Yeshivat Eretz Hatzvi (Hebrew:
ישיבת ארץ הצבי) is a Modern Orthodox
yeshivaYeshiva 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 study of its traditional, central texts...
, located in Katamon,
JerusalemJerusalem is the capital of Israel and its largest city in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if disputed East Jerusalem is included...
,
IsraelIsrael officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
. It was founded in 2004.
Rabbi David Ebner and Rabbi Yehuda Susman serve as the
Rashei YeshivaRosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the dean of a Talmudical academy . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh — meaning head, and yeshiva — a school of religious Jewish education...
. Rav Ebner also sreves as the Yeshiva's
Mashgiach ruchaniMashgiach Ruchani or mashgiach for short, means a spiritual supervisor or guide. 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...
. The
menahel of the Yeshiva is Rav Benny Pflanzer.
Morning Seder
The student body is divided into five different shiurim (class-levels), based on level of proficieny.
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Yeshivat Eretz Hatzvi (Hebrew:
ישיבת ארץ הצבי) is a Modern Orthodox
yeshivaYeshiva 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 study of its traditional, central texts...
, located in Katamon,
JerusalemJerusalem is the capital of Israel and its largest city in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if disputed East Jerusalem is included...
,
IsraelIsrael officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
. It was founded in 2004.
Rabbi David Ebner and Rabbi Yehuda Susman serve as the
Rashei YeshivaRosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the dean of a Talmudical academy . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh — meaning head, and yeshiva — a school of religious Jewish education...
. Rav Ebner also sreves as the Yeshiva's
Mashgiach ruchaniMashgiach Ruchani or mashgiach for short, means a spiritual supervisor or guide. 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...
. The
menahel of the Yeshiva is Rav Benny Pflanzer.
SedarimSeder is a Hebrew word meaning "order", and can have any of the following meanings:For Jewish holidays:*Passover Seder, relives the enslavement and subsequent Exodus of the Children of Israel from Ancient Egypt...
Morning Seder
The student body is divided into five different shiurim (class-levels), based on level of proficieny. Each shiur has its own "
Ram" (Rabbi). Additionally, Rabbi Simcha Krauss, who does not teach any of the regular shiurim, also gives occasional shiurim to the entire Yeshiva, instead of a regular morning shiur.
Afternoon Seder
Afternoon seder has its own set of "
Ramim" (Rabbis). There are separate sets of Rabbis for Halacha, Tanach and Machshava days, although some of the Rabbis teach in multiple sedarim.
Night Seder and Kollel
Part of night seder includes learning with an Israeli
chavrutaChavruta , from Aramaic for friend) is a traditional Rabbinic approach to learning in which pairs study a shared text in discussion and debate...
. The Israelis are members of a
kollelA kollel is an institute for advanced studies 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.-Original sense:Originally, the word was...
who live and learn in Eretz HaTzvi, although they attend university during the day. The Rosh Kollel is Rabbi Avi Blidstein. Night seder is also supervised by Rabbi Jonathan Bailey.
Other faculty
- The Zionism seminar is taught by Rabbi Aaron Wexler
Aaron Wexler is an artist based in New York.Wexler was born in Philadelphia. He makes layered acrylic and paper collages on surfaces of panel and paper...
, (as well as two other staff Ramim - Rav Berman and Rav Alex Israel).
- The Yeshiva employs an Av Bayit (dormitory head) and Eim Bayit (housemother), and seven madrichim (counselors).
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