Rabbinical College of Canada

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Rabbinical College of Canada
Yeshivas
President
Rabbi H. Feigelstock
PrincipalRabbi Mordechai Wenger
Location, ,
45°29′34″N 73°38′34″W / 45.4928°N 73.6429°W / 45.4928; -73.6429
Rosh Yeshiva
from 1965

Rabbinical College of Canada (also known as Yeshivas

rabbinical institution of higher education. It is located in Montreal, Quebec
, Canada.

The Yeshiva provides rabbinical ordination for its students (also known as "Tmimim") in the Chabad Hasidic community.

History

Although the school was established by Rabbi

Pinchas Hirschsprung, who were notable Torah scholars in Montreal
.

The history of the institution began with the arrival of 9 Yeshiva students from

Jewish citizens deported from England
during the war).

Many of the students in the 1940s were immigrants who has fled Europe, establishing a small traditional Jewish community in Montreal. When first opened, the school had 24 students; a year later it had over 200 students.

The school was initially located on Avenue du Parc, in the

Cote-des-Neiges district of Montreal
.

Notable alumni

See also

  • Tomchei Temimim

References

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