Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh
Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh
ישיבת כרם ביבנה | |
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Coordinates: 31°49′06″N 34°43′21″E / 31.81833°N 34.72250°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Central |
Council | Hevel Yavne |
Founded | 1954 |
Founded by | Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Goldvicht |
Population (2022)[1] | 536 |
Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh (Hebrew: ישיבת כרם ביבנה, lit. Vineyard in Yavne Yeshiva) is a youth village and major yeshiva in southern Israel. Located near the city of Ashdod and adjacent to Kvutzat Yavne, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 536.[1]
History
Founded in 1954, Kerem BeYavneh was the first
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Programs within the yeshiva include a
The yeshiva has an enrollment of around 300 students, including students from Israel and from overseas, most of whom reside in dormitories on campus. Overseas students come mainly from the United States, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Canada, but also other countries.
Notable rabbinic alumni
- Rabbi Yehuda Amit, Rosh Yeshiva of Kiryat Malakhi
- Rabbi Yisrael Ariel, Head of Machon Hamikdash (Temple Institute)
- Rabbi Zephaniah Drori, Rav and Rosh Yeshiva of Kiryat Shmona
- Rabbi The White Shul in Far Rockaway, went to Yeshivas Ner Yisroel
- Rabbi Yisroel Kaminetsky, Rosh HaYeshiva of Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys (DRS Yeshiva High School) and Director of NCSY Summer Kollel
- Rabbi Ari Marcus, Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshivat Reishit Yerushalayim in Beit Shemesh, Israel
- Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed, Rav and Rosh Yeshiva of Beit El
- Rabbi Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
- Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, current Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth[3]
A number of the staff and rabbinic alumni at Yeshiva University's Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary studied at Kerem B'Yavneh, including:
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- Rabbi RIETS), Rav of Young Israel of Riverdale
- Rabbi RIETS), Rav of Congregation Ohr Hatorah
- Rabbi RIETS)
- Rabbi RIETS), Rav of Agudas Yisroel of Passaic
- Rabbi RIETS and Mara D'asra of Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere, formerly a Maggid Shiur at Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys (DRS Yeshiva High School) and at Lander College for Men
Other notable alumni
- Ohad Moskowitz, Jewish singer
- Hanan Porat, Israeli politician
- CJCUC.
- Uri Bin Nun, director, Israel Electric Corporation
- Yigal Amir, assassin of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
- Yitzhak Levy, Knesset member and government minister
- Yedidia Stern, Jewish People Policy Institute
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Staff". Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh.
- ^ "Biography".