment

The Yeshiva of Greater Washington Boys Division offers classes for boys in grades 7 through 12. In 2022, the school reported a student population of 152. [7]

The Yeshiva of Greater Washington Girls Division offers classes for girls in grades 7 through 12. In 2022, the school reported a student population of 154. [8]

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