Yeshivah Centre, Melbourne

This article is about the organisation of this name in Melbourne. For its counterpart in Sydney, see Yeshivah Centre, Sydney.

Australian Orthodox Judaism organisation

Yeshivah Centre, Melbourne

The main entrance to the Yeshivah College complex, via the Shul

Religion
Affiliation| Orthodox Judaism
Rite| Chabad-Lubavitch
Ecclesiastical or organisational status| Active
Leadership| Rabbi Zvi Telsner
Status| Synagogue, day schools and seminary
Location
Location| Melbourne, Victoria
Country| Australia

The Yeshivah Centre is an Orthodox Jewish umbrella organisation in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, that serves the needs of the Melbourne Jewish community. It is run by the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, until recently, under the direct administration of Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner. Rabbi Zvi Telsner has been brought as the new Dayan (rabbinical judge) of the Centre and Lubavitch community.

In 2017, the organisation had the distinction of having the Chief Rabbi of Israel come and address members. Chief Rabbi David Lau attended various venues in Melbourne on his Australia tour.[1]

The centre has been accused of covering up claims of sexual abuse at their institution[2][3] and of retaliating against whistleblowers and victims.[2][4]

## Facilities

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The centre comprises a network of educational facilities that include:

Mincha in the Yeshiva lunchroom

* Yeshivah College, a boys' school;
* Beth Rivkah Ladies College, a girls' school;
* the Yeshiva Shul;
* Kollel Menachem Lubavitch, an outreach-focused full-time Kollel;
* Ohel Chana, a girls' seminary (post-high school full-time Torah study);
* Chabad Youth, an outreach organisation;
* Mivtzoim Melbourne, another outreach organisation;
* a network of creches, and others.

## See also

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* Judaism portal
* Australia portal

* List of synagogues in Australia
* History of the Jews in Australia
* Hasidic Judaism
* Torah study

## References

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1. ^ Davis, Rebecca; Zlatkis, Evan. "Chief Rabbi Lau tours Australia". www.australianjewishnews.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
2. ^ a b Goldberg, Dan (10 February 2015). "Australian Jews Distraught Over Chabad Sex Abuse Hearings". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. ^ "Case Study 22: Yeshiva Bondi and Yeshivah Melbourne". Melbourne: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. February 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
4. ^ Marr, David (18 February 2015). "Rabbis' absolute power: how sex abuse tore apart Australia's Orthodox Jewish community". Guardian Australia. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

## External links

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