Sunderland Talmudical College
| Sunderland Talmudical College | |
|---|---|
| ישיבת נצח ישראל | |
| Yeshiva | |
 | |
| Location | Gateshead, United Kingdom |
| Founders | Rabbi Aryeh Leib Grossnass Rabbi Zushe Waltner |
| Established | October 1946 |
| Enrollment | 80 |
The Sunderland Talmudical College (Hebrew: ישיבת שארית הפליטה נצח ישראל), popularly known as Sunderland Yeshiva is a yeshiva located in Gateshead, United Kingdom. As of 2024[update], the student body numbers approximately 80. Students are mainly English; however, there are also students from Switzerland, Belgium and the USA.
History
[edit]The yeshiva was founded in the city of Sunderland in the United Kingdom in October 1946 by Rabbi Aryeh Leib Grossnass and Rabbi Zushe Waltner at the initiative of Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler.[1] It was originally located at 2 Kensington Esplanade.[2] The first students were approximately 30 former yeshiva students from displaced persons camps.[3] In the 1950s, the yeshiva accepted a number of students from Morocco, which was subsequently followed in the coming years by other students from North Africa.[4]
In November 1952 the yeshiva moved to 1 The Cedars Road, Sunderland. It re-located to Gateshead in June 1988,[5] but kept its original name.[3]
In 2021 the yeshiva extended its building to include a new dining room, shiur rooms and dormitories, following a successful matching campaign.[6] Today the yeshiva has approximately 80 students, including 60 in the yeshiva and 20 in the Kibbutz.
Faculty
[edit]The first rosh yeshiva was Rabbi Zushe Waltner,[2] who was succeeded by Rabbi Shammai Zahn in 1952.[5] From 1965 until 1987, he was joined by Rabbi Zechariah Gelley. Following Rabbi Zahn's death in 2003, Rabbi Yankel Ehrentreu, the current[when?] rosh yeshiva, was appointed. The head of the Kibbutz is his brother Rabbi Avrohom Ehrentreu.
The faculty, many who are part of the extended Ehrentreu-Zahn families, include:
- Rabbi Avrohom Chaim Zahn, morning Maggid Shiur of Shiur Alef
- Rabbi Shlomo Klyne, afternoon Maggid Shiur of Shiur Alef
- Rabbi Shmuel Wolf, morning Maggid Shiur of Shiur Beis
- Rabbi Yankel Rubenstein, afternoon Maggid Shiur of Shiur Beis
- Rabbi Dovid Zahn, morning Maggid Shiur of Shiur Gimmel
- Rabbi Chaim Roberts, Rosh Chabura of Shiur Gimmel
The faculty also includes a number of sho'elim u'meishivim, such as Rabbi Yaki Cohen, Rabbi Chaim Goldkin and Rabbi Yisroel Meir Hirsch.
The Kibbutz
[edit]The Kibbutz, a collection of top students from high-calibre yeshivas, is a more recent addition to the yeshiva, having been established in 1996 by Rabbi Yechezkel Ehrentreu. The head of the Kibbutz, Rabbi Avrohom Ehrentreu, is a disciple of Rabbi Chatzkel Levenstein, and is head of the Gateshead Va'ad Horabonim with three other rabbis. The mashgiach of the Kibbutz is Rabbi Ephraim Shmuel Zahn.
References
[edit]- ^ Levy, Arnold (1956). History of the Sunderland Jewish Community 1855-1955. p. 270.
- ^ a b Olsover, Lewis (1980). The Jewish Communities of North East England. p. 284.
- ^ a b "JCR-UK: Sunderland Yeshiva and former Sunderland Yeshiva Synagogue (Sunderland later Newcastle), Tyne & Wear, N.E. England".
- ^ "Sunderland Jews". www.seligman.org.il. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ a b Jewish Year Book (1989-2015 ed.). Vallentine Mitchell.
- ^ "Sunderland Yeshiva Causematch". Cause Match. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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