Sunderland Talmudical College
| Sunderland Talmudical College ישיבת נצח ישראל | |
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| Address | |
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Prince Consort Road , NE8 4DE | |
| Information | |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Orthodox |
| Established | October 1946 |
| Founders |
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| Rosh yeshiva | Rabbi Yankel Ehrentreu |
| Enrollment | 100 |
The Sunderland Talmudical College (Hebrew: ישיבת שארית הפליטה נצח ישראל), popularly known as Sunderland Yeshiva, is a yeshiva located in Gateshead, United Kingdom.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3] It was originally located at 2 Kensington Esplanade.[4] The first students were approximately 30 former yeshiva students from displaced persons camps.[5] In the 1950s, the yeshiva accepted several students from Morocco,[6][7] which was subsequently followed in the coming years by other students from North Africa.[8]
In November 1952 the yeshiva moved to 1 The Cedars Road, Sunderland. It re-located to Gateshead in June 1988,[9] but kept its original name.[5]
In 2021, following a successful matching campaign,[10] the yeshiva extended its building to include a new dining room, shiur rooms and dormitories. Today the yeshiva has approximately 100 students, including 60 in the yeshiva and 40 in the Kibbutz.
Faculty
[edit]The first rosh yeshiva was Rabbi Zushe Waltner,[4] who was succeeded by Rabbi Shammai Zahn in 1952.[9] 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.[11]
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 several sho'elim u'meishivim, such as Rabbi Yaki Cohen, Rabbi Chaim Goldkin and Rabbi Yisroel Meir Hirsch.
Due to the illness of the current mashgiach, Rabbi Moshe Salomon, the position of mashgiach is currently vacant.
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.
The students of the Kibbutz have a separate dormitory from the yeshiva, in premises on Avenue Road known as The Lodge. They learn together with the younger students, in a daily session known as rebbe talmid seder.
In September 2023, Rabbi Yechezkel Ehrentreu was promoted to a position on the hanhala of the Kibbutz, having previously served as maggid shiur in the yeshiva.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Rabbi Pesach Eliyahu Falk, posek, lecturer and author[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Goldstein, Riki (7 April 2021). "Out from the Cold". Mishpacha Magazine. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ Kiwi Productions (15 March 2020). Sunderland Yeshiva Gateshead - Campaign June 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Levy, Arnold (1956). History of the Sunderland Jewish Community 1755-1955. London: Macdonald. p. 270. ASIN B000JNKYU4.
- ^ a b Olsover, Lewis (1980). The Jewish Communities of North East England. Ashley Mark Publishing Co. p. 284. ISBN 978-0950622446.
- ^ a b "The Sunderland Yeshiva". JCR-UK. JewishGen. 21 August 2005.
- ^ "The Moroccan students who came into the cold". jewishrefugees.org.uk. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Jaffe, Steven (14 April 2021). From Melilla, Morocco to Sunderland Yeshiva: interview with Rabbi Simon Benzaquen (Video). Northern Ireland Friends of Israel. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Seligman, Jon. "Sunderland Jews". 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.
- ^ Akiva Videography (1 February 2022). Sunderland Yeshiva Campaign Video March 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Scarr, Cindy (19 February 2020). "All the Answers". Mishpacha Magazine. Retrieved 29 September 2024.