Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne

Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne
Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne
Address
	735 Avenue C; Bayonne, New Jersey; Bayonne, New Jersey 07002; USA
Information
Established	1990
Rosh Yeshiva	Rabbi Yakov Rokach
Affiliation	Orthodox
Bachurim	60

Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in Bayonne, New Jersey. Established in 1990,^[1] it includes high school, beis medrash, and kollel programs.^[2] The school caters to serious students, who dorm on-site. The languages of instruction are English and Yiddish.^[2]

Faculty

Rabbi Yakov Rokach, Rosh Yeshiva
Rabbi Velvel Finkelstein, Nasi HaYeshiva
Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum, Mashgiach
Rabbi Yaakov Hamburger, tenth grade second seder Maggid Shiur. Author of several books & seforim, including Shaarei Rachamim, an anthology on the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy
Rabbi Chananya Hess, Administrator

In March 2013 Rabbi Dovid Magid announced his resignation as rosh yeshiva, effective in 2014, and was succeeded by Rabbi Yaakov Rokach of Toronto.^[3]

Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum is noted for his authorship of the Pathway to Prayer series published by Feldheim and ArtScroll.^[4]

Alumni

Several Talmudic scholars of note have emerged from the yeshiva. Among the most prominent is Yecheskel Sklar, author of Toras Haman Ha'agagi, a complex treatise regarding the acceptability of Amalekite conversion.^[5] Sklar is especially noted for breaking convention by engaging in pilpulic methodology, as opposed to the more common Brisker method.

References

^ "Congregation Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne Inc". GuideStar. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Yeshiva Gedola of Bayonne". rabbihorowitz.com. 17 December 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
^ Fuchs, Rabbi Raphael (6 March 2013). "The View from the Beis Medrash". The Jewish Press. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
^ Birnbaum, Rabbi Mayer (2002). Pathway to Prayer: Shabbos Amidah. Feldheim. p. iii. ISBN 1583302247.
^ Toras Haman Ha'agagi, pg. 3

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[1] "Congregation Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne Inc". GuideStar. Retrieved 13 April 2013.

[horo-2] "Yeshiva Gedola of Bayonne". rabbihorowitz.com. 17 December 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2013.

[3] Fuchs, Rabbi Raphael (6 March 2013). "The View from the Beis Medrash". The Jewish Press. Retrieved 13 April 2013.

[4] Birnbaum, Rabbi Mayer (2002). Pathway to Prayer: Shabbos Amidah. Feldheim. p. iii. ISBN 1583302247.

[5] Toras Haman Ha'agagi, pg. 3

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v t e Bayonne, New Jersey
Areas	Bergen Point Constable Hook Shooters Island (part)
Education	Bayonne School District Bayonne HS Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne Bayonne Public Library Holy Family Academy (closed) Marist High School (closed)
Parks and landmarks	Bayonne Community Museum Collins Park 16th Street Park Rutowski Park Our Lady of Mt. Carmel To the Struggle Against World Terrorism
Transportation	Bayonne Bridge Hudson–Bergen Light Rail 8th Street 22nd Street 34th Street 45th Street Cape Liberty Cruise Port Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne (closed)
This list is incomplete.

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Essex County	Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School
Hudson County	Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne
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Monmouth County	Talmudical Academy of Central New Jersey Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood
Ocean County	Beth Medrash Govoha
Passaic County	Yeshiva Gedola of Passaic
Union County	Bruriah High School for Girls Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy

Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne
Address

735 Avenue C Bayonne, New Jersey Bayonne , New Jersey 07002 USA
Information
Established	1990
Rosh Yeshiva	Rabbi Yakov Rokach
Affiliation	Orthodox
Bachurim	60