Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne
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]
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
735 Avenue C Bayonne , New Jersey 07002 | |
| Information | |
| Established | 1990 |
| Rosh Yeshiva | Rabbi Yakov Rokach |
| Affiliation | Orthodox |
| Bachurim | 60 |
Faculty
- Rabbi Yakov Rokach, Rosh Yeshiva
- Rabbi Velvel Finkelstein, Nasi HaYeshiva
- Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum, Mashgiach
- Rabbi Yaakov Hamburger, tenth grade second seder Maggid Shiur. Author of several books & seforim, including Shaarei Rachamim, an anthology on the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy
- Rabbi Chananya Hess, Administrator
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.
References
- "Congregation Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne Inc". GuideStar. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- "Yeshiva Gedola of Bayonne". rabbihorowitz.com. 17 December 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- Fuchs, Rabbi Raphael (6 March 2013). "The View from the Beis Medrash". The Jewish Press. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- Birnbaum, Rabbi Mayer (2002). Pathway to Prayer: Shabbos Amidah. Feldheim. p. iii. ISBN 1583302247.
- Toras Haman Ha'agagi, pg. 3