Yeshivat Dvar Yerushalayim | |
Native Name: | ישיבת דבר ירושלים |
Location: | Har Nof |
City: | Jerusalem |
Schooltype: | Yeshiva |
Religious Affiliation: | Orthodox Judaism |
Founded: | 1970 |
Founder: | Rabbi Baruch Horovitz |
Status: | Open |
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Head: | Rabbi Baruch Horovitz |
Head Label: | Rosh yeshiva |
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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.
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.