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Orthodox yeshiva and synagogue in Jerusalem

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Pressburg Yeshiva of Jerusalem
Hebrew: ישיבת פרשבורג
The yeshiva exterior, in 2019
Location
Givat Shaul, Jerusalem
Israel
Coordinates31°47′28.79″N 35°11′40.66″E / 31.7913306°N 35.1946278°E / 31.7913306; 35.1946278
Information
TypeYeshiva and synagogue
Religious affiliation(s)Orthodox Judaism
(Nusach Ashkenaz)
Established1950
FounderRabbi Akiva Sofer
Rosh yeshivaRabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer-Schreiber
GenderMales
LanguageHebrew

The Pressburg Yeshiva of Jerusalem (Hebrew: ישיבת פרשבורג) is an Orthodox yeshiva, with synagogue, located in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem, in Israel.

Overview

The yeshiva was founded in 1950 by Rabbi Akiva Sofer (known as the Daas Sofer), a great-grandson of Rabbi Moses Sofer (the Chasam Sofer), who established the original Pressburg Yeshiva in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1807. Rabbi Simcha Bunim Sofer served as Rosh yeshiva until his death in 2017, and was succeeded by his son, Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer-Schreiber, who also serves as Rosh kollel.

The yeshiva building includes a yeshiva ketana, yeshiva gedola, and kollel.

The main beis medrash doubles as a synagogue where some neighborhood residents also pray on Shabbat. The complex also includes a general neighborhood synagogue which functions as Givat Shaul's main Ashkenazi synagogue.

See also

References

  1. Bloomberg, Jon (August 16, 2004). The Jewish World In The Modern Age. Ktav Pub Inc. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-88125-844-8. Pressburg Yeshiva Jerusalem.
  2. "דור שישי ל'חתם סופר': גאב"ד פרשבורג זצ"ל".

External links

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