Ezrat Torah

Coordinates: 31°47′50″N 35°12′49″E / 31.79722°N 35.21361°E / 31.79722; 35.21361
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Ezrat Torah park

Ezrat Torah (

Haredi neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. It is bordered by Kiryat Sanz on the west, Golda Meir Blvd. on the north and east, and Shikun Chabad and Tel Arza
on the south.

History

Founded around 1970,[1] Ezrat Torah is named for the Ezras Torah Fund, a Jewish American charitable organization.[2][3]

Rabbinic presence

Rabbi Yechiel Michel Stern, the author of 84 published Torah works who is considered an expert on the

Four Species, has served as the Rav of Ezrat Torah since the 1970s.[4][5] The Kapishnitzer Rebbe, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Palintenstein, brought his Hasidut here in 1975.[6][7]
Other rabbis who live here include:

Landmarks

  • Yeshivas Kodshim (Rav Tzvi Kaplan's Yeshiva)
  • Beis Yisrael social hall
  • Original site of Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon founded by Rabbi Simcha Wasserman
  • Yeshiva Gedolah Yagdil Torah (Rav Aryeh Bernstein)
  • Rachmastrivka Yeshiva

One of the two main Satmar synagogues in the city, the other one being on Yoel Street. The Cheder is across the street. These establishments belong to Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum's faction.

References

  1. ^ "Ezrat Torah". Eiferman Realty. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Jerusalem Municipality street name information" (in Hebrew). Jerusalem Municipality.
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  4. ^ Ettinger, Yair (19 September 2010). "The Species Master: Rabbi Yechiel Stern is considered the supreme authority in his Jerusalem neighborhood and beyond on everything related to the Four Species of Sukkot". Haaretz. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  5. ^ Shulman, Eliezer (2 February 2011). "A Kindness Repaid: How Rav Yechiel Michel Stern's forgotten deed saved his life". Mishpacha. p. 45.
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  8. ^ Israguide 2006, p. 194

31°47′50″N 35°12′49″E / 31.79722°N 35.21361°E / 31.79722; 35.21361