Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim
Programs
The yeshiva encourages and offers leadership training seminars and is affiliated with the Yeshiva University Israel yeshiva program, particularly for those from a Modern Orthodox and Religious Zionist background. Many Modern Orthodox Jewish day schools list this yeshiva as an option to choose from for that post-high school year of study.[1][2][3]
Summer programs
During the summer the yeshiva houses the NCSY summer kollel program.
Publications
Various publications are put out by the yeshiva, such as the journal Jewish Thought in conjunction with the Orthodox Union[4] in the United States.
Alumni
Alumni of the yeshiva are active in Jewish life and hold positions in Jewish education and the rabbinate:
- Rabbi Josh Blass, deputy mashgiach ruchani at Yeshiva University[5]
- Rav Doni Marcus, lecturer at Yeshivat Reishit Yerushalayim[6]
- Rabbi Wesley Kalmar, rabbi of congregation Anshe Sfard Kehillat Torah[7] of Glendale, Wisconsin
- Rabbi Moshe Rosenstein, educator[8]
- Rabbi Shmuel Silber, rabbi of Suburban Orthodox Congregation Toras Chaim, Baltimore, Maryland
- Rabbi Daniel Stein, Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva University[9] and Rav of the Ridniker Shteibel on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.[10]
- Rabbi Menachem Levine, Rav of Am Echad, San Jose, California.[11]
Faculty
The faculty is headed by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Sosevsky who serves as the rosh yeshiva ("head/dean") and a large staff of rabbis.
Rabbi Moshe Chaim Sosevsky
Prior to moving to Israel, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Sosevsky, Ed.D., previously served as an instructor of Talmud at Ohr Torah Institute in Riverdale, New York, and as the founding rabbi of Congregation Shomrei Emunah of Englewood, New Jersey.[12] In addition to being the rosh yeshiva of Ohr Yerushalayim, he is also widely published author of scholarly articles and lectures widely in the United States and Israel. He co-authored The Book of Jewish Thought.[13]
He is quoted and published on the Yeshiva University's (YU) website YUTorah Online,[14] the Orthodox Union's (OU) website Torah Insights,[15] and Torah Tidbits[16] and is reference for information on the Rabbinical Council of America's (RCA) website.
Sosevsky has been cited in scholarly works, such as Commandments and Concerns: Jewish Religious Education in Secular Society.[17] His writings have been published on websites, journals and newsletters of synagogues, such as the National Council of Young Israel (NCYI) Rabbis In Israel, of which he is a member,[18] and in Jewish organizations, such as Israel National News[19][20] and others. He has been interviewed on various Jewish radio shows such as the "Nachum Segal Show" (JM in the AM) on WFMU.[21]
References
- ^ Fuchs Mizrachi School. "Yeshivot/Midrashot". Fuchs Mizrachi School. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Kohelet Yeshiva High School. "Israel: Yeshivot Midrashot". Kohelet Yeshiva High School. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ The Frisch School. "Israel/Israel schools". The Frisch School. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim. Jewish thought, Volumes 3-4. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America in conjunction with Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim, 1993. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Rabbi Josh Blass". Yeshiva University. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Yeshivat Reishit Yerushalayim. "Faculty: Rav Doni Marcus". Yeshivat Reishit Yerushalayim. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Anshe Sfard of Kehillat Torah. "About the rabbi: Rabbi Wes Kalmar". Anshe Sfard of Kehillat Torah. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Jewish Answers. "Rabbi Moshe Rosenstein". Jewish Answers. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "RIETS". Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Ridniker Shteibel". Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Am Echad". Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ Sosevsky, Moshe rav moshe is a great man, the yeshiva and its staff are currently trying to kick rav moishe out of his position as rosh and replace him with rav yoni fisherChaim (September 22, 2004). "Judaism". Israel National News. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Chaim Eisen/Moshe Sosevsky (1991). The Book of Jewish Though. Orthodox Union & Ohr Yerushalayim. ISBN 1879016109.
- ^ YU Torah Online. "R' Moshe Chaim Sosevsky". Yeshiva University. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Torah Insights. "Parshat Shelach: Rabbi Moshe Chaim Sosevsky". Orthodox Union. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Torah Tidbits. "Shabbat Parshat SH'LACH: Rabbi Moshe Chaim Sosevsky". Orthodox Union. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Rosenak, Michael. Commandments and Concerns: Jewish Religious Education in Secular Society. The Jewish Publication Society, 1987. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Sosevky, Moshe. "647 Days of Captivity for Israeli MIA's Ehud Goldwasser, Eldad Regev and Gilad Shalit (PDF)" (PDF). NCYI. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Sosevsky, Moshe Chaim (September 22, 2004). "Judaism". Israel National News. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Sosevsky, Moshe Chaim (August 30, 2007). "Judaism". Israel National News. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ WFMU. "Playlist for Jewish Moments in the Morning with Nachum Segal - January 18, 2006". WFMU. Retrieved 25 June 2012.