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Yeshiva L'zeirim Tiferes Yaacov (Hebrew: ישיבה לצעירים תפארת יעקב), commonly referred to as Yeshiva Ketana, is a yeshiva located in Gateshead, England. It serves post- high school students aged 15 to 18, providing a pathway for students transitioning from secondary education to advanced Talmudic studies in yeshiva gedolah .
Yeshiva Ketana may refer to: Cheder or Talmud Torah, an Orthodox Jewish elementary school; Mesivta, an Orthodox Jewish secondary school; See also. Jewish day school;
A yeshiva usually is led by a rabbi called a rosh yeshiva (head of the yeshiva). A midrasha (Hebrew: מדרשה ) or seminary is an equivalent educational institution for Jewish women. In Conservative Judaism and Reform Judaism , men and women study together at yeshivas.
Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin was established in 1904 as Yeshiva Tiferes Bachurim in Brownsville, Brooklyn, by Jews who moved there from the Lower East Side of New York City, [1] thus making it the oldest yeshiva in Kings County. [2]
After Leibowitz died in December 1941, he was succeeded as head by his son, Henoch Leibowitz, a role held in the 21st century by Dovid Harris [6] and Akiva Grunblatt. [7]The yeshiva houses a boys' secondary school or Mesivta, Yeshiva Preparatory High School, headed for many years by Rabbi Zechariah Fendel, an undergraduate yeshiva, and a rabbinical school that grants Semicha (ordination).
Located in the Old City of Jerusalem, [4] the yeshiva consists of three institutions: The main beis midrash (study hall) in the Galicia Courtyard, situated between the Jewish and Muslim Quarters); a yeshiva high school near the Armenian Quarter; and a yeshiva ketana (elementary school or cheder) known as Zilberman's Cheder.
Bet Midrash, Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh Old Bet Midrash building, Yeshiva University. Yeshiva Ketana (junior yeshiva) or "Talmud Torah" – Many Haredi (non-Hasidic and Hasidic) yeshivot ketanot in Israel, and some (primarily Hasidic) in the Diaspora, do not have a secular course of studies, [citation needed] with all students learning Judaic ...
There are approximately 80,000 [5] students currently enrolled in Chinuch Atzmai schools, which include Beis Yaakov schools for girls and Talmud Torah, Cheder, and Yeshiva Ketana for boys. There is a strong emphasis on Jewish religious studies in these programs.