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Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin (also known as Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, or Chaim Berlin, is an elite major Haredi
Haredi Judaism

Haredi or Chareidi Judaism is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. A follower of Haredi Judaism is called a Haredi ....
 yeshiva
Yeshiva

Yeshiva or yeshivah , or metivta or mesivta ) also frequently referred to as a Beth midrash, Talmudical Academy, Rabbinical Academy or Rabbinical School is an institution unique to classical Judaism for Torah study, the study of Talmud, Rabbinic literature and History of responsa....
 located in Brooklyn, New York. Established in 1904, it is the oldest yeshiva to be founded in Brooklyn. It was named for Rabbi Chaim Berlin
Chaim Berlin

Chaim Berlin was an Orthodox Judaism rabbi and chief rabbi of Moscow from 1865. He was the son of Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin.From 1889-1892 he lived in Volozhin, Lithuania where he was a head of a Beth din....
, the chief rabbi
Chief Rabbi

Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities....
 of Moscow
Moscow

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 who had moved to Jerusalem
Jerusalem

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 and was one of its leading rabbis at the time of his passing.

It is primarily an American, Lithuanian-style Talmud
Talmud

The Talmud is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Halakha, Jewish ethics, customs, and history. It is a central text of mainstream Judaism....
ic Haredi but non-Hasidic
Hasidic Judaism

Hasidic Judaism is a type of Orthodox Judaism or Haredi Judaism Orthodox Judaism religious movement. Some refer to Hasidic Judaism as Hasidism, and the adjective chasidic / hasidic applies....
 yeshiva.






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Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin (also known as Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, or Chaim Berlin, is an elite major Haredi
Haredi Judaism

Haredi or Chareidi Judaism is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. A follower of Haredi Judaism is called a Haredi ....
 yeshiva
Yeshiva

Yeshiva or yeshivah , or metivta or mesivta ) also frequently referred to as a Beth midrash, Talmudical Academy, Rabbinical Academy or Rabbinical School is an institution unique to classical Judaism for Torah study, the study of Talmud, Rabbinic literature and History of responsa....
 located in Brooklyn, New York. Established in 1904, it is the oldest yeshiva to be founded in Brooklyn. It was named for Rabbi Chaim Berlin
Chaim Berlin

Chaim Berlin was an Orthodox Judaism rabbi and chief rabbi of Moscow from 1865. He was the son of Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin.From 1889-1892 he lived in Volozhin, Lithuania where he was a head of a Beth din....
, the chief rabbi
Chief Rabbi

Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities....
 of Moscow
Moscow

Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....
 who had moved to Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
 and was one of its leading rabbis at the time of his passing.

It is primarily an American, Lithuanian-style Talmud
Talmud

The Talmud is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Halakha, Jewish ethics, customs, and history. It is a central text of mainstream Judaism....
ic Haredi but non-Hasidic
Hasidic Judaism

Hasidic Judaism is a type of Orthodox Judaism or Haredi Judaism Orthodox Judaism religious movement. Some refer to Hasidic Judaism as Hasidism, and the adjective chasidic / hasidic applies....
 yeshiva. It presently has an enrollment of close to two thousand students ranging from its elementary division to its post high school beis midrash and kollel
Kollel

A kollel is an institute for advanced Torah study of the Talmud and of rabbinic literature for Jewish men, essentially a post-graduate yeshiva which pays married men a regular monthly stipend or annual salary to study Judaism's classic texts in depth....
 (known as Kollel Gur Aryeh
Kollel Gur Aryeh

Kollel Gur Aryeh is a kollel for young married Orthodox Judaism men located in Brooklyn, New York. It was established in 1956 by Rabbi Yitzchok Hutner as the post-graduate division of the Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin....
) divisions. It allows boys to pursue a secular education while remaining in the yeshiva. Many of its graduates fill important positions in Orthodox educational institutions in the United States.

Its most famous rosh yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva

Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the Dean of a Yeshiva . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh ? meaning head, and yeshiva ? a school of religious Jewish education....
 was Rabbi Yitzchok Hutner
Yitzchok Hutner

Yitzchok Hutner was an Orthodox Judaism rabbi and American rosh yeshiva born in Warsaw, Poland, to a family with both Ger Hasidic Judaism and non-Hasidic Lithuanian Jews roots....
 (1906-1980) who was its head from 1936 until his passing in 1980. Under Rabbi Hutner's charismatic leadership, Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin grew to great prominence, and with it grew his reputation in the world of Torah scholarship. It has a branch in Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
, established by Rabbi Hutner, called Yeshiva Pachad Yitzchok
Yeshiva Pachad Yitzchok

Yeshiva Pachad Yitzchok is a yeshiva that was established in Jerusalem, Israel in the late 1970s by Rabbi Yitzchok Hutner. It is located in the Har Nof neighborhood....
 ("Fear of Isaac", a Biblical reference, Genesis 31:42) named for Rabbi Hutner's books on Jewish Torah
Torah

The term "Torah" , or Five Books of Moses or Pentateuch, refers to the entirety of Judaism's founding Halakha and ethical religious texts....
 thought.

Rabbi Hutner was succeeded by his disciple Rabbi Aharon Schechter, while the Jerusalem branch is headed by Rabbi Yonason David, son-in-law of Rabbi Hutner. Rabbi Schechter's son-in-law, Rabbi Shlomo Halioua serves as Rosh Yeshiva during the summer months, and in all other times of the Rosh Yeshiva's absence.

