Dvar Yerushalayim
Yeshiva school in Jerusalem
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Yeshivat Dvar Yerushalayim, also called the Jerusalem Academy of Jewish Studies, is a yeshiva for baalei teshuva currently located in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem. The yeshiva was founded in 1970[1][2] by Rabbi Boruch Horovitz.
| Yeshivat Dvar Yerushalayim | |
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ישיבת דבר ירושלים | |
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| Information | |
| School type | Yeshiva |
Religious affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Founder | Rabbi Baruch Horovitz |
| Status | Open |
| Rabbi Baruch Horovitz | |
| Website | dvar |
Faculty
He moved to Israel to study at the Hebron Knesset Israel Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Prior to his move to Israel, Rabbi Boruch Horovitz was a rabbi in Manchester, England.[3] Born 1930 in Frankfurt,[4] his family and he moved to London pre-WW II. Horovitz studied in Gateshead and, in 1957, became rav of Manchester's Central Synagogue.
