Pressburg Yeshiva (Jerusalem)
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Pressburg Yeshiva of Jerusalem Hebrew: ישיבת פרשבורג | |
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Location | |
Coordinates | 31°47′28.79″N 35°11′40.66″E / 31.7913306°N 35.1946278°E |
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Type | Yeshiva and synagogue |
Religious affiliation(s) | Orthodox Judaism (Nusach Ashkenaz) |
Established | 1950 |
Founder | Rabbi Akiva Sofer |
Rosh yeshiva | Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer-Schreiber |
Gender | Males |
Language | Hebrew |
The Pressburg Yeshiva of Jerusalem (Hebrew: ישיבת פרשבורג) is an Orthodox yeshiva, with synagogue, located in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem, in Israel.[1]
Overview
[edit]The yeshiva was founded in 1950 by Rabbi Akiva Sofer (known as the Daas Sofer), a great-grandson of Rabbi Moses Sofer (the Chasam Sofer), who established the original Pressburg Yeshiva in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1807. Rabbi Simcha Bunim Sofer served as Rosh yeshiva until his death in 2017, and was succeeded by his son, Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer-Schreiber, who also serves as Rosh kollel.[2]
The yeshiva building includes a yeshiva ketana, yeshiva gedola, and kollel.
The main beis medrash doubles as a synagogue where some neighborhood residents also pray on Shabbat. The complex also includes a general neighborhood synagogue which functions as Givat Shaul's main Ashkenazi synagogue.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bloomberg, Jon (August 16, 2004). The Jewish World In The Modern Age. Ktav Pub Inc. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-88125-844-8.
Pressburg Yeshiva Jerusalem.
- ^ "דור שישי ל'חתם סופר': גאב"ד פרשבורג זצ"ל".
External links
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