Avrohom Gurwicz
| Rabbi Avrohom Gurwicz | |
|---|---|
| Gateshead Rosh Yeshiva | |
 Rav Avrohom giving a speech |
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| Began | October 1983 |
| Predecessor | Rabbi Leib Gurwicz |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Avrohom Gurwicz |
| Nationality |  United Kingdom |
| Parents | Leib and Liba Gurwicz |
| Occupation | Rosh yeshivah |
| Alma mater | Gateshead Talmudical College |
Avrohom Gurwicz is an English-born Orthodox rabbi and Talmudic scholar. Since 1983 he has been the rosh yeshivah of Gateshead Talmudical College, a yeshiva in Gateshead, England, where he gives the largest shiur (Torah lecture) in Europe with approximately 350 students attending.
Rabbi Gurwicz is the second son of Rabbi Leib Gurwicz, the previous Gateshead rosh yeshivah. He is the grandson of Rabbi Elyah Lopian and son-in-law of Reb Elyah's son, Rabbi Leib Lopian.[1] Through his father's mother, he is a descendant of the Vilna Gaon.
Rabbi Gurwicz married the daughter of his uncle, Rabbi Leib Lopian, and his wife, Tzipa.[2] He is a brother-in-law (through his sister Sarah) to Rabbi Zvi Kushelevsky, head of the Heichal Hatorah beTzion yeshiva in Jerusalem.[1] Among his sons-in-law is Rabbi Nissin Kaplan, a maggid shiur in the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem.[3][4]
[edit] Works
- Anfei Erez, 3 volumes on various sugyas (topics) in Shas.
- Veanfeiha Arze El on the Torah and Jewish holidays; he has also published for his students his lectures in note form on various tractates (Leket Ha'aros).
[edit] References
- ^ a b Farnell, Ashley (15 November 2006). "Newcastle Upon Tyne". Orthodox Union. http://www.ou.org/shabbat_shalom/article/newcastle_upon_tyne/. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ Yated Ne'eman staff (5 September 2005). "Rebbetzin Tziporah Lopian, Gateshead". Dei'ah VeDibur. http://chareidi.shemayisrael.com/archives5765/SHF65arblopian.htm. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ Bernstein, Dovid (29 March 2009). "Harav Nissin Kaplan in Los Angeles". matzav.com. http://matzav.com/harav-nissin-kaplan-in-los-angeles. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ "Sparks from the Mir". Daf Yomi Review. 2010. http://dafyomireview.com/article.php?docid=147. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
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