The best known Mashgiach Ruchani
Mashgiach ruchani

Mashgiach Ruchani or mashgiach for short, means a spiritual supervisor or guide; better known by the colloquial term "Super Rabbi". It is a title which usually refers to a rabbi who has an official position within a yeshiva and is responsible for the non-academic areas of yeshiva students' lives....
 was Rabbi Avigdor Miller
Avigdor Miller

Avigdor Miller was a Haredi Judaism rabbi, author and lecturer in the United States. He served simultaneously as a communal rabbi and as the mashgiach ruchani of Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin and as a teacher in Bais Yaakov for many years....
, who was followed by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach (a cousin to the other Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach
Shlomo Carlebach

Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach was a Jewish religious teacher, composer, and singer who was known as "The Singing Rabbi" during his lifetime. Although his roots lay in traditional Orthodox Judaism yeshiva, he branched out to create his own movement combining Hasidic Judaism-style warmth and personal interaction, public concerts, and song-filled sy...
 - the "singing rabbi" - who was also a student at the yeshiva in his youth.) The next Mashgiach was Rabbi Shimon Groner, and the post is presently held by Rabbi Mordechai Schechter, oldest son of the Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Aharon Schechter. The other senior Rosh Yeshiva is Rabbi Pinchas Kahn.

Alumni in senior rabbinic and Jewish communal positions


The yeshiva has generated distinguished alumni serving in Rabbinic capacities throughout the world, most notably:

  • The late Rabbi Joshua Shmidman zt"l , Rosh Yeshiva
    Rosh yeshiva

    Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the Dean of a Yeshiva . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh ? meaning head, and yeshiva ? a school of religious Jewish education....
     of Yeshivat Noam HaTorah in Montreal.
  • Rabbi Dr. Michael D. Shmidman, Rabbi of Congregation Orach Chaim in Manhattan and former dean of Judaic Studies at Yeshiva University
    Yeshiva University

    Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City, with six campuses in New York and one in Israel. Founded in 1886, it is a leading research institution, ranked 50th in the United States among national universities in 2008.....
  • Rabbi Simcha Krauss, retired Rabbi of the Young Israel
    Young Israel

    National Council of Young Israel or Young Israel , is a synagogue-based Orthodox Judaism organization in the United States with a network of affiliated "Young Israel" synagogues....
     of Hillcrest, Queens
    Queens

    Queens is the largest in area, the second-largest in population, and the easternmost of the Borough which form the New York City. The Borough of Queens' boundaries are identical to those of the County of Queens , a Administrative divisions of New York#County of the State of New York in the Northeastern United States United States....
    , and former leader of the Religious Zionists of America
    Religious Zionists of America

    The Religious Zionists of America is an American based organization that serves as the official body for those, mostly Modern Orthodox Judaism Jews who identify with Religious Zionism and support the goals of the general Mizrachi movement in America, Europe and Israel....
  • Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg
    Yaakov Weinberg

    Shmuel Yaakov Weinberg, known as Yaakov Weinberg was an Orthodox Judaism rabbi, Talmudist and the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Ner Yisroel in Baltimore, Maryland one of the major United Statesn non-Hasidic Judaism yeshivas....
     zt"l, Rosh Yeshiva
    Rosh yeshiva

    Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the Dean of a Yeshiva . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh ? meaning head, and yeshiva ? a school of religious Jewish education....
     of Ner Israel
  • Rabbi Aharon Feldman
    Aharon Feldman

    Aharon Feldman is a rabbi and rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Ner Yisroel , an Orthodox Judaism yeshiva located in Baltimore, Maryland. He has held this position since 2001....
    , current Rosh Yeshiva
    Rosh yeshiva

    Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the Dean of a Yeshiva . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh ? meaning head, and yeshiva ? a school of religious Jewish education....
     of Ner Israel
  • Rabbi Pinchas Stolper
    Pinchas Stolper

    Pinchas Stolper is a prominent Orthodox Judaism rabbi, writer, and has been a spokesman for Orthodoxy through his writings and books popularizing Orthodox Judaism....
    , former Executive Vice-President of the Orthodox Union
    Orthodox Union

    The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America , more popularly known as the Orthodox Union, or OU, is one of the oldest Orthodox Judaism organizations in the United States....
  • Rabbi Shlomo Freifeld zt"l, founding Rosh Yeshiva
    Rosh yeshiva

    Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the Dean of a Yeshiva . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh ? meaning head, and yeshiva ? a school of religious Jewish education....
     of Yeshivas Shor Yoshuv
  • Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein
    Aharon Lichtenstein

    Aharon Lichtenstein is a noted Orthodox Judaism rabbi and rosh yeshiva.Rabbi Lichtenstein was born in Paris, France, but grew up in the United States, studied in Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin under Rabbi Yitzchok Hutner....
    , Rosh Yeshiva
    Rosh yeshiva

    Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the Dean of a Yeshiva . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh ? meaning head, and yeshiva ? a school of religious Jewish education....
     of Yeshivat Har Etzion
    Yeshivat Har Etzion

    Yeshivat Har Etzion , commonly known as "Gush," is an elite Hesder located in Alon Shvut, a settlement in Gush Etzion near Jerusalem, Israel....
  • Rabbi Dovid Cohen, founder of Gvul Yavetz
  • Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach
    Shlomo Carlebach (rabbi)

    Shlomo Carlebach , is a Haredi Judaism rabbi and scholar who was chosen to be the mashgiach ruchani of the Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin located in Brooklyn, in New York City after the departure of the previous mashgiach ruchani Rabbi Avigdor Miller....
    , former mashgiach ruchani
    Mashgiach ruchani

    Mashgiach Ruchani or mashgiach for short, means a spiritual supervisor or guide; better known by the colloquial term "Super Rabbi". It is a title which usually refers to a rabbi who has an official position within a yeshiva and is responsible for the non-academic areas of yeshiva students' lives....
  • Rabbi Noach Weinberg of Yeshivas Aish HaTorah