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DeutschMir Brachfeld
ישיבת מיר ברכפלד | |
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Other name | Mir Yeshiva |
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| Established | 2006 |
| Founder | Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Mir) |
Religious affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rosh yeshiva | Rabbi Noam Alon |
| Location | 31°56′27.5″N 35°02′35.02″E / 31.940972°N 35.0430611°E |
Mir Brachfeld is an Haredi Jewish yeshiva in the Israeli settlement of Modi'in Illit . It was founded by Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel as a branch of the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Rabbi Aryeh Finkel led the yeshiva until his death in 2016.
History
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In 2000, Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel, the rosh yeshiva of the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem, founded a branch of his yeshiva in the Brachfeld neighborhood of Modi'in Illit. Rabbi Aryeh Finkel, a grandson of Mir rosh yeshiva Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, who had been giving a shiur in Mir Yerushalayim until then, was appointed rosh yeshiva.[1] Rabbi Nosson Tzvi remained involved to the yeshiva over the years,[2] sometimes coming for Shabbos, among other things.
Rabbi Aryeh Finkel's died in 2016. Rabbi Noam Alon, son-in-law of Rabbi Nosson Tzvi, serves as a rosh yeshiva.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Hamodia Staff (August 9, 2016). "Hagaon Harav Aryeh Finkel, zt"l, Rosh Yeshivah of Mir-Brachfeld". Hamodia. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ Yaakovson, Tzvi (28 October 2015). "Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel". Yated.com. Yated Ne'eman. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ Roset, Yehuda (13 December 2017). "Bearer of the Torch". Mishpacha.com. Mishpacha Family Weekly. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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